Who the hell is buying new cars?

[tetsujin1979]

was driving into Dublin last night, and noticed the car in front of me was 10-D-10XXX. 10,000 cars sold in less than 3 months. Don't think I saw any number higher than 37,000 on a 09 reg last year

[pineapple stu]

27000 last year, not 37000.

With the way the market goes, 11000 over two months will probably work out less than 40000 over the year. So I'd say there's more closures on the way.

[tetsujin1979]

you sure Stu? There's defintely a 09-D-35000 reg car in the car park at work

[Fr Damo]

With the way the market goes, 11000 over two months will probably work out less than 40000 over the year. So I'd say there's more closures on the way.


Stu, Tetsjuin was talking about D Reg cars as far as I know. Last year there were told 58k cars were sold. This year to end of feb we are at 28 k vehicles or about 17% up on last yearfor the same period. Nationally of course.
The motor trade is improving (the clue is in the thread title!!) and with the garages out of buiness last year the one remaining should be able to break even by the year end. I'm predicting sales of 70,000 - 75,000 cars this year.

Sorry Dahamsta, if Kev's boss got a newer cleaner vehicle than last year and are paying less for vehicle hire this year compared to last, then that is a saving. Simple.

Don't get too bogged down on APRs length of agreement etc, it's about Euros and cents and I think that is the point Kev was making??

[pineapple stu]

you sure Stu? There's defintely a 09-D-35000 reg car in the car park at work
Pretty sure. There's re-reged imports going out at the moment that are 09-D-29xxx, and they'd be tagged on at the end obviously.

Father - I was also talking about D reg cars. Rest of the country doesn't matter. :)

[Fr Damo]

Father - I was also talking about D reg cars. Rest of the country doesn't matter. :)[/QUOTE]

so now your working the the FAI? Ha.

Thanks for pointing out the 10 - D - 29??? regarding imports.

[dahamsta]

Sorry Dahamsta, if Kev's boss got a newer cleaner vehicle than last year and are paying less for vehicle hire this year compared to last, then that is a saving. Simple.

I don't think anyone reads posts around here. If it's a lease and the APR is higher and/or the term is longer, then it's unlikely to be a genuine saving. If it is a hire contract, which hasn't been specified, then it has zero bearing on the thread in the first place, since the thread is about "buying" new cars. For the 3rd time: Hire != Lease != Buy.

[tetsujin1979]

Pretty sure. There's re-reged imports going out at the moment that are 09-D-29xxx, and they'd be tagged on at the end obviously.

Father - I was also talking about D reg cars. Rest of the country doesn't matter. :)
fair enough, it could be one of those re-reged cars. But it's definitely got 35000 on the plate

[pineapple stu]

Is it an 08? (Seriously). Cos 09-D-29xxx are imports being registered this month.

Possible it's a special order plate (like 09-D-911), but I would have thought you'd have to wait for all previous numbers to be registered before you can register your held number.

[tetsujin1979]

don't think so, I'll check for it over the next few days

[pineapple stu]

You can do a check here (http://www.motorcheck.ie/); if you enter (for example) 09D30000, it comes up saying there's no such car. Put in 09D28000, and you get that it's an Opel Antara.

[tetsujin1979]

that's weird, I'm convinced I saw 35000 on the plate, even remarked at the time it was the highest 09 reg I had seen
I'll keep an eye out for it in future