Is There Any Pent-Up Demand?

Vegasmach1 · 08-13-2008, 09:01 PM

Something I've been wondering lately, most you guys here waited a long time for your M's. As such, the initial push to purchase should be satisfied meaning the next model year interest will most likely level-off or even drop-off.
What does this mean for 2009?
I base my observation on the number of unsold M-3's.
A quick search on cars.com, 250 mile vicinity from Vegas, showed 395 unsold. Granted that number, approx. 170, are E93's but still a significant number are unsold half way through August. With NA allocations cut by 40,000 for MY 2009 what do you think will happen over the coming months?

PLAYON · 08-13-2008, 09:05 PM

Simply put: The sale of the M3 will follow the swings and trends of the economy.

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Vegasmach1 Private 12 Rep 50 Posts Drives: 09 C63;Mustang Mach1(2) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV iTrader: (0) Garage List 2003 Mustang Mach1 [0.00]	Is There Any Pent-Up Demand? Something I've been wondering lately, most you guys here waited a long time for your M's. As such, the initial push to purchase should be satisfied meaning the next model year interest will most likely level-off or even drop-off. What does this mean for 2009? I base my observation on the number of unsold M-3's. A quick search on cars.com, 250 mile vicinity from Vegas, showed 395 unsold. Granted that number, approx. 170, are E93's but still a significant number are unsold half way through August. With NA allocations cut by 40,000 for MY 2009 what do you think will happen over the coming months? __________________ C63 AMG Black/Black Mustang Mach1(s) Sin City
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PLAYON Major 247 Rep 1,414 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 550i Join Date: May 2008 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW 550i [0.00] 2003 Audi A4 [0.00]	Simply put: The sale of the M3 will follow the swings and trends of the economy. __________________
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