Released on = December 20, 2006, 1:56 am

Press Release Author = neolie marcos

Industry = Automotive

Press Release Summary = Big is not always better when it comes to cars.


Press Release Body = 20, December 2006

Indeed, as petrol prices continue to soar uncontrollably, Australian car buyers have
begun to rethink their next car purchase. Suddenly, Australian car owners are
trading in their fuel-guzzling SUV\'s for something more modest-sized and
fuel-efficient. It\'s high time for small used cars today.

It wasn\'t always this way. The 90s perhaps wasn\'t exactly a promising time for the
small-sized cars of the autokingdom, what with car manufacturers immediately
regretting their decisions in launching their compact lines of cars. (See
Chevrolet\'s Metro, Dodge\'s Colt, Ford\'s Festiva, and Toyota\'s Tercel). Compact cars
were unavoidably low-priced and inevitably raked in small profits for car dealers.
Not to mention the giant and much-sought-after SUV\'s dominated the scene back then.

Now, the tables have been turned, in favour of the same small, compact cars
mentioned above. In particular, the Mini Cooper is the choice car in Australia
today, with its smart fuel-efficiency, ease in parking abilities, not to mention,
modest tax.

Obviously, the switch from big to small is prodded by practicality and economy in
buying cars. Australia may have wide freeways and parking spaces posing no problems
for big cars, but petrol price and dependence continue to be a big issue. Which is
why car manufacturers are redesigning their compact cars at ever more intelligent
ways. Hyundai Accent, Kia Rio, Chevy Aveo, just to name a few cars that pack in all
the big stuff in one compact size. New lines of subcompact cars are also set to
invade 2007 including those from Honda, Nissan, and Toyota.

At the car dealer, it\'s not the big cars that get visited and inspected now, but the
small ones.

But, really, how small is too small? Depends on the car buyer\'s lifestyle, of
course. And what does this trend mean for the average Australian car buyer? More
choices, lower prices, and better products. And more bargaining power at the
dealer\'s lot.

Neolie Marcos
pressandarticleofoc@yahoo.com
http://cars.ozfreeonline.com

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