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Old 03-15-2009, 03:26 PM
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In response to why American Cars suck

Top Cars Americans Are Still Buying

1. Audi A5/S5 Coupe

Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP): $40,700
February 2009 sales: 494
February 2008 sales: 384
Increase: 28.6%

2. BMW M3 Convertible

MSRP: $66,500
February 2009 sales: 240
February 2008 sales: 1
Increase: 999.9%

3. Hyundai Accent

MSRP: $9,970
February 2009 sales: 4,334
February 2008 sales: 3,335
Increase: 30.0%

4. Hyundai Elantra

MSRP: $14,120
February 2009 sales: 8,978
February 2008 sales: 6,750
Increase: 33.0%

5. Kia Amanti

MSRP: $26,045
February 2009 sales: 1,360
February 2008 sales: 184
Increase: 639.1%


(based on Yahoo News)
Look at M3 convertible, Ridiculous.
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Old 03-15-2009, 03:46 PM
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I'm lost I don't even know how to interpret this thread
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Look at M3 convertible, Ridiculous.
240 cars per month doesn't sound that high to me, it is hardly a blip. The % increase is meaningless since they went back to February 2008 when the product wasn't available.
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Me too, I just read Yahoo News and saw this. Well, it is Sunday. So forgive me.
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The list is proving that statistics can be meaningless. These cars have the highest % increase in sales for February, year over year. A bunch of econoboxes, and some cars that weren't available last year, all in the same list.
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The list is proving that statistics can be meaningless. These cars have the highest % increase in sales for February, year over year. A bunch of econoboxes, and some cars that weren't available last year, all in the same list.
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i rented a Chevy Malibu and it was truly a nice car. I think American cars have come a long way
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My brother inlaw rented a Chevrolet Impala. It was a dog......
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I had a BMW X5 that was less than 2 years old that had to be towed because the trans stopped working.

I had a E46 M3 less than a year old that had its weatherstripping fall off

The relevance......continues
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The Impala is old school and appeals to people that drive big Mercury and Town Cars.

The Malibu had a nice interior with nice seats and good climate control and Blue tooth. It had a lot of room inside and a good size trunk. The four was not a hot rod but did fine on FL roads at 80 plus. It is not a BMW but at the price its a fine car.

I also rented a G37 and was less impressed. The car had tons of HP but much less torch than BMW. In order to use the HP you had to get on it, which made my wife notice. I can drive my E61 much faster without any complaints/notice from the passengers. The handling at high speed was soft and does not come close to my 535.
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