[Surferdude]

This from the motoring pages of one of the local free papers.

Sales results in August indicate a jump in consumer confidence. On a month to month basis 93,552 vehicles were sold in August 2012, an increase of 6.2% on August 2011.

Industry data showed Toyota retained first place on the sales ladder with 19.2% of the market in August. Holden held second spot with 12%

Hyundai and Ford tied for third with 8.3% each, while Mazda was next on 8.2%.

[beerman]

Toyota and Holden were cheating offering 0% and 0.9% finance....

Drug test them I say....

(no mention of Hyundai offering 0.9% on the I40, there just doing that to keep up!)

[Dazzler]

This link expands a bit on that Trev.. (Beerman I think those finance discounts were for September  )

http://www.caradvice.com.au/189716/new-car-sales-figures-august-2012/

[Doggie 1]

I contributed to that. 

[Surferdude]

And in September.....................

Mazda 3                       4276   cars sold
Toyota Hi Lux               3479
Hyundai i30                 3144
Toyota Corolla             3133
Holden Commodore    2532


Brands in Sept.

Toyota        17300                 1st YTD
Mazda        10093                  3rd YTD
Holden       8955                    2nd YTD
Hyundai       7815                  4th YTD
Ford             7764                  5th YTD
Nissan         6228                  6th YTD

[Doggie 1]

We're getting up there.

[Keith]

I had the i30 2 years now, and I'm starting to feel like changing it next year.
Just 2 cars are on my agenda, both really dont suit my needs but hey so what!

A non-turbo Veloster.
A non-turbo i40.

The Veloster is too small really... but I like it.

The i40 is too big really, but I like it.

 

[Doggie 1]

I had the i30 2 years now, and I'm starting to feel like changing it next year.
Just 2 cars are on my agenda, both really dont suit my needs but hey so what!

A non-turbo Veloster.
A non-turbo i40.

The Veloster is too small really... but I like it.

The i40 is too big really, but I like it.

 

Leave the two alone for a weekend and see what they produce for you.

[Dazzler]

And in September.....................

Mazda 3                       4276   cars sold
Toyota Hi Lux               3479
Hyundai i30                 3144
Toyota Corolla             3133
Holden Commodore    2532

Thanks Trev, they are big numbers for the i30 

Keith,

Have you driven either? Both nice but quite different 

[Keith]

Cheers Daz, I'll test drive both next Summer,  I'm buying on a whim really, my i30 still only has 34,000 miles on it, but I popped into the dealers a bit back and played in both in the Showroom... yes I know thats what the Showroom is meant to do but I like my cars lol! I even had a hankering after an ix35... whats wrong with me I wonder... Hyundai designers seem to have laid a trap for me that I'm happily walking into!

[Doggie 1]

The new Sante Fe looks very nice. 

[Dazzler]

I bailed up a couple in the supermarket car park today who were getting into a Vivid Blue FD i30 SR .. I said are you happy with it and they said yes (very) had an iX35 for a while but weren't happy with it) I said have you had any problems, door locks maybe and they laughed and said yes.. Just had front passenger side replaced.. It was a manual and a petrol (of course, being an SR) so I said they should be fairly safe reliability wise...

Mentioned the site a couple of times (was on foot so didn't have a card with me) 

[Doggie 1]

Excellent - spread the word to the unconverted.