Comments on: Subaru and Esanda to join forces http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/ Resource for Car Reviews, News, Advice, Road Tests, Green Cars, Hybrids Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Geni http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108480 Geni Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:57:11 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108480 Forza, yeah Toyota-esque reliability in cars that actually handle, highest average resale values, how stupid australians must be to buy them. Forza, yeah Toyota-esque reliability in cars that actually handle, highest average resale values, how stupid australians must be to buy them.

]]> By: Forza M http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108475 Forza M Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:50:54 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108475 unfortunately it doesnt say much about Australians if this is Subaru's third biggest market. unfortunately it doesnt say much about Australians if this is Subaru’s third biggest market.

]]> By: Flying High http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108460 Flying High Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:02:09 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108460 It really will be a pointless exercise if they do not offer competitive finance rates; And I would not call Esanda finance competitive. In fact no deal you can get from a dealer has ever been competitive really. You would ne much better off organising your own finance. And the research to find a more competitive rate would take all of a 60 second google search. It really will be a pointless exercise if they do not offer competitive finance rates; And I would not call Esanda finance competitive. In fact no deal you can get from a dealer has ever been competitive really. You would ne much better off organising your own finance. And the research to find a more competitive rate would take all of a 60 second google search.

]]> By: realcars http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108436 realcars Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:31:45 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108436 Clever company making AWD their own. Clever company making AWD their own.

]]> By: john t http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108431 john t Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:28:24 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108431 Thats good news. People forget how small Subaru is as a company, the fact that Australia is Subaru's third largest market, behind Japan and the US, when they sell on average 3000 cars a month here shows how tiny they are. Yearly sales are around 1 million vehicles, thats less than half the size of suzuki. So I guess making their own financing arm in the current economic situation would be simply too expensive and not worth the risk. I mean GMAC recently had to be bailed out, so its not a great market to be in at the moment. Thats good news. People forget how small Subaru is as a company, the fact that Australia is Subaru’s third largest market, behind Japan and the US, when they sell on average 3000 cars a month here shows how tiny they are. Yearly sales are around 1 million vehicles, thats less than half the size of suzuki. So I guess making their own financing arm in the current economic situation would be simply too expensive and not worth the risk. I mean GMAC recently had to be bailed out, so its not a great market to be in at the moment.

]]> By: SuperCujo http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108423 SuperCujo Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:00:26 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108423 The management costs on the smallish volumes when lending margins are so tight is the issue here. When sales were booming, you could afford to have a 0.5% higher rate than the competition because the sales would still occur. Now that the money has tightened, people are more likely to shop around for the best finance package and 0.5% more would not cut it. The management costs on the smallish volumes when lending margins are so tight is the issue here.

When sales were booming, you could afford to have a 0.5% higher rate than the competition because the sales would still occur. Now that the money has tightened, people are more likely to shop around for the best finance package and 0.5% more would not cut it.

]]> By: FrugalOne http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108415 FrugalOne Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:04:26 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/20111/subaru-and-esanda-to-join-forces/#comment-108415 *****PRIMO!***** Subaru [FHI] should just do their own bankroll inhouse finance with its own funds. Make more $, seeing they are uncontiable[sp!] and already do its own dealerships, its the next steep CHEERS, f-0 *****PRIMO!*****

Subaru [FHI] should just do their own bankroll inhouse finance with its own funds.

Make more $, seeing they are uncontiable[sp!] and already do its own dealerships, its the next steep

CHEERS,

f-0

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