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108 messages, Last post on May 20, 2009 at 1:35 PM
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Replying to: jaicar (Dec 04, 2008 5:58 pm) Toyota Prius Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Dec 05, 2008 10:35 am) |
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Gary says, "Toyota has put all its marbles into the wrong markets. The US buyer is fickle. And the meager Prius sales when gas is cheap, attests to my belief." Gas prices and Prius sales do not have a direct correlation: Sales in 2004: 53,991 Avg gas price 2004: $1.895 Sales in 2005: 107,897 Avg gas price 2005: $2.314 Gas prices went up, and so did Prius sales. Sales in 2006: 106,971 Avg gas price 2006: $2.618 Gas prices went WAY up, and Prius sales BARELY dipped. Sales in 2007: 181,221 Avg gas price 2007: $2.843 Gas prices went up, Prius sales went WAY up. Sales in 2008: 158,884 Avg gas price 2008: $3.299 Gas prices went WAY up, Prius sales went DOWN. There is no direct relationship between gas prices and Prius sales. People do not ONLY buy Priuses when gas prices are high. People stopped buying Priuses when ALL car sales dropped. Not for any other reason.
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Replying to: larsb (May 11, 2009 7:47 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (May 11, 2009 8:08 am) Facts are facts and your opinion is your opinion. They do not become facts just because you opine them, mi amigo.
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Replying to: larsb (May 11, 2009 8:24 am) the reason sales did not incease as gas prices went up was due to supply. this was well documented. unit prices were way up. eco 101. |
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Replying to: explorerx4 (May 11, 2009 4:06 pm) People don't STOP buying hybrids just because gas prices go down. Sales might dip a LITTLE, but they don't fall off a cliff. Prius sales, just like all car sales, fell off a cliff because of the economy. Not merely because of lower gas prices.
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Replying to: larsb (May 11, 2009 7:47 am)
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Replying to: larsb (May 12, 2009 6:01 am) I know my pastor friend is having a horrible time getting anyone to take over his Toyota lease that cannot be transferred to Hawaii. That still boggles my mind that you cannot move when you have a Toyota lease. A good reason not to buy from them. And another chink in their armor. What part does their ambitious hybrid plans have in their enormous loss the first quarter. Even worse than bankrupt GM. Maybe they have lied to US and they are selling every hybrid at a loss. No way to know the truth with their closed society.
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Replying to: larsb (May 12, 2009 6:01 am) Sure they do. Remember, people panic, and follow every little trend like it's going to go on forever. Then when it changes, they quickly forget. Although you are right, the crashing economy was probably the primary factor in Prius sales drying up. However, when gas prices were shooting up, I imagine a lot of Prius sales were "pulled forward", and the market eventually got saturated. Also, didn't the currency exhange rate between Japan and the US make the Prius unprofitable to sell in the US, so they purposely started cutting back the supply?
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