"RacinBob" (racinbob)
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> RacinBob
07/25/2020 at 15:10 |
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Huh. I wonder if it actually did anything to boost Citation sales.
onlytwowheels
> Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
07/25/2020 at 15:49 |
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Maybe, just a tiny bit....
Chevrolet Citation production [2]
Year Sales
1980 811,540
1981 413,379
1982 165,557
1983 92,184
1984 97,205
1985 62,722
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Citation
ranwhenparked
> onlytwowheels
07/25/2020 at 16:20 |
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The sales bump in ‘84 was when GM renamed it the “Citation II”, the drop in ‘85 was when people realized that it was really a “Citation, too”.
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onlytwowheels
> ranwhenparked
07/25/2020 at 18:02 |
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Quite possible. I remember the magazine advertisement for the Citation II touting they had many so many changes that it was practically an entire new car. We all know the majority of changes were due to recalls.
In a related story, I remember going to the local Chevy dealer when the Citation was just hitting the lots. My step-dad was in the market for a new car for to get mom. The Citation was so popular at that time, the de aler had dedicated 2 cars for demo drives, and their was a line waiting to take one out. We were waiting nearly an hour for our chance, and it was nearly closing time. The salesman told us that every Citation on the lot wa s sold and there would be a 2 month wait if we wanted one.
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ranwhenparked
> onlytwowheels
07/25/2020 at 18:37 |
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I’ve heard that - GM sold something like 1.3 million X-cars for 1980, including the Phoenix, Omega, and Skylark, and they could have sold significantly more than that if their plants had had the capacity. No automaker is ever going to see that kind of volume again for a single model.
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onlytwowheels
> ranwhenparked
07/25/2020 at 18:45 |
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A friend’s mom had a Citation. One day he tells me that the steering co lumn fell in her lap while she driving. Never heard of this happening before or since, on any car . Maybe she got an extra big pile of crap instea d of the regular pile of crap.
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ranwhenparked
> onlytwowheels
07/25/2020 at 19:06 |
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I know the whole steering gear detaching from the subframe was a very common fault, but never heard of the column just dropping onto the seat like that. But, GM was pretty creative about engineering new and unexacting failure points into the X car to keep owners entertained.
RooseveltDad
> RacinBob
07/26/2020 at 00:21 |
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My very first car was an ‘80 Pontiac Phoenix. Roomy and comfortable, but even with recalls, heavy braking meant the back end wanted to come around and see what the front end was trying to avoid. Spun it one morning in traffic in the rain on the way to work. Everyone was OK, but lots of dented body panels. Traded it in on my first NEW car... a Chevy Cavalier.
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RacinBob
> RooseveltDad
07/26/2020 at 11:23 |
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Yep, that was a problem on the early ones. Too bad some adult at GM didn’t step in and insist that the bad brake balance be fixed before shipping it.
As a point of reference, I had a ‘82 Citation X-11 as a race car and a ‘84 X-11 street car and both were well balanced.
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RacinBob
> RooseveltDad
07/26/2020 at 11:24 |
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Speaking of Cavelier, I wonder how the guy restoring the ex-pro Pontiac S2000 is coming along.....