No s**t Sherlock... an irregular look at the art of stating the bleedin' obvious

“This has been the worst year in living memory for used convertible
values,� comments Adrian Rushmore, Managing Editor at
EurotaxGlass’s.
Er, now why is that? War in Iraq? Slump in US demand for pig bellies or months and months of good old British summer rain?
Well accoding to the buyers' guide that has an itzy-bitzy bit to do with it but mainly sales were affected by:“An all-time high of 116,000 new convertible
registrations in 2004 - almost 20 per cent up on 2003 - a substantial
number of additional used three-year-old examples will have reached the
used market during 2007. These additional volumes will have played a
significant role in subduing prices of second-hand models.�
“In addition, since 2003 sales of new convertibles have consistently
exceeded 100,000 units, leading to increased volumes of younger cars
being available for sale, again keeping prices in check.�
So there you have it. What stoped you buying a drop-top this year, the need to spend money on a boat and a house on stilts or a load of marketing b*****ks?

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