<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mr_GTO:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by judge_jury_executioner_69:
maybe they should leave the GTO badge off with the cars in the US also it might sell better that way. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
" for that matter GM car, is better than the Monaro right now? Please tell me."
>>> The C6 Vette.
"...you think that the naming the car Monaro or LeMans would make it sell better? Please explain how it would do that. Please, I am sure we would all love to hear this. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
>>> Well,badging it a GTO certianly did wonders for it. I think a distinctly Australian name would have gone over quite well here...perhaps poking fun at the "stuffy" imports of BMW, Mecedes, Saab,etc. Marketing it as a fun, high performance vehicle from down-under. I understand Steve Irwin drives a Monaro. He's very popular here. A major ski-boat company, Skiers Choice recently purchased Moomba Ski boats, an Australian high performance ski boat manufacturer. Skiers Choice wisely kept the both the name and graphics Australian and marketed on that theme. There are a lot of Moombas on the lakes these days. It may be a stretch comparing a boat manufacturer to GM, but I think the analogy is a good one.