@ All,
I believe the main reason why anyone would be interested in going through a forum regarding City 2008 is to be able to decide the future of this car, specifically one who is a perspective buyer.
I for one, have been trying to find out if its worthwhile buying a city right now, or to wait till the end of the year. And yes, I believe that there ARE some changes about to be brought in the Pak City, however minor, but still, worth waiting for.
The reason why I suspect this is because:-
a. Currently, there is no OWN on any model of the City
b. You get delivery in 5 days here in Islamabad.
c. Buying a steermatic here is next to impossible now (sigh!), due to the production being discontinued.
I don't know what these symptoms suggest, but I would be willing to wait for a triptronic in a vario, or maybe a sunroof in a steermatic. Hell, what I would love is the i-VTEC engine in a Steermatic, since that is already available in thailand, and I was kinda disappointed when the steermatic was launched with just a standard vtec. (for those who might not be aware, the i-VTEC in a steermatic runs on 3 cylinders instead of 4 when the rpm drops, thereby further improving the economy, while not compromising on the excellent performance)
The way I see it, Honda Atlas should be able to come up with these, since they are providing the same features in their other locally manufactured products. Here's hoping (against hope) that they might be proactive enough to work in our interests. What frustrates me is that there is absolutely no concrete information regarding things like these here in Paksitan. All the manufacturers do is fleece the consumer. I believe the older ones here would remember the sunroof that was introduced in the last model of the Corolla in 2000 (in 2.0d, XE Saloon, and 1.6 GLI), JUST before they were about to launch the new shape (i.e. the current one). That was done to clear the older stock of the previous shape. I still have some friends who bought the rolla then, and who still feel sorry for falling for a gimmick like that.
Hence, I request everyone... if they have any RELIABLE information as to if one should wait.. please let us know...
Cuz that is exactly what this forum is famous (and addictive) for.
BR..
Smirnoff!