Someone told me he took two months to find the right car! I just hope I can buy one before I go back to school since I'll be too busy then to search properly for a car.
I'm sure it's easy enough to go to the Toyota dealership and sign the dotted line for a new Echo, but I'm going to see if there are any better alternatives first... will try to inquire about some '04 Echo hatchbacks since they've depreciated a bit.
I'll post up a photo of my car when I actually do find it