OHV 16V Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Something fun. For the month of June, these were actually recorded sales of new, unsold, discontinued models. Some of them, I can't believe how long they've been out of production.(!) I've put the end-production date after so you don't have to look it up... Hyundai Veracruz - 10 (11/15/2011, rebadged as '12s) Buick Lucerne - 5 (6/15/2011) Cadillac STS - 4 (5/4/2011) Acura RL - 3 (?? RLX shown in April 2012) Honda S2000 - 2 (6/2009) Lexus LFA - 1 (12/14/2012) - No surprise here, highest bidder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 (edited) A lot of times these sort of models end up as demos for dealers and end up on the used car lot after awhile. I recall our Ford dealer having several 3 MY-old Tauruses still on the lot for awhile that they ended up doing that with. I think they booked them as "new" sales directly to the dealer principal and then sent them to the used lot just so the books would balance properly with the manufacturer... That S2000 number is pretty funny though. Edited July 9, 2013 by NickF1011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewfanGRB Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I, um, uh...well, I thought the Lucerne was still being produced/sold. Sorry, Buick. I honestly like to think I'm up on things, so maybe Buick needs to step up its marketing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I, um, uh...well, I thought the Lucerne was still being produced/sold. Sorry, Buick. I honestly like to think I'm up on things, so maybe Buick needs to step up its marketing. You want them to advertise a vehicle has been discontinued? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 You want them to advertise a vehicle has been discontinued? I can hear the ad copy now... "Buick: No longer making boring, FWD, grandpa mobiles like that shitty Lucerne. We're now building boring, FWD, grandpa-mobiles like Lacrosse and Verano." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I can hear the ad copy now... "Buick: No longer making boring, FWD, grandpa mobiles like that shitty Lucerne. We're now building boring, FWD, grandpa-mobiles like Lacrosse and Verano." It's so true. Their cars all pretty much look the same, just in different sizes, and almost every one I see is some sort of champagne color. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 almost every one I see is some sort of champagne color. Thats the go-to color for old farts besides gold....I couldn't believe it when I drove into my parents retirement community...they had a half dozen gold cars on their street, including the Sable they had at the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I would take a Regal over most other offerings in the GM portfolio... but with its paltry sales numbers, I'm not sure it will be around too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I must be getting old, I kinda like the LaCrosse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREMiERdrum Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I must be getting old, I kinda like the LaCrosse. "I'll take the Buick sedan, large please." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 "I'll take the Opel Buick sedan, large please." FTFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Like Starbucks sizes. Would you like a Grande or a Venti Buick? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHV 16V Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Like Starbucks sizes. Would you like a Grande or a Venti Buick? Venti White Mocha Buick with Caramel Drizzle interior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Do you need room for Geritol with that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisH Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 It's so true. Their cars all pretty much look the same, just in different sizes, and almost every one I see is some sort of champagne color. I agree. From a distance, I usually can't tell which model I am looking at. Of course, Cadillac is almost as bad (at least from the front view). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewfanGRB Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 You want them to advertise a vehicle has been discontinued? Hmm. Well, I realized how dumb it was what I said pretty much while I was writing it but decided to just go with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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