thunderbird1100
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Exactly what my title says. Why is it declining like that?
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MugenDX
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the Mazda RX-8 is whats up. i hope nobody bought that car thinking it was going to be fast...
but i'll take an S2000 over any brand new japanese sports car under $40 grand any day.
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JeffreynLA
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thunderbird1100 wrote:
Why is it declining like that? |
It is only down 2% for the year, not bad for considering it has been on the market a few years and there is newer competition.
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Mugen Power
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Not only that, don't forget that the Evo, STi, and Z are also in that price range. Also, you have to figure that since the car's getting a little old (albeit the '04 changes), a lot of the people who really want one probably already have one.
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Honda-D
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Also the cheap Z4 with the 2.5 is not much more (before options).
New SLK is also coming soon, with a cheaper version next year after initial demand is fufilled.
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JeffX
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it's hard to say "what's up", except that's not much of a difference.
thunderbird1100 wrote:
Exactly what my title says. Why is it declining like that?
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KenB
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2 percent decline and it is in its 5th year or so? Considering the competition, this is remarkably good.
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dampflok
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To put things in perspective, an Automotive News article says that roadster sales are down across the board, with the BMW Z4 particularly hard hit. The Autoweek site also has the article here. Here are some excerpts.
". . . The bottom has dropped out of America's small roadster market. And the newest open-top twin-seater - BMW's Z4 - may have a much deeper problem than other cars in the segment.
"Analysts say buyers are rejecting the Z4's razor-edged looks, causing sales to plummet much earlier in its life cycle than the Z3 it replaced."
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"The Z4, introduced in 2002, is the surprise loser. Sales of the BMW model have plunged 25.4 percent in the first six months of this year to 7,359 vehicles, and that's with hefty dealer cash on the hood. BMW is offering $3,500 [!] for the 2.5-liter model and $4,500 [!] for the 3.0 version.
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"Fritz Hitchcock, owner of South Bay BMW in Hermosa Beach, Calif., doesn't think styling is the issue.
"'The price point may have something to with it,' says Hitchcock, one of the country's top 30 BMW dealers. 'They took an aggressive price point on it just like the 5 series. It is substantially more expensive. That may affect sales. It may not be everyone's first car and for a second or third car it may be little pricey.'"
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sonny9201
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The dealers aren't getting any...been sold out for over a month.
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s2000black
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They are hard to get right now. We've been waiting on 2 right now and haven't had one in over a month. I think the desire is still there, but the comments are correct. The s2k didn't have any real price competition before the 350Z and RX8. They are not exactly in the same league, but it depends one how sporty you really want to be. For the real driver needing only 2 seats, it's still the one to buy and is still winning most magazine comparisons. It is amazing that after 5 years of very little change in appearance, demand continue to be high.
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