2005 Echo - does it exist

The dealers in my area are saying that either the 2005 or 2006 Echo
doesn't exist, or that they're just not being sold in my region -
Connecticut, USA.

Is anyone getting them?

2003's with 40K are getting MSRP around here!

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Ken Goldman kgold@watson.ibm.com 914-784-7646

I don't think you'll find one. I saw an 03 in Saybrook/Loernson Toyota-
secondhand- for the same price as I paid for my daughter's Echo new two
years ago. I'd keep away from the Scion xA as an alternative. The mpg is
nowhere as good, although my wife loves hers. On Edmonds.com they note
"limited production" Toyota.com shows the "Yaris" comming in spring 06 as
the replacement. I'd wait till the spring.
"kgold" <kgold@watson.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:434d629e_4@news1.prserv.net...
> The dealers in my area are saying that either the 2005 or 2006 Echo
> doesn't exist, or that they're just not being sold in my region -
> Connecticut, USA.
>
> Is anyone getting them?
>
> 2003's with 40K are getting MSRP around here!
>
> --
> Ken Goldman kgold@watson.ibm.com 914-784-7646

"Mark Schofield" <mark.schofield@> writes:
> I don't think you'll find one. I saw an 03 in Saybrook/Loernson Toyota-
> secondhand- for the same price as I paid for my daughter's Echo new two
> years ago. I'd keep away from the Scion xA as an alternative. The mpg is
> nowhere as good, although my wife loves hers. On Edmonds.com they note
> "limited production" Toyota.com shows the "Yaris" comming in spring 06 as
> the replacement. I'd wait till the spring.

According to the dealers around here, the Yaris will be Echo-sized but
with a big engine and nowhere near the same gas mileage, a hatchback,
and loaded with toys and power everything, so much more expensive.

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Ken Goldman kgold@watson.ibm.com 914-784-7646

"FanJet" <FanJet27@m> writes:
>
> Whatever happened to puting the instumentaion in front of the *driver*?

Having driven an Echo for two years, you get used to it very quickly.
And then you find:

- no matter your height or seat adjustment, the steering wheel never
blocks anything.

- there are no bothersome reflections from the instruments at night.

I don't think this is a big issue either way, but I like the centered
instruments.

I do miss the temperature gauge, though.

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Ken Goldman kgold@watson.ibm.com 914-784-7646