Toyota Yaris

I want to buy a Toyota Yaris. An experiment in VRM and word of mouth

I want to buy a Toyota Yaris... really, I do.

After reading the previous post, there may be some who a conclude from the supermarket analogy that it makes life easy for me to show up at one place where the prices are good and I can get 'all I need'. And therefore I'll back the jack-of-all-trades model.
(Worth noting, however, that you're getting all 'everyone' needs at the supermarket - you are being served as part of a mass, the lowest common denominator...)

I get where you are coming from. Who needs the hassle of chasing round the internet?
Doc Searls' Vendor Relationship Management project at Harvard has a response.
Brief description: "(providing)... customers with tools for engaging with vendors in ways that work for both parties."

This should mean that if I mention that I want to buy something in a blogpost, facebook status update, twitter feed etc - then that is the right time for the supplier to reach out to me.

Yes, if I had google adsense on this page a supplier would be reaching out right now (and they may well be where this post appears as an rss feed elsewhere). Trouble is the google adsense advertiser would 'reach out' with a 'broadcast' advert - one which didn't answer the particular questions I will raise. They wouldn't start a conversation with me. It would be down to me to click-thru and trawl through options, likely as a result of some bland white lie such as 'best price'.
No one would have recommended the click receipient to me, either. Trust?

What else could we expect our vendors to do? Well, clued-up service and product suppliers need not wait for the VRM project to do everything for...

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Cars.com's Joe Wiesenfelder takes a look at the 2009 Toyota Yaris. It competes with the Honda Fit and Chevrolet Aveo. Shot and produced by ...

Toyota Yaris - 46'471 cars found


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Toyota : Yaris 2007 Toyota Yaris Hatchback 5speed Manual GAS SAVER..GAS IS GOING UP!
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Toyota : Yaris 2008 Toyota Yaris Hatchback
$12,800.00
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Toyota : Yaris 3dr HB Man 2009 TOYOTA Yaris 3dr HB Man
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$58.00
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Bids: 0
End time: 07-Feb-12 06:36:07 PDT

New2007-10 Toyota Camry SE/XLE Driving Lamp FOG LIGHT - RH
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Bids: 0
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$56.41
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New20-LED BLUE DRL HEAD BUMPER FOG LIGHT w/DIMMING +TURN SIGNAL NISSAN TOYOTA SCION
$48.99Buy It Now: $53.89
Bids: 0
End time: 08-Feb-12 06:06:27 PDT

NewTOYOTA YARIS 06 07 08 SEDAN 4D fog light FOGLIGHT KIT
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End time: 17-Feb-12 02:33:17 PDT

New8-LED BLUE DRL DAYTIME RUNNING HEAD FOG LIGHT w/TURN SIGNAL NISSAN TOYOTA SCION
$34.99Buy It Now: $38.49
Bids: 0
End time: 09-Feb-12 06:11:26 PDT

NewTOYOTA YARIS 06 07 08 HATCHBACK fog light FOGLIGHT KIT
$68.39
End time: 17-Feb-12 02:33:20 PDT

New20-LED WHITE DRL HEAD BUMPER FOG LIGHT +DIMMING +TURN SIGNAL NISSAN TOYOTA SCION
$48.99Buy It Now: $53.89
Bids: 0
End time: 09-Feb-12 06:11:26 PDT

NewToyota Lexus Scion Fog Driving Light Lamp Passenger Side Right RH
3YR Warranty. Guaranteed Correct Part, Highest Quality
$61.90
End time: 29-Feb-12 03:23:12 PDT

NewUNIVERSAL 8-LED BLUE 6" DRL DAYTIME RUNNING HEAD FOG LIGHTS NISSAN TOYOTA SCION
$27.99Buy It Now: $30.79
Bids: 0
End time: 09-Feb-12 07:36:45 PDT

NewLexus RX350 IS-F Toyota Camry Corolla Driving Fog Light Lamp LH Left Driver Side
3YR Warranty. Guaranteed Correct Part, Highest Quality
$61.90
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Toyota Yaris News




New Ford Fiesta Breaks the Mold, Proves Small Cars Can Be Quiet
NewDesignWorld (press release)
The result: The Fiesta, which arrives in Ford showrooms this summer, has interior noise levels lower than the Honda Fit and the Toyota Yaris in 80 mph wind

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Automoblog.net (blog)

2011 Mazda2 Starting at $13980 – Details Announced
Automoblog.net (blog)
starting at a reasonable $13980 ($14730 with destination charge) – putting it squarely up against the Nissan Versa, Chevy Aveo, and Toyota Yaris – along
2011 Mazda2: 100 Horsepower, 35 mpg HighwayCars.com (blog)
Car news: Mazda bringing Mazda2 to the statesExaminer.com
2011 Mazda2 Arrives in JulyThe College Driver
Green Car Reports (blog) -Sydney Morning Herald
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What cars today meet new CAFE regs? More than you might think
Autoblog (blog)
That means that mid-size cars like the Toyota Camry hybrid, Ford Fusion hybrid and smaller cars like the Mini, Toyota Yaris and Honda Fit all easily top the


Los Angeles Times

Toyota aims for a surge in sales
Los Angeles Times
Graduate student Chaviva Edwards, 26, who had checked out financing offers from other automakers, said she was now seriously considering the Toyota Yaris.

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CADA: 84 percent increase in March vehicle sales
Saipan Tribune
Toyota Corolla was not only the top vehicle of choice, but also the top car of choice last month with 13 new units sold. Among cars, Toyota Yaris ranked

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