Seriously, I can’t even see many of those selling at all. It would be silly to bring that here, I don’t know which is more disappointing.
The G8 sedan will be my choice then but I wanted the wagon sooo bad. I would have loved to make a real nice sleeper out of it. Imagine getting raped by a wagon with a Newf in it.
Wasn’t that Subaru’s marketing campaign for the forrester? You just got beat by a family of 4 and a dog?
I must admit, I’m bummed. I had hoped to trade in the Stage 2 LGT Wagon for one. Oh well. :bloated:
It all comes down to profit and several recent trends have more than likely greatly affected the bottom line on the G8 lineup.
- People are flocking to smaller cars and hybrids, not larger cars with big V6’s and V8 options.
- The tanking US dollar makes building a car in Aussieland and importing it here that much more expensive. The same thing really hurt the GTO, which was originally supposed to price out right with a well equipped Mustang GT in the mid to upper 20’s. The dollar sank and the final price ended up being in the low 30’s, out of the range of it’s #1 competitor.
If they’re going to hold the price point they originally quoted on the G8 there can’t be much profit there with the current state of the dollar. Add in the costs of shipping it here (those big boats don’t get great MPG’s either), the delays associated with trans-pacific shipping etc and you can clearly understand why a version that history has shown will be a bust in the US market was dropped.
I highly doubt the ute will make it here either if they’ve killed the wagon.
so wait, they’re not making them/bringing them here anymore? wtf?
BTW, you have a newfoundland? no shit… owned 3 since I was a kid, awesome dogs
They are still making them but not bringing them to the US. Yeah, I have a Newf, George is his name, just turned 4 months old on the 11th. He is a Landseer, a black and white Newf. he has AWESOME coloring, all black head, big black spots on his back, and dalmation looking legs.
Base model G8 gets the V6, then the middle of the line engine is a 365hp V8, and the top of the line V8 is the LS3:headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang:
dude, i sport that shit haha
Agreed. If they can’t sell them then it would be a stupid business decision to spend all that money bringing them over. Personally I hope the Import many Holdens in the future. Better cars then the American GM builds.
and GOD that red truck looks like it just came out of someones ass
Yeah, I’ll pass on that $hit like grass. This is not 100% coming over as a GMC, they were just guaging reactions to it.
Ewww, it’s like a Subaru Baja. :tdown:
I would rock a ute, I hope they bring them over.
Yeah, thats NEVER a good thing to look like.
I WANTED THE WAGON SO BAD. GOD DAMN IT. I WILL TAKE OUT MY ANGER ON A V8 6 SPEED G8 WHEN THEY COME OUT. I’M SCREAMING ALL OF THIS!!!
The 6spd sedan will be out at the end of the model year, it is not being released right away.
I hear ya man, first time I ever thought I would be interested in an american wagon. Should have known it was too good to be true…
Jeller
I’m a fan of that!!
It is “American” in name only.