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I know you know why the car is as hefty as it is. But be careful when using the word "mistake". It can't be a mistake if there was no choice to begin with. Well...I suppose there was a choice: It was Zeta Camaro, or no Camaro. What would you have chosen?
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True, we don't know if it's a mistake yet really in the sense of sales. I think the Camaro is going to sell through the roof based on it's super good looks. To me, understanding they probably did all they could, I think it's a mistake but point taken. To me, as an a car guy...it's too heavy.
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Again, be careful with the word "mistake". A transmission must go through validation procedures, which costs $$. After some research they found that for a car like the G8, a manual transmission wasn't going to be checked off on that order form often enough to merit validating it. Not only that, we're all aware (I hope) that a manual does not work well with AFM. So they'd have to go through testing and validation of a two engine setup just like the Camaro. Based on research, there was just not enough demand for the manual to justify it.
And...I'd point you to the nearest Pontiac dealer. The GT's are flying off the lots. It seems it wasn't as big of a mistake for the car as you might have thought.
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True, and you are right again with my misuse of the word mistake. To me it was, as a personal consumer because forcing the automatic killed the deal for me. I know I'm not the only one, and while it's selling great with a stick it could have sold more...at LEAST 1 more for GM. LOL
You see, what this does is that every time I try to buy American (Chevy mainly), they don't offer something I'd consider or force automatics on me so I end up shopping elsewhere. If the G8 had a stick, I'd say bye to the Camaro (for the sake of the family, 4dr would be better) and go find myself a G8 but instead I don't even consider it.
Again, my motives is for them to maximize their sales and almost universally all gear heads are complaining about the lack of stick. The GXP will have one they say, but what will that thing get in fuel economy (and price) 13/20mpg...with $4 per gallon that's a bit too much.
TO ME, A MISTAKE...in reality, maybe that's all that they could do and if sales do great then who cares about car guys like me I guess...while that still leaves me buying something else instead of from GM.