[Miata] [NMC] Second car

[the.jack]

Dennis Wynne wrote:
> ...The Yaris also suffers from the Toyota option problem 
> - too many options make it hard to find the car equipped like you want in 
> the color you want...
    That's the problem my in-laws are running in to. They are pretty set 
on a Corolla (replacing a Ford Five Hundred because of gas prices) but 
you cannot find a true "entry level" Corolla on the lot. Everything is 
18+. They really don't want the extra junk, they just want the low end 
and to pick their color (becoming another problem).
    They are probably going to lease, though, and oftentimes going with 
the higher trim actually saves on the residual giving you a comparable 
or even lower lease cost (this is how the Five Hundred worked out, they 
saved money jumping up to the limited). So it might work to their 
advantage. But the fact that it can't be found is obnoxious.
    The same thing happened when I went to test drive the FJ Cruiser 
when it first came out. Noone had the 4X4 stick with the black steelies 
(ie base 4x4). They all had pumping stereos, the bigger alloys, $300 
floor mats (the interior is hosable, who needs mats?)... and blah, blah, 
blah. Yup, obnoxious. Good luck finding one anywhere near its base 
price. At least around here.
    Sorry... Got off on a rant there...

the.jack / Chris C.
'99 5-sp, Torsen, 'Kook R-S2s on Heliums, Roadstersport cat, mid, rear