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Replying to: lucien2 (Oct 26, 2009 5:05 am)  Bob |
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Replying to: lucien2 (Oct 26, 2009 5:05 am) I was at my local MINI dealer this weekend, and they had a dozen left-over '09 Clubmen... Weird, because all of the coupes in stock were 2010 models...
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Replying to: kyfdx (Oct 26, 2009 3:17 pm) Where's your dealer? 1.9% for 60 mos on '09s!
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The new Mini Countryman off-roader: http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/10/23/the-r60-mini-crossover-gets-an-official-n- ame-a-revised-debut/ AWDand supposedly with a low range! The Mini Moke grows up. Bob |
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Replying to: lucien2 (Oct 26, 2009 3:54 pm) But, as you've seen, MSRP is $29K-$31K... 1.9%  60 months on $30K is still a heck of a big payment!!
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The article is on Subaru's success in this lousy economy. http://www.autoobserver.com/2009/10/...s-success.html A quote from the article: The common wisdom is that this positive brand identity has been achieved in large part by the fact that the company has stuck steadfastly to selling only all-wheel-drive vehicles in the U.S. over the last decade. As one contributor summed it up, "It's gotta be AWD to be a Subie." Some worry that the fuel economy penalty incurred by AWD drivetrains - roughly one mile per gallon compared an otherwise equivalent two-wheel-drive model - may end up hurting sales in the long run, assuming the price of gasoline continues to rise. "People in my office have told me that they would never consider an AWD vehicle because 'they get poor fuel economy,'" says one, who then suggests that "a FWD offering might help." But most insist that AWD-only is integral to Subaru brand in the U.S. and that if "they start offering FWD or RWD even on just a few models that... brand identity starts getting watered down." One post questions, "Is it worth losing your identity for a 10% gain in fuel economy?" Another argues, "They need to maintain the exclusivity of AWD standard; otherwise... they'd wind up being in the same position as Mitsubishi or Suzuki -- good but overlooked over for having nothing to stand out." And a third likens the potential effect of Subaru abandoning AWD-only to GM overtaking Saab in the 1990s, noting that Saab was "no longer the 'quirky car' once GM homogenized and pasteurized them." Clearly this is not just a view shared me and a few others on this site. Hope they stick to their guns on this. Bob
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...as previous one did not work for some reason. http://www.autoobserver.com/2009/10/word-on-the-street-the-secret-of-subarus-suc- cess.html |
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Replying to: rsholland (Oct 27, 2009 5:05 am) 
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http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/10/2011-acura-tsx-sport-wagon-to-j- oin-lineup-next-fall.html#comments I bet it also comes with SH-AWD, at least as an option. Bob
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http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=28627826&postcount=1 Not happy about this news at all. Glad I got the 100K extended warranty on mine. Bob
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