I spotted a NEW (insert make/model) today!

ateixeira

DC is the polar opposite of Miami. Conservative, banking town, boring.

I like visiting Miami, though, in a point-and-laugh kind of way. I think more people speak Spanish there than English. Depends on what part of town, I suppose.

fintail

Many parts of the area made me think of what the more developed parts of South America must be like...and not only in good ways.

DC is probably about as corrupt as Miami, anyway.

ateixeira

Drug Lords down in Miami.

Nah, DC is far worse - politicians.

fintail

In terms of societal damage, sadly, that's correct :sick:

kyfdx

In Teal.. with the top down...

Made my soul hurt...

ateixeira

Actually, the Soul is a Kia not a Nissan.

tifighter

I had to look on the Nissan website to see this. They call it 'Carribean', and some designer probably thought it was 'ocean-inspired'.

Talk about making a salesperson's job even harder...

fintail

Saw a white Fisker Karma

fintail

Saw my first FR-S on the road today, or was it a Subaru Breeze, I don't know

ateixeira

Limiting supply was a brilliant move by Subaru.

WRX sales were up 159% for May. Keep in mind how old that model is - it debuted in 2007!

People come to see one, none in stock, fine I'll buy a WRX instead.

Numbers are slightly skewed by the tsunami, but they were still way ahead of 2010.

The old bait-and-switch.

fintail

If that was the plan, it is indeed brilliant. Maybe some good deals to be found on a WRX, too.

Personally, I wouldn't play along with any artificial supply restrictions...we all know what eventually happens. I remember PT Cruisers initially bringing 25K+, in year 2000 dollars.

ateixeira

I'm reading 10k Scions and 6k Subaru. Supply will be short for a year or two.

Around here dealers are getting MSRP, so no markups, but there is a wait list.

fintail

I'd predict MSRP for at least the first year, if not more. It's not an expensive car, and there isn't much competition.

ateixeira

There isn't. A lot of people don't want a roadster (Miata), and the Genny coupe is gigantic sitting next to one (edit: and 700 lbs heavier, yikes).

R&T compared the 3:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/tests/comparison/mazda-mx-5-miata-vs-subaru-brz-vs-h- - yundai-genesis-coupe

They're right about the Miata having too much body roll (even with the Bilsteins and torsen LSD package), but getting the GT misses the point. It's not about having leather and Bose audio...

fintail

I'd probably take the Breeze over those two. Miata is too small for me, and just when I had accepted the Genesis looks, they weirded up the front end.

ateixeira

Too bad you can't get the old look with the new output.

It's too heavy for a 2+2, IMHO. Needs a diet and a better shifter. :shades:

fintail

And eventually less KDM flair. The gaping maw front end is not flattering. I guess for the price, there are compromises...if I wanted a big 2+2, I'd also seriously shop the improved new Mustang.

ateixeira

Those are a bargain and even the V6 performs, but I still want something much lighter if the back seat is that small.

One of my bosses has one with Sync. A lot of car for the $.

fintail

I don't have devilspawn, back seat only matters so much to me :shades:

Good time to be a car shopper though, lots of nice choices at 25K or less.

ateixeira

Finally...too bad kids don't care.

I knew you didn't have kids, that was obvious. :shades:

ateixeira

New C with panoramic roof, new nose.

Neat to post from a moving bus. iPad + phone hotspot.

New Civic.

5 series. Camaro.

tifighter

Hear you, but I like my GT. Cool evening, top down with the heated seats on is the only way to fly

stever

Me neither but the big empty of the minivan gets used all the time. 3 sheets of plywood the last ten days, and a big honking old homemade BBQ grill that could hold a whole pig got taken to the recycling center. Got a nice old GSA office chair last week at the thrift too - just toss that stuff in and no worries if it rains.

Haven't seen any new cars in weeks. Would you count a '58 peach Cadillac or a nice old MG? Guess Shifty handles those spottings.

There was a red Prius in town with PA plates last night but it could have been an '04 for all I know. :shades:

imidazol97

>'58 peach Cadillac

That sounds like my kind of spotting old cars!

ateixeira

My '93 had leather, it wasn't perforated so it would get hot in the summer.

My ideal would be heated cloth.

And not black interior like my new one. I like the tan color on the special editions - more so than the standard pumpkin color.

ateixeira

nice old MG?

