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Originally Posted by Knipps
The GTO didn't die, it was a planned lifespan. There was only going to be so many made, they were only going to make them for so long, get it?
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Nah, I don't get it, If you want to believe that by reading Wiki, and listening to other people say that because they hump the leg of GM and believe anything they say, sure, but I highly doubt that Pontiac would spend a couple million on a car, then rebadge it as one of the greatest namesakes from Pontiac, only to offer it for three years, especially the way they adapted things like LS2, dual exhaust, restyled hood, so rapidly. To me that looks like Pontiac tried to appease the buyers to try and help sales, but it was no use because the price didnt help selling it.
It's called testing the consumers, if its a hit, they will continue to build it. They werent going to import tons of them over, just to have them sit in lots, especially since it got mixed reviews. The magazines raved about it, but the consumer was wishy washy about it. I've seen a few cars that were only supposed to be built for a period of time, or a certain amount built, but since there was a demand, they continued to build for a little longer until they finally said they really had to stop producing. I've also seen cars taht were supposed to be a mainstay car, but the public didnt buy and was cut early. If you think GM really was only going to produce for three years and close the doors, specially since they were looking to fill that affordable sports car slot the Firebird/ Camaro had, then I got some magic beans for you to buy as well.
What I believe they ment to say was the initial build was to be for three years at a rate of 18,000 units per year, and if it was deemed profitable ( they sold well) they would recontract to continue to build after 2006. Get it?
Like I said, I highly doubt they would look into putting R&D money into a right hand drive car that needed to be converted into let hand drive and to make it legal for the U.S., which is actually not as easy as it may seem, and use the GTO namesake, the definition of the begining of the Musclecar age, change the car rapidly after the first year including the engine, and bodywork, just to shut the doors after three years.
