BRAND-NEW 2door/3door Vehicles,where have they gone??

[Benji_DCP]

:car: Gone are those days when these cars/suv are brand new here sa Pinas, as in mass produced in our country, brand new stock unit:

2 DOORS / 3 DOORS

1. Honda hatchback
2. Lancer GSR
3. Mazda Miata
4. Toyota Rav4
5. Daihatsu Feroza
6. did i miss any?

Are the local manufactures having plans of producing new models for these types of cars. Why are not they producing any here, all we have is surplus units.

So mga pips kung may balita kau or opinion bout this thread paki post naman

Salamat po!:car:

The Daihatsu Charade was available in Brand new 2 Dr models.

The old Volkswagen Beetle was a two door sedan and were sold brand new then... However you could still buy a brand new New Beetle.

[Bry]

I heard Mitsu Phils is to introduce the all-new Eclipse, if it hasn't already.

[mbeige]

Coupes and hatchbacks tend to cost more. Considering the average Pinoy would want to buy a family car rather than a personal transport without much room, it wouldn't be cost effective to import the coupes and hatchbacks into the country.

[space invader]

in addition:

hyundai coupe
mitsubishi rvr (subic)

[ssaloon]

you have an abundance of choices in other bigger markets e.g. USA and maybe even thailand. but locally, there is just no market for coupes...

[Si 06]

nope may jimny parin its still new so hindi pa to maphaphase out

mahal kasi taxes pag 2door kaya hindi na masyado pinapasok just look at the price of the new civic si ... it sells for 2.1M ! thats a stupid sticker price for a civic

Taxes are not based on the number of doors but on the Blue book value of the car.

[niky]

The price of the Si? Importer's prices... c'mon, these are the same guys who sell the 24k FJ Cruiser for 2.5m...

But yeah, taxes are based on the blue book value of the vehicle, and sadly, two doors always cost more than comparable sedans or five doors, simply because the lack of volume gives them a higher markup.

Still, we're not too bad off... you can still buy a Peugeot 206 or the Hyundai Coupe (Tiburon)... which are kinda silly at the price... for the same price as the 206, you can get a Swift or a Jazz with a better engine and similar or better handling... for the price of the base Tiburon, you can get a Focus or a Mazda3 2.0, both of which have better handling, or a Civic, which is faster. For the price of the V6 Tiburon, you can get the Mazda6 2.3, which looks just as dramatic, has more rear headroom, and drives sublimely.

But then, you don't buy 2/3 door vehicles for their value-for-money, now, do you? It's sad that the Coupe doesn't sell more... as, though it lacks some headroom in the back, the rear seats are actually quite good, and it's a worthy alternative to a compact/midsizer.