2007 toyota yaris

[Soopa Villain17]

Good luck. I never said anything about purchasing power, you asked about getting the best price. Don't beleive me, not like I know. You wonder why people pick on you? You asked a question, I answered it simply You came back with facts that were of ZERO relevance to what I had told you.

/Actually, oh yeh - I've worked in car dealers for like, over a decade
//Oh, and I manage one..

sorry man i thought you was tryin to smartass , my bad

[behemoth]

sorry man i thought you was tryin to smartass , my bad

That was the problem.

You trying to think, dont work out to well.

[Soopa Villain17]

That was the problem.

You trying to think, dont work out to well.

yea i know all about it

[Lohman446]

A) Never go in with the I am going to buy it attitude. Never buy on the first day you look either.

B) Consider a used car - you loose about 10 - 20% of value just by signing the title.

C) Never buy the first year of anything. There are things that just do not show up in testing. Not a hard rule if you are buying something to store as a 20 year investment.

D) Talk final delivered prices. This keeps dealers from lowballing you and then sneaking in high sales fee.

E) Arrange your own financing and prepare to deal as a "cash" customer.

F) Once you know the exact vehicle you want and how much you are going to pay for it (I suggest looking online) call the fleet or finance manager and make the offer - avoid salespeople. Do not get into negotiation, know what you are willing to pay and what is fair, and make the offer. Try more than one dealer. Be prepared to travel.

[Glickman]

Those are awsome cars. Slam it, rock some neons, get some sweet chrome 20s and a kicking system and that thing will look sick. Then get a K&N air filter, a free flow muffler, and a chip and that thing will be ungodly fast. Then get a turbo and you'll probably have about 500hp at the wheels, I bet it would run 9s.

As for at the dealer pretend to have a ton of money. If they think you've got a bunch of money to spare and don't care how much you spend they'll actually give you a better deal in hopes that you'll come back and buy more cars.

personally im really not a fan of the yaris; despite being a toyota it didnt seem too well built

[BeaverEater]

Check multiple dealerships. When i bought my truck, i was running around between 3 different dealerships. I knew what i wanted, and when i finally bought it, i went in there and told him i wanted that truck, for this much no more. I actually walked out of the deal 3 times before i finally bought it. You need to be prepared to walk out too. If you go in there wanting this car no matter what your gonna get screwed.

[Steelrat]

Listen to Lohman, as he lives this stuff.

Don't fall in love, try multiple dealerships, and be prepared to walk out of all of them without the car you want. I myself am trying to get a new car, and I have walked out of 6 dealerships after failed negotiations on 3 different brands of cars. It happens.

[Cow hunter]

id also look at the toyota echo, and the scion xA

persoanlly id go with a VW rabbit for a small car

[wooky]

Soopa, let me tell you what. The Yaris has ben built for the last 8 years but only used in other countries. They have only been in the states for about 6 mos. as far as what car to buy, well you have the chosen the right company, TOYOTA. Toyotas have the number one resale value period, of any manufacture. As far as a driving around your local area to get a deal on a Yaris is probably not going to happen since everyone right now wants to be GREEN due to fuel economy and those cars are selling as fast as they come in for FULL sticker. Now if you choose another manufacture Ford, Kia, Dodge etc. let the sales guy do his job and tell all about the vehicle. If you then want to deal on the vehicle start from the invoice in the domestic market there are huge mark ups and added addendum's be careful when dealing with the domestic manufactures. Now remember that everyone wants to get paid no matter what the job or what you do. Right, I mean you said it your self you are 20, I am sure you have a job and if you have great credit well that means you have bills also, right? So you want to get up in the morning to work a 12-16 hr. day and not get paid, right? I am not saying go and be a lay down I am just saying if the guy can make $50-$100 on you and that's it, then let him. Think about that on a 100 bucks after taxes how much would you have then? I am not telling you what to do only a suggestion. Good luck!

[Triangle]

why ? im almost 20 , have a great credit score and make plenty of cash and i am going to buy one no matter what , what more could they want ?

Becuase you're an idiot.
That's why.
If you're going to do what you want, stop defending yourself to us, and just DO it.

As Steelrat said--LISTEN TO LOHMAN.

[kosmo]

You might want to look into something with a little more torque to get you up a hill with the AC on.

[wooky]

Soopa, lohman had some ok points but for the record a "Fleet Manager" usually is just a salesman that says that he is a Fleet Manager!! Now the point that Lohman made about going on-line you bet but just make sure that you compare apples to apples that is the only way to be fair in your comparison.

PS. About buying a used car eh, now that is how a sales guy makes his big money. Ever heard buy low sell high? Same concept, now you decide.

[wooky]

kosmo, AC does not effect the Yaris. Try it!!

[robnix]

....speak from experience?

Years ago I knew this girl that drove an Olds Bravada right in front of a GMC dealership, got out, grabbed a salesman and said:

"Sell me a Jimmy for less than he'll sell that Bravada or I'm about to become an Olds owner."

She ended up with the Jimmy. Her boyfriend was in the car and told us the whole story, barely unable to contain his laughter.

[RoadDawg]

I was looking at the Yaris prior to me buying a used civic. Very rarely will you get a "base" model from a dealership. If you do, you usually get the "order" fees snuck inside the price. I hardly agree with Lohman but he hit it hard on the head of the nail with this one.

Corolla's are a bit more pricier over the Yaris. The Yaris is a tad smaller (can't remember where I read it but it's only like 6" shorter from shoulder to shoulder then the Corolla) and it's basically what the Corolla was, before "bigger" became the new thing.

I would say buy used. That is just my 2 cents.