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Burnt the **** out of 5th gear on my Jetta so we decided to pickup another car... Toyota wanted $13,029 for a base 5spd Yaris... with a $130 armrest... and a huge amount that stupid "weather package"
Thankfully we found a GM dealer here actually willing to search for cars outside the area.
We should be taking delivery next week. 2007 spicy orange SVM. Price should come to around $8,100 before tags and title.
sweet- congrats!
great price!
Dude i got a Pic of you and the Salesman
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...rain/EWF18.jpg
Surprisingly the process looked nothing like this... that was more like the Toyota dealership. MSRP on a base liftback is $11,050... ****ers wouldn't budge from the sticker price of $13,029... I've never been able to walk out of a dealership before in my life without a second offer... until now... Seems like Toyota has gotten to the point of "We're ****ing toyota... do you want it or not?"
With the GM dealer we just emailed them, they got back to us with what was available... an hour later we walked in, got preapproved @ about 6-7% APR 20 minutes later, and walked out without so much as having to put down a deposit. So much easier dealing with a GM dealership.
In all honesty, the Yaris we drove was a fantastic car. Transmission was firm and felt very positive. Much better suspension and the brakes felt much better. Downside was it felt like there was much less power in 4th and 5th gear. Though 1st through 3rd felt on par with the aveo (though it might have just been the difference in the transmission).
Overall, though... for $13,000... you're better off spending the extra $3-4k on a rabbit. VW dealers are much more willing to deal, and you'll get a hell of a lot more car for the money.
So this was Toyota!
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...n/DSC01931.jpg
And this was GM?
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...rain/EWF25.jpg
Not to mention all the electrical problems that come with a VW.Quote:
Originally Posted by exodus
now every mornin when u wake up u gotta decide, cereal or eggs, newspaper or turn on the tv for mornin news, and which aveo do i want???
They're a labor of love... I'll probably be keeping my Jetta and building it into a production class rally car.
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Originally Posted by aveodude
cool cool... time to donate an Aveo for some mods... heh
Exactly what happened when I was looking at the Yaris... actually in Canada they have the Access Toyota pricing a la Saturn. WYSIWYP (what you see is what you pay)...Quote:
Originally Posted by exodus
Unless you know a guy... my neighbor knows a guy, bought a Yaris sedan. Something wrong with the belts on it- squeals like a pig every time he starts it up. Great quality, that.
It is a mark VI right? Wait till you start tearing it apart. For some reason, it smells like crayons. But you will find alot of weight to be removed from there. Just good luck getting any power out of it. APR overrates the crap out of everything they sell.Quote:
Originally Posted by exodus
mk3, 2.0l 8v. Adequate power, plenty of torque for production class. It's already been torn apart for a couple years now... only thing left are 2 seats and the dash.
Prep will take a while.
Need to refinish the body
stripping the engine bay and refinishing (corrosion hell at the moment).
A straight toothed 6spd close ratio, with a stock 5spd as backup
suspension will likely be KONI HD shocks/struts with adjustable perches... or might convert it over to the GLX suspension so I can use the corrado rear discs
Rebuild the motor and pick up a spare
Then there's the saftey stuff... seats, harness, cage, fuel cell
rally computer, intercom.
Also probably going to strip all the wiring down the necessities.
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Originally Posted by aveodude
Tell us more about your experience with your first Aveo.
When you're ready for all that, come see me ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by exodus
Well, the orange one was sold before we could trade, but have a guy heading down to NC as we speak to pickup a blue one, same price. I liked the orange, but a car is a car... and at least it's not the yellow one they found :P
Just over 57,000miles.Quote:
Originally Posted by pcm84
Mods include SRI and slotted/drilled front rotors.
Been through hell and back. Regularly does Va to Pa... at least twice a year, often more. Been to rally West Virginia, where the access roads to the spectator stages are worse than the timed roads the competitors run on.
Biggest annoyance have been bent rims due said gravel roads. Busted upstream o2 sensor, thanks to a prick with yard waste in the back of his pickup... with the tailgate down.
Will be changing the Timing belt, water pump, and serpentine belt sometime next week. Also need new shocks/struts.
What I'd like to do:
15" gravel wheels (white maybe?) w/ 195/50R15 tires.
AEM intake w/ "OHSHI-" valve.
2" stainless exhaust w/ aftermarket cat... not sure what muffler yet.
Stock height springs, with a higher spring rate (like that'll ever happen).
At least a partial skidplate to cover the oilpan and drive shafts... or just full plating.
c20get... :lol:
your gettin the best color!
Spicey has a way of growing on you...
http://www.getz.ru/images/image_list/317.jpeg
c20get.... I'd kill for one. 160 horses stock. That would rock in this car, being a straight swap, except for ecu and wiring.
took delivery yesterday. final price: $8,160. Marked up $200 from invoice, and had a $199 "processing fee." $2250 in rebates. This was by far the easiest car I have ever purchased.
Where are those pix??
was raining last night... I'll get some pics of our red white and blue driveway tonight.
Promises, promises...
I'm looking forward to pics too
sorry, my 04 is still in the shop... my hot water heater just broke... and I'm about to start murdering people :evil:
hectic week.
like in the house?Quote:
Originally Posted by exodus
ours broke last month and that set the house on fire :[
Ouch, ours is just leaking profusely... just picked up the new one today... will attempt the install tomorrow... with any luck I won't blow up my house.Quote:
Originally Posted by nathan06a
lmao!Quote:
Originally Posted by exodus