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Originally Posted by jims69camaro
did you know that the enthusiast sector of the market attributes only .05 to 1% of the total car marketplace? so, how many people, exactly, would be alienated by not having a firebird? i am not trying to say your opinion doesn't count, but when you go up against the bean counters, it's hard to press for a few thousand people in the grand scheme of things.
while there is a cash trail that can (finally!) be seen represented by the enthusiast that includes other things besides the car purchase, to the tune of millions of dollars of profit for any car company, they still have to push for the larger or more easily winnable situation. remember, there were 200,000 cars being sold when they gave it the ax. since they now have two juicy new vehicles in the pontiac lineup that shoot for other sectors of the market, while still dabbling in the enthusiast sector, it would only be further confused with a firebird. there was never really much difference between the two cars, so why compete against yourself or make the buyer choose between marques under the same roof (namely, chevrolet and pontiac)?
i've owned both and i can truly say that it doesn't bother me that there won't be a firebird. 6 of one, half dozen of another, in my book. of those diehard firebird fans, who will only drive a firebird and are planning to boycott the camaro: who are they really hurting by not buying a camaro? i say they are shooting themselves in the foot.
it would be really cool if there was aftermarket support with sheetmetal or a body kit nostalgic of the firebird.
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I understand your points here as well. But look at Lutz's words, "It is like a CULT following out there." When he says "cult", who do you think he's talking about? Sounds like he's mainly addressing the enthusiasts. What about the cult following for the Firebird? I don't think that just upped and died. Come on guys, we all know very well what someone says in this industry one day doesn't mean much the next. GM a few months back said Zeta was dead.... but magically the Camaro Concept now sits on it. I understand how you could potentially be creating competition within your own divisions, but had not the Firebird, GTO, Corvette, Camaro, and Chevelle all exist at one point together? Are we forgetting the 33 years Camaro and Firebird shared? Don't tell me you guys wouldn't love to have that again.
Look, I'm not trying to make anyone sick by talking about another Firebird, but why would it? Is Firebird now some evil car, a bad word for GM? Am I like the only one here who still likes it?