GM's reason for discontinuing DSOM?
07-12-2006, 01:47 AM
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Melting Slicks
Nothing wrong with it...change is good!
07-12-2006, 07:45 AM
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Team Owner
Originally Posted by Velocity Steve
Poor sales. The only color they sold less of was white, which wasn't available on the Z-06. But for coupes and verts, even white outsold DSOM.
07-12-2006, 07:45 AM
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You know, I love my black Vette, but GM's paint choices with this car--especially in the area of reds--should have psychological evaluation. DSOM/"Atomic Orange" is just another chapter. One would think that someone could come up with a good gameplan to address all likes. How hard can it be?
07-12-2006, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Velocity Steve
Poor sales. The only color they sold less of was white, which wasn't available on the Z-06. But for coupes and verts, even white outsold DSOM.
07-12-2006, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Velocity Steve
Poor sales. The only color they sold less of was white, which wasn't available on the Z-06. But for coupes and verts, even white outsold DSOM.
07-12-2006, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Nel727
I am feeling part of a small elite
I love my DSOM and as far as Atomic Orange.. YUCK
.Saw it at the New England Grand Prix at Limerock 4h of July weekend. It does absolutely nothing for me. But every one opinion is different. I also like my DSOM for the fact that out of 200+ Corvettes in the Car Corral I was one of only 2 DSOM. Easy to pick it out in the sea of "RED" cars. I like White too.
07-12-2006, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Nel727
I am feeling part of a small elite
07-12-2006, 10:06 AM
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I've heard that GM will kill off a color on the Corvette if it's total production is around 5% or less so that's probably why Sunset Orange got the boot. White has also been sitting around this point too but I don't think they would ever kill off any of the classic Corvette colors such as white, red or black. In fact I believe white is the only color on the Corvette which has been offered every single year since 1953. (white was the only color on the 1953 I believe)
07-12-2006, 10:07 AM
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Safety Car
Its a great color, DSOM is a hot color, the Mrs did not like it, went with Monterey Red another hot color, I'm happy.
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07-12-2006, 10:57 AM
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I'm betting that the new AO won't last as long as DSO did.
07-12-2006, 10:57 AM
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Personally I like DSOM, but if it was a slow seller for Chevy, why did they replace it w/ another color that is very similar? I would rather have seen a Polo Green or a darker silver like Spiral Gray, but what can you do?
