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Sales Flops of 2005

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#690 of 729
I see Ridgelines... by rsholland
Apr 14, 2006 (8:36 am)
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on the road daily where I live. A sales flop? Not in my neck of the woods.
 
Bob
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Re: Honda Ridgeline!! [exploder750] by varmint
Apr 14, 2006 (10:59 am)
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Replying to: exploder750 (Apr 14, 2006 6:24 am)

Honda did not cut production twice. Back in September or October, they announced that they might need to cut production sometime the Spring. When spring rolled around, I think they did cut production by about 3K units. It was one cut. It was just announced by the press twice.
 
In the end, it sold the number of units they forecast. Which is about the same volume as the SportTrac, which is its closest competitor.
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Ridgeline..... by splatsterhound
Apr 14, 2006 (1:40 pm)
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...still don't see them. I live in swanky western suburbs of Mpls.
 
It's one ugly vehicle.
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Re: Ridgeline..... [splatsterhound] by gagrice
Apr 14, 2006 (3:34 pm)
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Replying to: splatsterhound (Apr 14, 2006 1:40 pm)

Same in San Diego. This is truck country and I have not seen one on the road yet. Just in the dealers lot. Ditto on the ugly. It makes the Avalanche look ok. Not for someone that wants a real PU truck. Lowest towing capacity in it's class and the highest price.
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Re: Nissan/Infiniti Usually Has First Year Issues [chuck1959] by msiseng
Apr 14, 2006 (4:17 pm)
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Replying to: chuck1959 (Apr 13, 2006 4:54 pm)

No, I did not need two Jags, lol. By '03, the X-Type issues were fixed. I only had one problem where the engine overheated at 1:00 AM far from any service. There were some minor reacalls. All of my friends with the '02 models were and still are crying. That year has nothing but problems. They cannot sell them for a good price either.
 
I just turned-in the '03 off lease and really miss it. The thing I do not miss is buying premium fuel at the inflated prices today.
 
The '03 and '04 X-Types were huge sales flops because the '02 model was so bad and Jaguar asks +/- 38K for a loaded unit. People still think of the car as something between a Ford Contour and a Ford Taurus. From driving one for 3+ years it is not, but public perception is Jaguar's reality.
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Re: Ridgeline..... [splatsterhound] by geo9
Apr 14, 2006 (7:07 pm)
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Replying to: splatsterhound (Apr 14, 2006 1:40 pm)

WOW!!! 38 TSBs listed here in the Edmunds Maint.
thread. Did anybody note the recall that was announced
a couple days ago? Something about broken door handles.
 
But to be fair my Chevy prob. has 10x as many TSBs and
recalls
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Re: See the problem with the IS is this: [carguy58] by louiswei
Apr 18, 2006 (5:24 pm)
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Replying to: carguy58 (Dec 29, 2005 11:44 am)

My age is 24 and just about to graduate from graduate school next month. I recently just put down the deposit for the IS 350. You don't necessary need to spend over $40K on an IS if "fun to drive" is all you are looking for. I paid mine for $36K and I only opt for 18" wheels and accessaries (none of those high tech craps like the NAV and backup cameras). But if you want to load up the IS with all the wedges then that's another story.
 
I mean seriously, what other cars in the market offer RWD and over 300 HP for under $40K?
 
PS. I did passed up TL and TSX for the IS.
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Re: See the problem with the IS is this: [louiswei] by drewba
Apr 18, 2006 (6:48 pm)
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Replying to: louiswei (Apr 18, 2006 5:24 pm)

"I mean seriously, what other cars in the market offer RWD and over 300 HP for under $40K?"
 
Ford Mustang GT
Dodge Charger
350Z
Pontiac GTO
 
(OK OK, maybe a little bit different market, but technically...)
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Re: See the problem with the IS is this: [drewba] by louiswei
Apr 18, 2006 (6:58 pm)
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Replying to: drewba (Apr 18, 2006 6:48 pm)

Points well taken...let me rephrase this...
 
I mean seriously, what other cars in the market offer RWD and over 300 HP for under $40K and at the same time offer a luxurious touch for the interior.
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Re: See the problem with the IS is this: [louiswei] by ateixeira
Apr 19, 2006 (9:52 am)
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Replying to: louiswei (Apr 18, 2006 6:58 pm)

Put simply you are asking for too much.
 
-juice

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