Quote Originally Posted by Nax View Post
ur sorta hitting it, and sorta not there. yes it is the least sold civic, not cuz people come in and go ewww sporty, they go OMFG 43k???? I get heaps of people coming in asking about it, then jumping back about three feet as if it were cooty ridden when they see the price. I think bringing in a civic hatch is brilliant, but its about 5-10k overpriced. the majority of people who come in lookin for a hatch are sitting in the high end jazz-civic range, but dont like the sedans, most 35-40k buyers are looking for something a bit more luxurious and rarely ask about hatches. I think if they dropped the price to suit for the average family, vti and vti-L range, then the sales would blow through the roof.
Just doing a quick search I came up with the following:
Ford Focus ZETEC - RRP $26490
Mazda 3 Maxx Sport - RRP $28500
VW Golf 2L FSI - RRP $29500
Audi A3 1.6 - RRP $37200
BMW 120i - RRP $43300


The reason why people would jump back when you say its $43k is because you can buy a NEW WRX for $40k... which comes with 2.5 Turbo, 4wd, 2 extra doors... but the same "questionable" styling

Quote Originally Posted by aaronng View Post
Are you basing your numbers on VFACTS? If you are, then they include fleet sales as well, something which Honda does not do. In fact, Honda had trouble keeping up with the demand of the Civic sedan, so even if they did sell to fleet, the waiting list would end up being much much longer.
No... thats based off real world facts... as in what I see on the road or in a carpark.