Should I buy an automatic?

[ktoyo]

Originally Posted by Loren

Geez, I'll sell you mine for $9k tomorrow. It's got less than 30k on it, it's already lowered with wheels. Come get it.

I'm thinking about it. (I couldn't get it tomorrow. I'd have to get financed first. Get the check. Go to DMV for registration. Drive down there, or pay for transport. It wouldn't be a quick.)

[ktoyo]

Thanks for the comments guys. I've found a lower priced Yaris as a result. Which is hopefully leverage to get some extras from my dealer. I've learned I can modify an automatic with a Blitz compressor, and there's nothing wrong with driving an automatic. I'll check back for more comments later.

[Loren]

I'm not in a rush to sell, but I wouldn't turn down $9k. I've only got $12k(ish) in it, I've enjoyed it for a year and a half, the balance is getting close to $5k (woohoo!) and I'm feeling like I have too many cars right now.

[nemelek]

There was a time in my life that I thought I would never own an automatic. Now I don't think that I will ever drive a stick again.

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

I'm perfectly happy with my automatic.

Then again, I have no interest in souping up my engine, modding suspension, wheels & tires or any of that stuff. I've built hotrods in the past and gotten it out of my system. It's a lot of work getting modified engines and powertrains to work decently, and they'll never be as flexible and reliable as the stock configuration that the huge corporations with nearly unlimited resources have spent years developing. Once you've got the hopped up configuration working, you can be obnoxious blasting off from traffic lights and such, but you've got to drive on the same roads with the same traffic and speed limits as everybody else, and you can't race around all the time before something's going to catch up with you, either the law or the laws of physics that make you more likely to crash. And you endanger others in the process. No matter what kind of horsepower you've got, if you have any sort of sense of responsibility and self-preservation, there's always some kid in an old Neon who's got less and will hold his foot to the pedal after you back off and beat you. Around town, sticking to the speed limits, I either catch up at the red lights with the boy racers, or if I've been watching and timing the lights properly, roll by them just as the light changes.

Same here, and when I need the feeling of power and speed, I get my 450-lb sportbike out that has 50% more horsepower than my Yaris. Oh, and it's got a manual transmission as well!

[sam07yaris]

answer is no.. end story... manual ftw!

[advocate]

Originally Posted by ktoyo

I think it's an okay deal at $8,788. With taxes, delivery, etc. it comes to just under $10,500.

I bought a brand new base liftback manual for 12,500 after taxes and licensing. Not sure your 2,000$ is worth 40,000 miles.

[Bob Dog]

A.$12,500 is about right for a new base model. A new base model is only slighty more expensive, with no miles on it, the car you are talking about will be used and without warranty in just 10,000 miles

[Forrest]

Have an automatic ! Originally wanted a standard but after a year of the automatic, it is great. Especially in traffic..auto is great.

[ktoyo]

Originally Posted by advocate

I bought a brand new base liftback manual for 12,500 after taxes and licensing. Not sure your 2,000$ is worth 40,000 miles.

An automatic would have been about $1,000 more. I get what your saying. $3,000 off a 3 year old car with 2 years/19,000 miles left on the drivetrain warranty and no basic warranty.

Put that way, it doesn't sound like much of a deal.

[Altitude]

You should check with your insurance company - not necessarily your agent - because when I bought mine they had informed me that new car purchases are automatically covered under my existing policy for a period of 15 days. So when I purchased it, I was covered without the insurance co. having any details on the car. I thought that was pretty cool.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by Altitude

You should check with your insurance company - not necessarily your agent - because when I bought mine they had informed me that new car purchases are automatically covered under my existing policy for a period of 15 days. So when I purchased it, I was covered without the insurance co. having any details on the car. I thought that was pretty cool.

+1

[DandiDani]

i have an auto and i love it. but then again i dont know how to drive manual.

[Bob Dog]

you can get repair or replace insurance also if tis new car for next to nothing in some states

[ktoyo]

Originally Posted by Altitude

You should check with your insurance company - not necessarily your agent - because when I bought mine they had informed me that new car purchases are automatically covered under my existing policy for a period of 15 days. So when I purchased it, I was covered without the insurance co. having any details on the car. I thought that was pretty cool.

Thanks! My insurance company's hours are Monday - Friday, so I can't confirm if that applies to me. (They do have a 24 hour claim number.)

[Forrest]

Originally Posted by Altitude

You should check with your insurance company - not necessarily your agent - because when I bought mine they had informed me that new car purchases are automatically covered under my existing policy for a period of 15 days. So when I purchased it, I was covered without the insurance co. having any details on the car. I thought that was pretty cool.

Each state is different on coverage. In NY, you have to have insurance on vehicle in order to put registration/plates on it. Get temp. reg for window until permanent one comes...but insurance is a must.
Perhaps you had dealer plates for a while?

[risamuels]

Having last Friday bought a 2007 automatic Yaris sedan, I agree with Yaris Hilton that modding is for the young (and the young at heart). I bought my Yaris for the mileage and for the hope that with 18k miles, it'll last me for ten years, a decade of not having to think about my car beyond normal maintenance. That's peace of mind at a great price ($8900).

[ChilliwackGuy]

I'm a straight 250K a day commuter - often I'm fighting fatigue / boredom / nausea - so I went for an Automatic - less thinking - and yeah less gas mileage - but less worry. (Bought my car on June 5, 10 - and so far I am happy to not have to worry about gear shifting.)