Are People Not Buying Cars Because Of Price?
A new survey has recently been released that states that of the people they asked half of them would not be buying a new car this year due to the fact that car prices are just rising too fast and by too much. So what are the costs coming into play this year and is it really too much to stop someone from purchasing a car?
Emission Tax
Soon to come into play is the emission tax which actually adds up nearly £1,000 extra onto your car if you are after one of the models that guzzles up more fuel than a cross between a Jumbo Jet and a Mission to Mars. Safety should be in cars like the Audi Q5 and Audi TT Coupe. I personally do think that this tax is more than a fair one and that the government are doing a good hting by bringing it in, it does not change my opinion on the government being pants though.
Even within the bad recession that we have just come out of there were still companies putting the prices up. Vauxhall, SEAT, and Renualt are just three of the companies that put their prices up more than once and Ford increased theirs a record of four times which actually put the price of a brand new Fiesta up by £2,500 by the end of 2009. Are companies really looking into why people are simply not interested in buying from them, how about the price?
On the plus side you can still get a cheap Audi for a reasonably good price so take into consideration that some manufacturers are a lot better than others. Make sure that you also take a good look on the internet because there are many sites out there that offer prices a lot cheaper than showrooms.
So don’t scrap the idea of getting a new car altogether, just look around!
