Can I spitball here for a few paragraphs?
A lot of articles either look at the past of the SS (Holden) or the bleak future of the SS car and NA V8 cars alike. These authors yearn for the past NA V8's or desire a future with these cars. But I want to source opinions on what's going on now with the holy grail SS.
There's no more being made, we all know that yet Cars.com and Autotrader shows SS' littered on lots across America. There are 3 (was 4, the manual sold immediately of course) 2017 SS' sitting at the dealership where I bought mine from.
I am seeing a lot of SS' still sitting on lots. Mostly auto's but I think the number of autos on the lots are proportional to the the number of auto's made vs manuals made... I think, I could be wrong, it could be that the manuals are just that sought after. I digress...
So what's the present state of the SS? Why are they sitting on the lots? I remember the agony of waiting for the recall to end and I remember the SS community feeling the same. In 2016 dealerships couldn't' keep these cars on their lots before and after the recall. Now it's 4 months into 2017, the Holden plant is done making them and there are ALOT (relatively speaking) of 2017's just sitting.
Why?... Is it the color choice? A lot of OBM's, PBM's and HW's on lots. Is it the transmission choice? It's hard for me to believe that because I see more 2015 (the first year of the M6) trade ins than the 2014 which we know is only auto. Is it the asking price of 50k and no more 20 percent off?
I might be wrongfully assuming that something is wrong with moving these cars based on anecdotal evidence and what's going on in my area. But I'm curious... What happened from 2016 till now. Why are these cars sitting? What will dealers do to move them if GM isn't offering 20 percent off?
Maybe it's that this car is more desired in dreams than in garages. I'm starting to think so.
A lot of articles either look at the past of the SS (Holden) or the bleak future of the SS car and NA V8 cars alike. These authors yearn for the past NA V8's or desire a future with these cars. But I want to source opinions on what's going on now with the holy grail SS.
There's no more being made, we all know that yet Cars.com and Autotrader shows SS' littered on lots across America. There are 3 (was 4, the manual sold immediately of course) 2017 SS' sitting at the dealership where I bought mine from.
I am seeing a lot of SS' still sitting on lots. Mostly auto's but I think the number of autos on the lots are proportional to the the number of auto's made vs manuals made... I think, I could be wrong, it could be that the manuals are just that sought after. I digress...
So what's the present state of the SS? Why are they sitting on the lots? I remember the agony of waiting for the recall to end and I remember the SS community feeling the same. In 2016 dealerships couldn't' keep these cars on their lots before and after the recall. Now it's 4 months into 2017, the Holden plant is done making them and there are ALOT (relatively speaking) of 2017's just sitting.
Why?... Is it the color choice? A lot of OBM's, PBM's and HW's on lots. Is it the transmission choice? It's hard for me to believe that because I see more 2015 (the first year of the M6) trade ins than the 2014 which we know is only auto. Is it the asking price of 50k and no more 20 percent off?
I might be wrongfully assuming that something is wrong with moving these cars based on anecdotal evidence and what's going on in my area. But I'm curious... What happened from 2016 till now. Why are these cars sitting? What will dealers do to move them if GM isn't offering 20 percent off?
Maybe it's that this car is more desired in dreams than in garages. I'm starting to think so.