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August 27th, 2011 06:08 PM #31
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August 27th, 2011 06:14 PM #32
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August 27th, 2011 06:15 PM #33
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August 27th, 2011 06:17 PM #34
hey congrats if you bought one of those
but there are people here who saw thru hondaphils' way of disposing remaining inventory of the outgoing civic model (great way to sell 26 cars fast diba?)
there are people who don't bite stuff like that
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August 27th, 2011 06:32 PM #35ya that's true, in fact i was informed beforehand that honda cars phil has a large number of 2.0 civic in their inventories and they were having a hard time selling them. That's why they thought of these scheme to attract buyers. Trash talking the set up was way up last month at different forums and blogs. Even a friend of mine, an importer of accessories for honda cars told me about it.
But as I have said, it's a matter of taste and personal preference. People who bought were not uto uto or idi..., they are suckers! hehehe I agree also that there are people who wont bite stuff like that.
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August 27th, 2011 07:07 PM #36
Exactly! They have probably leftover inventory of the old Civic 2.0S (I say old cause a new generation Civic is coming next year) and they can't sell it as it is so gawa sila ng gimmick para lang matangal na sa inventory nila yang 2.0S na Civic na yan... Could have been worth it kung merong performance upgrades but stock performance??? Oh please...
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August 27th, 2011 07:19 PM #37hay naku, kaya nga 1.4m e and not 2.5M like the Subaru WRX STI or the 3.5M Mitsubishi Evo X eh. Do you now how the Real Type R and the Mugen RR costs??? It's 28,000 us dollars and 38,000 usd!!! Aesthetics nga lang yun improvement na nilabas na Mugen dito dont you get it? hayyy.... hehe Para bang sa 1.4 million gusto mo pa high performance? Have you seen the real type R/ Mugen RR? Iba interior nun? iba makina, naka Brembo brakes, iba transmission etc etc. And youre expecting it sa 1.4m? you gotta be kidding hehehe.
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August 27th, 2011 08:16 PM #38
But you forget:
Honda Philippines doesn't have to buy parts piecemeal at retail price. 41k for the rims is retail price, Honda itself makes the money on the rims, and Honda Philippines likely gets them at a discount below vendor price, so whatever mark-up Speedlab has on the rims, Honda probably makes more. Same with the body kits and badges.
Tires? Why would that matter? That 1.1 million already includes the standard wheels and tires, which don't come with the car. So subtract maybe 20k+ from the price. Honda can take 26 extra sets of rims and tires and resell them at 25-40k as replacement units to other Honda owners. And that's for the rims alone.
Out of that extra 300k, I expect about 100k is pure profit... or, worst case scenario... 50k. And then add another 60k in profit if they can flip the original wheels and tires to other Honda owners. If Honda can't move stocks, they often sell them at deep, deep, deep, discounts... we got our remaindered (2007 model bought in 08) CR-V for over 100k off sticker because nobody wants a 2.4 liter CR-V nowadays. So, you can add around 100k in revenue NOT lost to that 100k profit.
Personally? I wish they had 2.0 MTs instead...
Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
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August 27th, 2011 08:33 PM #39
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August 28th, 2011 08:44 AM #40you must also take into account that today's car world is also in the world of fashion. people tend to fall prey on appearance and not substance. for honda, it's cheaper to add mugen accessories than entirely modify the current civic, moreso, the next generation of civic. however, mugen parts are not cheap either, especially the suspension, wheels and tires.
but you have to give honda credit for doing this, in japan and in the US, they also have this promotion. the message is, you can own this one-of-a-kind-car if you can. for the owners of this lineup, kudos to you in being exquisite. many people will imitate your car's looks. as the saying goes, immitation is the best form of flattery. but i guess not. IMO, hate is better.
Buhay na buhay ang BGC this evening. Bukas halos lahat ng restaurants. Sabi pa nung isang cashier...
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