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Originally Posted by Chuck33079
But if the Z platform is the only one using the manual, sales most likely won't be where they need to be to justify the tooling, etc. When they could use the manual on the G as well, they could spread the costs around. If it's gone for the G, it's bad news for the Z.
Z cult buyers were barely keeping this model on life support. They won't base a decision like this on the wants of a group who buys >5k cars a year. They want mass success, not something propped up by a very small group of enthusiasts.
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I'm going to assume they will have both options... but on the manual one they will keep the same old CSC... again to force auto's on us.
and unfortunately the last part is true. take queue the recent base price cuts needed to help stimulate sales.
mind you an issue with this car is it came out during the recession / financial crisis and a lot of people that had disposable income to buy a sports car was in question when they needed something more practical. at the release it was great in terms of competition. nothing really in 09'.
since the economy has been recovering (albeit slowly) and the reemergence of the middle class they have more money to blow on sports cars and then we have more choice/options now for the price of the Z...