[QUOTE]Originally posted by CBeyond
I think I would have guessed this was happening, based on the number of new members that have been arriving in the last few months.

 

it's because the 2004 S2000's are better......

 

I'm very surprised to see the similarity in sales numbers between the S 2000 and the Miata. I thought that there would be many more Miatae going out the door.

 

They've been basically the same for 5 years so why would people buy new ones when they can get a slightly used one for almost half the price.

 

I will attempt to make a

2 Mos 2 Mos
2/03 2/04 2003 2004

S2000 502 591 980 1,073
(Increase in sales becasue of MY04 changes)
Z4 1,247 815 2,542 1,148
(Decrease in sales becasue last year it was brand new)
Corvette 1,724 2,382 3,192 5,368
(Increase in sales because of rebates and discounts)
RSX 1,668 1,431 3,457 2,885
(Decrease in sales because it cost too much for the power)
NSX 16 15 34 34
(Lagging sales because it's a POS 1988 design)
Miata 552 742 1,050 1,345
(Inc in sales becasue of Special Editions and facia touch up)
RX-8 0 1,865 0 3,654
(can't tell)
350Z 2,724 2,406 6,296 4,837
(Decrease in sales becasue it was brand new last year)
Boxster 478 257 1,060 517
(Decrease in sales becasue MT showed spy photographs of the next boxster)
MR2 213 239 417 438
(P value less than 0.05. No change)

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by nastinupe1
RSX

 

Another factor to consider is the state of the economy. Last year at this time we were probably at the depth of the downturn. This year things seem to have bottomed out and there looks to be hope of increased activity. Especially in the high tech sector. Sportscar purchases tend to be a little more discretionary and follow swings in the economy a bit more than other car sales. It sounds to me like nastinupe probably hit the biggest factors for each though.

ron

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by CBeyond
It's funny how power is such a big factor in your thinking.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by nastinupe1

The RSX is marketed as a "sporty" coupe and therefore power will play a part in it's sales.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by nastinupe1