Popular new cars in your area?
Popular new cars in your area?
For instance I live in Orlando Florida and there are 300 C's running up and down the roads here. followed by Magnums. Alot of new Mazdas after that..crossfires too.
what do you guys see alot of running around?
what do you guys see alot of running around?
Dodge Magnums and 300C here too, as soon as you stop to look at one, the salesman has the keys and wants you to drive it. Must work because they are all over on the street. Also alot of Grand prix's. The GTP's sell within 2 weeks of hitting the lot.
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I see more 300s & 300Cs than anything, and I rarely see a Magnum except on the dealer's lot. I very rarely see any of GMs newer cars on the road. Once in a blue moon I'll see a CTS, Malibu, or Grand Prix. The dealers here have had CTSVs and GTOs, but I have yet to see either on the street. I've seen a couple of SSRs out there, and maybe an Equinox and one or two Aveo's. The dealer here has a silver XLR (drool), but it's been on the lot now for well over a month (maybe two).
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I counted 16 CTS (including 1 v) on my commute home from Cincinnati to Dayton yesterday - 45 minute trip. I have no idea how they're not selling 1,000,000 of these things a year because I cant throw a stone and not hit one around here.
The Magnums are popular already, not a lot of 300s. Definitely see a lot of new Equinoxii.
The Magnums are popular already, not a lot of 300s. Definitely see a lot of new Equinoxii.
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Chrysler 300s hands down. Magnums are also showing up an awful lot around here.
To give you an idea as to the type of people that live in Monterey (I actually live in nearby Marina and work in Monterey), you can't go more than 50 feet without tripping over some type of BMW or Mercedes. Say what you want about the 300's "bling-bling" appeal, but both it and the Magnum are certainly playing extremely well with the "blueblood" and "country club" crowd as well.
There is exactly one GTO and one XLR that I see here in Monterey (pop 29,000). I also only occasionally see a new Malibu, but I see more Chrysler Sebring and Stratus sedans by far.
There are plenty of Mustangs around here, but because Ford hasn't changed the styling on them since '99, I can't say if they're used or new.
To give you an idea as to the type of people that live in Monterey (I actually live in nearby Marina and work in Monterey), you can't go more than 50 feet without tripping over some type of BMW or Mercedes. Say what you want about the 300's "bling-bling" appeal, but both it and the Magnum are certainly playing extremely well with the "blueblood" and "country club" crowd as well.
There is exactly one GTO and one XLR that I see here in Monterey (pop 29,000). I also only occasionally see a new Malibu, but I see more Chrysler Sebring and Stratus sedans by far.
There are plenty of Mustangs around here, but because Ford hasn't changed the styling on them since '99, I can't say if they're used or new.
Last edited by guionM; Aug 17, 2004 at 09:40 AM.
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I see everything. Lots and lots and lots of 300's and Magnums. XLR's and CTSv's. Lots of Scions....really lots.
I even see afew Bentley Continental coupes every week.
I even see afew Bentley Continental coupes every week.
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I live in Texas so all the new trucks are everywhere....
Like guion, my neighborhood is littered with Bavarian as well as Italian offerings...
But for the most part these tend to catch my eye above others
Mazda 3
RX8
350Z (EVERYWHERE! only two years in)
xB
SSR - not really a truck
Mini Coopers
GTO - considering early sales figures, I see quite a bit
And the most surprising is the VW R32... I can't believe how many of these I see...on average one or two spottings per day! I see more of these than EVOs that have been out quite a bit longer...
Like guion, my neighborhood is littered with Bavarian as well as Italian offerings...
But for the most part these tend to catch my eye above others
Mazda 3
RX8
350Z (EVERYWHERE! only two years in)
xB
SSR - not really a truck
Mini Coopers
GTO - considering early sales figures, I see quite a bit
And the most surprising is the VW R32... I can't believe how many of these I see...on average one or two spottings per day! I see more of these than EVOs that have been out quite a bit longer...
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Red dodge magums & silver 300Cs. I'm not a fan of the styling (or porky curb weight) of either cars, but at least finally Chrysler is getting away from it's awful Celene Dion driven marketing image and making some ballsy and basically affordable RWD v8 cars.
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XLR's
There are three of them in my area that I know of, one is my neighbor and the other lives by my mom. CTS's are also very popular around here. Grand Prix's are pretty common too. I didn't even know they had hit dealerships yet the winter before last and I was alreaddy seeing them all around. Prius's are starting to become pretty popular too, I know of 5 local ones so far. Hummers are always popular around here since this is where they're built, their about as common as Accords.
Even though I hear a lot of praise around here for GTO's, it seems like dealerships can't even give them away
Probably just because people want their new cars to also be good in the winter.
There are three of them in my area that I know of, one is my neighbor and the other lives by my mom. CTS's are also very popular around here. Grand Prix's are pretty common too. I didn't even know they had hit dealerships yet the winter before last and I was alreaddy seeing them all around. Prius's are starting to become pretty popular too, I know of 5 local ones so far. Hummers are always popular around here since this is where they're built, their about as common as Accords.Even though I hear a lot of praise around here for GTO's, it seems like dealerships can't even give them away
Probably just because people want their new cars to also be good in the winter.
Last edited by Meccadeth; Aug 17, 2004 at 11:10 AM.
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I saw a lot of CTS's in Chicago before I moved to Houston. Now that I think about it I saw quite a few GTOs for 2 months ago. I havnt seen one other GTO besides mine on the street but I was at a count of 11 before I left for texas.
off track..... The best auto bill board ad is one on Ohio Steet in downton Chicago about 3 lights before the famous stip of Rush street. It just has a black GTO and the words "Make every street Rush street".
off track..... The best auto bill board ad is one on Ohio Steet in downton Chicago about 3 lights before the famous stip of Rush street. It just has a black GTO and the words "Make every street Rush street".
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Originally Posted by jawzforlife
Minnesota
alot of
-300 & 300C
-Malibus
-CTS & CTSV
some
-SSR
-Crossfire
only one
-GTO
-New Viper
NO
-magnums
-XLR
alot of
-300 & 300C
-Malibus
-CTS & CTSV
some
-SSR
-Crossfire
only one
-GTO
-New Viper
NO
-magnums
-XLR


