04-17-2017, 12:32 PM
I was the NY Auto Show again last week, and I got to do a interview/walk-around with the Civic product planner for the Civic Type-R and Si. As expected, Honda is not going to make a ton of units, but they wouldn't outright say how many they'd be making for the US.
So I've kinda been slowly checking around at dealerships to see how they're handling sales of them to little avail. "Is there a list?" "Uhhhh" "How many are you getting?" "Uhhhh, maybe 2 but there'll be a markup!"
It seems like there are more enthusiast models on sale now than ever before, but almost all of them are selling at a markup. Focus RS? Markups. GT3? Markups. Dodge Hellwhatever? Markups. GT350R :lol:
So yeah, technically you can buy any of these cars but it's a real pain that all of the cool shit has markups now. I guess in a way this is actually a good thing because that means manufacturers were able to make a business case for these cars at low volumes, but at the same time does it have to be that fucking low?
I dunno, I guess I'm feeling a little bit salty that there's not really anything I want, and stuff I'm interested in is marked up :?
So I've kinda been slowly checking around at dealerships to see how they're handling sales of them to little avail. "Is there a list?" "Uhhhh" "How many are you getting?" "Uhhhh, maybe 2 but there'll be a markup!"
It seems like there are more enthusiast models on sale now than ever before, but almost all of them are selling at a markup. Focus RS? Markups. GT3? Markups. Dodge Hellwhatever? Markups. GT350R :lol:
So yeah, technically you can buy any of these cars but it's a real pain that all of the cool shit has markups now. I guess in a way this is actually a good thing because that means manufacturers were able to make a business case for these cars at low volumes, but at the same time does it have to be that fucking low?
I dunno, I guess I'm feeling a little bit salty that there's not really anything I want, and stuff I'm interested in is marked up :?
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Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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