Seriously considering a Yaris

[Sweet Mercury]

I'm about to take on the incredible task of buying my first new car, and I'm really into the Yaris Liftback (on paper).

Everything looks good: it's tiny, pompously good on gas, and made by a brand that I have long associated with quality and durability. Oh, and did I mention extremely inexpensive?

However, I'm having extreme difficulty finding a 5-speed manual transmission LB within 100 miles of me to test drive.

The only recourse I can really see in getting a feel for the car before I buy it is to test drive the Yaris Sedan, of which my local dealership has a manual-trans in stock. Then of course the dealer can go through the trouble of locating a Liftback for me.

My question to you Yaris fans is: will I get a good idea of the feel of the Liftback if I test the Sedan? Will the handling be similar, what about the interior feel? Or is it too different a car to compare?