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[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Kalispel

Yeah, the Arizona Toyota dealerships told me that they don't order/stock the manuals because of low demand, low demand in general for the Yaris, low/non-existent profit margins on the Yaris, and because they are required by Toyota to stock parts for 20 years on all new cars that they sell. So, if I need any parts specific to a manual Yaris, I was told that I may have to wait longer for them to be ordered from outside their regional parts supply chain.

On a side note, I had some lady at Trader Joe's the other day ask me what type of car I was driving, because she had never seen it before. I assume she was referring to the 2015 model and its radically different face design, which is like spotting Bigfoot in Scottsdale, AZ at least). She thought it was a new Prius model or something. Yaris - the best kept secret of Toyota USA.
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A year and a few days ago there were only 7 white or silver L trim level manuals in the entire USA ( 3 in FL, 1 in Knoxville, TN, 2 at he same dealership in Ohio, and one in a Chicago suburb). IIRC, there were a similar number of white and silver SEs in the whole country (the exact number would be on a past thread). I can't remember the city where the dealer is located, but two of those white 2014 manual SEs were at the same dealership in Arizona . What a difference a year makes. Perhaps it took 'forever' to sell those two 2014s .

[Kalispel]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

A year and a few days ago there were only 7 white or silver L trim level manuals in the entire USA ( 3 in FL, 1 in Knoxville, TN, 2 at he same dealership in Ohio, and one in a Chicago suburb). IIRC, there were a similar number of white and silver SEs in the whole country (the exact number would be on a past thread). I can't remember the city where the dealer is located, but two of those white 2014 manual SEs were at the same dealership in Arizona . What a difference a year makes. Perhaps it took 'forever' to sell those two 2014s .

I remember watching those white 2014 manual SE's here in Arizona back in the day. I wanted to buy one, but the timing wasn't right at that time. I really wish now that I had at least found the time to go test drive one, just to get a good comparison of the older clutch design (and more) versus the newer one put into the 2015/2016 and such. They did sit on the dealer lot for the entire year before finally being sold (probably at 2014 close-out discounts, sadly enough). Hell, the 2015 one that I bought from Colorado Springs sat there for over 6 months (and was all muddy in the dealer pics on their site, lol) - and the dealership accepted my first offer, so I got a nice deal on it. I did have to pay $450 extra to have it shipped from CO to AZ though - money WELL SPENT!

I'm really enjoying the 2015 SE manual Yaris clutch/shift dynamics, but not sure how it is different (if at all) versus the 2007-2011 or 2012-2014 manuals, since I have never driven one. I was expecting the worst, and was pleasantly surprised how much I actually liked it - once I mastered the feather-touch accelerator.

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[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Kalispel

I remember watching those white 2014 manual SE's here in Arizona back in the day. I wanted to buy one, but the timing wasn't right at that time. I really wish now that I had at least found the time to go test drive one, just to get a good comparison of the older clutch design (and more) versus the newer one put into the 2015/2016 and such. They did sit on the dealer lot for the entire year before finally being sold (probably at 2014 close-out discounts, sadly enough). Hell, the 2015 one that I bought from Colorado Springs sat there for over 6 months (and was all muddy in the dealer pics on their site, lol) - and the dealership accepted my first offer, so I got a nice deal on it. I did have to pay $450 extra to have it shipped from CO to AZ though - money WELL SPENT!

I'm really enjoying the 2015 SE manual Yaris clutch/shift dynamics, but not sure how it is different (if at all) versus the 2007-2011 or 2012-2014 manuals, since I have never driven one. I was expecting the worst, and was pleasantly surprised how much I actually liked it - once I mastered the feather-touch accelerator.

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It didn't occur to me to check my '14s MFG date on the driver door jamb until a couple of months ago. The date is either January or February of 2014, so mine (purchased 8/12/14) sat around for around 6+ months as well (mine was heavily discounted by the dealer in their post to cars.com)......no widespread love for manuals .

Definitely would have been interesting for you to have the experience of the 2014 SE's clutch to compare to your new SE.