The G Man

"To compile our list, we used inventory data from Wards Auto, an automotive data and analysis firm based near Detroit. We calculated day-supply rates of 2009 and 2010 model-year vehicles for June and July to get an average figure for just how obtainable these cars are this summer. (Day-supply rates are inventory numbers divided by the daily selling rate that month.) Then we spoke with manufacturers to find out how long those cars are actually sitting on dealer lots."


http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/31/pop...ner=yahooautos

xioix

A few of those I don't see how they would be hard to get; such as the Matrix, FJ, Rav4, QX, Murano, Escape (non hybrid)

Faymester

People and their stupid lists.

muhbuhtuh

i totally agree with this list.


NOT

lamar411

FAIL. Stupid lists that no one uses..

nthach

Pfft, my local Mini dealer has a lot full of them.

Around here, the cars that play hooky are the Prius, Fit, Civic(or so how my local Honda dealer looks like), Camaro, and the Fusion.

My local Toyota dealer has NO cars - only a bunch of Tundras and Siennas. My local Lexus dealer only has LS, GS, and SUVs except the RXh left.

mmarshall

The Camaro in second place is not surprising. What IS surprising is that it's not in first. The Chevy people say that the entire run of 2010 models is sold out......and it's barely September 2009. They already are taking orders for 2011's.

(I still, BTW, have not has a chance to test-drive a 2010 model to add to my previously-published static review)

The rest of the list proves one thing.....that America still has not gotten over its hunger for SUV's, and demand exceeds supply.

The G Man

They dont make too many QX to begin with, so they are hard to get. The rest of your list is shortage created by cash for clunker.

The Q5 so happen to change model year early in June and July hence the shortage, the true winner should really be the Camaro which is impossible to get right now.

Amini9

not suprising.. i havent even seen a Q5 ( ithink) yet.

P Weezy

iTrader: (1)

Yea, i RAREEEELY see them.

Pretty solid list...i think?

mmarshall

Most of the rest of the vehicles on the list are SUV's. Are you saying, then, in the CFC program, that many people are trading older, gas-guzzling SUV's for newer, less-guzzing ones? Remenber, to get the $4500 rebate, there has to be an EPA 10 MPG difference ($3500 for 4 MPG), and non-hybrid SUV's, in general, even some smaller ones, don't get particularly good mileage.


Absolutely. I totally agree. I can't think of a regular production car, right now, that is harder to come by than a new Camaro. At one time, the tiny, miniscule Smart-for-Two, supposedly, had a 16-month waiting list (which I personally didn't believe, because the local dealer here did always seem to have some in stock), but apparantly they are easier to come by now. Perhaps that is why the Smart is not on the list.

tmf2004

iTrader: (15)

http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/03/cos...hisSpeed=15000

Lets try this list above instead of the hard to get cars how about "The most Costliest cars to own" If you look at the list Mercedes is half the list. Go figure LOL.. Dodge/crystler is in second place by the pics and a few SUV's due to gas consumption.

The G Man

I was refering to xioix's list, the QX would be hard to qualify for C4C , but the rest on that list may have benefit from the program.

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