yes it says 2009. On this side of the car, it had the compliance plate 07/09. Production date on the car is SEP 2008 on the windscreen. Actually it is very easy to spot. All 2008 production have a biege parcel shelf. all 2009 ones have black/grey. but so far I have not seen any....
Just read the news
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news...0829-f2r7.html
looks like they still have too much stock in Japan. I found that Dealer will generally not interested in giving discount. The way to negoitate is set your price in mind and try to ask them for as much accessories as possible.
for Base 38K should give u all the Mats, boot trunk, Fog lights + possible the rear parking senors. If u can find a low Kms Demo, 35k-36k is possible. Lux model I heard lowest was around 43-44K D/A.
Aug/Sep is a good month to buy as they are struggling with sales budget. every order to the sales guy is gold.

