Yeah but you priced a fully loaded Ralliart vs. a base WRX which is misleading.

 

i promise I wont be paying that much, and my car will be fully loaded

 

Read again. I didn't say anything about WRX pricing. That's $26,940 base Ralliart MSRP at the top, and fully loaded Ralliart pricing at the bottom. I'm not misleading anyone.

I never said anybody was going to actually pay MSRP for a loaded Ralliart (although I'm sure some people will). I was just pointing out that you didn't have a ****ing clue when you accused ralliarting of making things up.

 

How likely is it that Mitsubishi will sell this car below MSRP? I have a feeling that for the first few months, they'll be acting like it's a supercar.

 

in Canada? i dunno

in California? too easy to get a good deal cuz there is so many dealers and so many cars

 

Even then they may not sell it for less than MSRP.

 

well, i will get it for below MSRP i promise! South Coast Mitsubishi is the shiznit! they arer already advertising under MSRP for the RA

 

That's great for you but doesn't really help people in the other 49 states or in other countries.

 

hey im just telling you what i know. Canada? i have no idea. i heard that GTS lancers were selling for over MSRP. now i dont know that as fact. but i do know about SoCal pricing

 

[QUOTE=aestival;6064785]???????? This makes no sense. If you think the price of a car is impacted only by the value of a dollar you are wacko. All the value of the dollar impacts are exchange rates and inflation. Actual material costs have a direct impact on price. Hence, you don't see a Porsche or Aston Martin interior in a Mitsubishi or Chevy.

 

Why would the price of a car go down anyways if the dollar goes down? Don't forget that most manufacturers have a fairly healthy buffer zone when it comes to prices. If they increased relative to actual costs, they'd have a hell of a time selling cars.

 

Exactly, why do you think most cars cost upwards of 30k. That is partly why sales are going down since leasing is drying up with poor bank situations.

 

Only in larger centres -- everywhere else they already have seen that the Evo X is hard to push, so they'll be humbled by the time the Ralliarts arrive (not that any sales guy is likely to admit it).

Of course, morons like me who pre-ordered the Ralliart half a year ago will probably generate a small period of MSRP-level sales before the price drops 3-5%. Not that I have any regrets... 3-5% isn't enough to make me wish I'd have waited, and I'm getting the Ralliart in orange, which isn't likely to be something you'll find sitting on the lot (just too difficult to sell relative to black or white, or even blue).

 

[QUOTE=dboz;6066232]Yes, because Japan is part of the US, so why would exchange rates matter... did you bother to think before you wrote that, or do you actually believe that Japan does business mostly in US dollars?

[last I checked, core Ralliart parts are largely priced in Yen and Euros... and it's the Euro that really drives up costs relative to the sad US dollar]

 

Most manufacturers offset low US prices by raising prices in nations where customers have fewer choices, or where brand loyalty is stronger. If Mitsubishi raised prices in their tiny share of the US market, it would kill their brand there. I think you're right, but what's likely going to happen in the US will start with fringe manufacturers closing up shop (not enough profit to stick with the US), followed by a sharp rise in prices for those who remain. It's almost inevitable, as it's very likely that the US dollar will continue to decline in the coming years, due to the teetering economy and staggering national debt.