Close to grabbing a Yaris. Help appreciated

[tomato]

Jacked the price up?!! That's weird. Well, don't give up on the dealers. I had to try a couple before I found someone I could feel comfortable doing business with. The 2007 3-year leases should be in pretty soon so you should have more to choose from. I'd go to a Toyota dealership if I were you and see if they have any leases coming back at a decent price.

Or you could also get a car from Hertz or Enterprise if you want

[JustFrozen]

i looked into enterprise. didnt notice anything there.

and i didnt mean dealers in general, just this dealer in particular.

i have a new #1 on my list. it's basically the same car (similar options, similar history report) but a different color. oh and a different price. it's only 8.5k

maybe things just have a way of working out for the better

i would actually prefer a toyota dealer. i got my car certified from a toyota dealer, but it cost a lot and i havent seen a certified yaris within our budget, so i may have to stick to private sellers and used car dealers

i'm going tomorrow to visit a few potentials. i'll let you guys know how it goes

EDIT: i'm starting to consider a new '09, if i can take advantage of 0.0% apr

[JustFrozen]

turns out the car was sold for 9k, the original price, but after much more research, some of it due to you help from you guys, i decided i didn't want it anyways.

safety is a big priority, and some have been saying to me that if i have that in mind, i'm picking the wrong car.

now it seems to me that the car might not fare well in an accident,but it will absorb most of the impact's energy and hopefully leave the driver with less. such is usually trade off with new vs old cars.

i've learned the yaris has high safety ratings but there was that report that those are based on impacts with immobile objects or other subcompacts and it really does not fare well at all against larger vehicles.

i've also learned that with side airbags, the safety rating goes up rather significantly. it is my understanding that the side air bags are an option on '07 and '08 models but standard on '09, correct?

based on everything i've learned, it looks like i will indeed be shooting for an '09. hopefully i can get as good of a deal as some of you have.

if it happens i will post pics i promise

[TheRealEnth]

well, we've had a couple of crashes here on yarisworld... and the people in the car came out fine, not all with small cars.... the yaris was totaled tho.

[33OH]

I slammed into a deer doing about 60 and the Yaris held up very well. I even drove it home.

Also, of course it's going to have more damage done when you get hit by a larger vehicle. Imagine a Hummer or even a motor home in a head-on collision with a Yaris, I don't think any ~2,000 pound car is going to win that battle.

[JustFrozen]

pulled the trigger on a brand new '09. to sum up, the wife is very happy

pics coming soon

[hachi-roku_fan]

You mind giving us some info on your deal? Hatch? Sedan? 5 spd? auto? What dealership? how much did you pay? Thanks in advance

[JustFrozen]

auto sedan w/steel wheel power package (msrp of 16.3k). paid 15k at 0.0% and could have done better, but still a reasonable deal and i just wanted it at this point

[yaris-me]

If the wife is happy then you're happy!
I think the Yaris is an excellent value. It is an economy car, but compared to other economy cars the Yaris shines.