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RANT ON! :willy:
Thank God that the bloody EOP is done with......I have been annoyed by all of the EOP hype at this site, get over it people, you can still buy a Solstice AFTER the 1st 1000, it's not like GM is going to cease production of this vehicle any time soon! The EOP was a gimmick, but you can still buy a Solstice, go order one for petes sake!
That being said, I think GM has a dilemma, albeit a good dilemma, judging from the Apprentice show and the current "buzz", the Solstice is going to be a BIG TIME hit imho. Like the early Miata, it could really re-invigorate the roadster niche of the market. Solstice, new Miata, Sky, VW roadster all coming to a dealer near you soon. But I digress, the Solstice "buzz" is creating such a demand for the product that GM may have seriously under-estimated the sheer numbers of cars that could and should be produced. IMO the Solstice could easily do 25,000+ cars a year, but that has always been the upper limit for this vehicle (limiting sales = continued demand). Production limitations be damned, get this car BUILT, pronto!
If GM bean-counters had half a brain they would pump out alot of cars ASAP to supply this demand before it dies (see GTO and G6 launch for reference). I also hope that GM will develop new options, colours, and upgrades for the Solstice, to keep the public interested long term.....can you say GXP?
RANT OVER
Thank God that the bloody EOP is done with......I have been annoyed by all of the EOP hype at this site, get over it people, you can still buy a Solstice AFTER the 1st 1000, it's not like GM is going to cease production of this vehicle any time soon! The EOP was a gimmick, but you can still buy a Solstice, go order one for petes sake!
That being said, I think GM has a dilemma, albeit a good dilemma, judging from the Apprentice show and the current "buzz", the Solstice is going to be a BIG TIME hit imho. Like the early Miata, it could really re-invigorate the roadster niche of the market. Solstice, new Miata, Sky, VW roadster all coming to a dealer near you soon. But I digress, the Solstice "buzz" is creating such a demand for the product that GM may have seriously under-estimated the sheer numbers of cars that could and should be produced. IMO the Solstice could easily do 25,000+ cars a year, but that has always been the upper limit for this vehicle (limiting sales = continued demand). Production limitations be damned, get this car BUILT, pronto!
If GM bean-counters had half a brain they would pump out alot of cars ASAP to supply this demand before it dies (see GTO and G6 launch for reference). I also hope that GM will develop new options, colours, and upgrades for the Solstice, to keep the public interested long term.....can you say GXP?
RANT OVER