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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
i also want to know how GM not offering another V8 rear drive effects people picking the GTO over the offerings from every other company.
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there are some people who are still loyal to GM.
the only thing the hiatus of the camaro and introduction of the GTO did for me was make me look at other GM brands. i didn't act on any of those impulses, thankfully, because i will be in perfect shape when the camaro comes out. provided that i don't find another 'project' car...
one more time for the cheap seats: car enthusiasts make up 1% (that's one percent) of the total car consumer market. you can suggest they do something to appease us, like bring back the firebird, but don't hold your breath. a car like the mustang appeals to more people than just enthusiasts and i certainly hope the camaro is the same way. it's the only way to ensure longevity in this fickle market where people are still hung up on the '80s where the imports had it all over the US auto makers.
maybe if people looked at it from my (slightly skewed) perspective: every import car sold means one less job for an american. with so many other things happening in the US economy, why can't we at least hang on to the factory jobs? do we have to ship every last dollar overseas to some other corporation? then sit back and lament that there are no jobs for our kids? 30% of americans graduate college, only to do what? work at mcdonalds? where is the future? why can't we (as a whole) see past our own greedy little noses?