New restorations should count. Get a pic?

stever

No, and it was just well maintained. Had a classic plate on it but naturally I've forgotten the year. For some reason I remembered the Caddy, maybe because it had a '58 vanity plate.

fintail

Saw a facelift Lexus RX on the road this afternoon - it's nothing but a new grille from all I can tell. Trying hard to gain some kind of identity.

ateixeira

So bolt upright. Not as much as the NV vans though.

Also a lightning bolt Ody. Make that 2.

SRX and c class.

Cayman R. Sweet. Rare in DC.

ateixeira

Also a 6 series vert.

Today I'm at a window on a 2nd floor and sort of on call, so a bit bored!

Wrangler Unlimited.

Last time I was here I saw an SLS and a Ferrari so lets see...

fintail

On crooked diplomats row or next door to a military-industrial contractor? :shades:

ateixeira

I see some embassy flags...

Volvo XC60, LR4, 4Runner...

kyfdx

Cayman R would be worth swapping rides for...

ateixeira

British embassy must be at lunch.

fintail

Saw a white FR-S (or maybe a Breeze...I think I will call the Scion a Freeze) on a high end used car lot today - someone must be trying to flip it. The drawback of artificial supply constraints.

Also a white 2 door Evoque, won't describe the driver but let's just say huge sunglasses and I'd wager no real job. I guess when you've never looked where you are going anyway,no visibility is not an issue.

stickguy

an R8 GT. Cheating, because it was in the showroom. But man, the MSRP! Over 171K for that baby.

enough to make the 13/19 MPG ratings irrelevant.

fintail

It's a Freeze, and they want about 10K over MSRP for it...spicy meatball.

stickguy

nuts. and talk about locking in instant, horrific, depreciation!

fintail

Reminds me of people paying nearly 30K for loaded PT Cruisers in the summer of 2000.

ateixeira

Or a Miata in 1989...I waited and paid 1/3rd what the original owner did. Drove it for 8 years and still got more than half my money back.

That Scion is in front of a dealer from a different brand, so at least it's not a Scion dealership. They're supposed to be a no-haggle environment and I'm sure Toyota would slap them on the wrist, and not allocate any more to them.

Then again, probably some under the table deal where they split the profit. Worst part is some DB will buy it.

ateixeira

Saw a Silver one parked outside the Ocean City, MD skate park. Wonder how they can afford one, or maybe they just parked there and walked to the beach?

Also another Prius V.

Then a Cooper Countryman S AWD this AM coming in.

stickguy

Scion might not be able to ADM the car, but they can certainly make it up by seriously lowballing a trade in. Wink Wink Nudge Nudge.

kyfdx

Or slapping $3000 of accessories on it, at a cost of $1000...

fintail

It's a used car dealer, one that takes consignments too. Someone is trying to flip it. You're right about the DB part though, lots of surplus money floating around this neighborhood.

I paid 1/3 of MSRP for my E55 after 4 years and barely over 25K miles. I think I have fallen below the halfway point now though, guzzlers depreciate.

fintail

Or parents. 95 times out of 100 when an under 22 or so is in a new car, that's what it is.

Saw an E wagon, like those.

anythngbutgm

Went to the Cape for a few days and I cannot believe the number of Land Rovers, old and new in a 50 square mile island. I must've counted 100 of them all over the island, including quite a few old Disco's and Defenders. Heck, just in the parking lot at the port, I counted 7 RangeRovers out of about 12 cars that were parked! I guess it helps that there is a LR dealer in Hyannis, but man they are popular.

Other popular rides over there are all generations of 4Runner, many Jeeps and slew of Mini Coopers which, if I was living there, that would be my wheels.

Stopped by a Toyota dealer on the way home and checked out the new FR-S. Also spotted an R8 roadster, a Bentley Continental GT and yet no Range Rovers at all. lol

ateixeira

Or the finance rates are 12.5%...

I wonder what they do if a cash buyer walks in, no trade?

They are a bargain, so MSRP will be the norm for a while is my guess.

Maybe they have a wait list, and the person ordering the most accessories moves to the top of the list each time.

stever

Red, in the wild in Copper Harbor MI.

bhill2

We visited my wife's cousin a couple of weeks ago and she had just gotten one. I didn't look that closely at the car, but she likes it. She didn't want all of the stuff that came in the model that had leather, so the dealer added leather seats separately. Hadn't heard of doing that before.

ateixeira

OEM stuff probably isn't genuine leather, is it? Probably some premium vinyl.