Quote:Couple of quick corrections: The Saber was never axed and brought back, it always been around in two forms. One is the Saber, the other was the original Customer Contender, which was a Saber cab without the windown between the front and rear cab doors (the window was later added as an option for the CC).
When the Velocity and Impel were introduced they were specifically designed to be the replacement for the Dash and Enforcer, respectively. The idea was the the Impel would the "lower tier" model with more limited motor, transmission, and size options, whereas the Velocity would have everything available. Of course, this is about the same time that the Lance was also nixed from production, but very few Velocity split-tilts have been built that I know of (I've only seen one in person myself).
Yes, the Arrow XT was built as a non-multiplexed heavy-duty chassis for the LAFD, and it's popularity never really soared until the discontinuation of the Dash, Lance, and Enforcer. Lots of customers wanted that traditional fire engine look, which the XT offered. As sales increased, so did the option list for the XT, including multiplexed wiring packages.
I'd be surprised to see the XT in it's existing form stay around for another three years. There aren't any other chassis using this outside skin, so it would make sense to take some of the features that have made the XT popular and work them into a heavier Enforcer cab/chassis combination. Pierce would be down to four cab skins at that point (Quantum, Velocity/Impel, Enforcer/Saber, Dash CF), saving on the production costs and time at that point. Of course, that's pure speculation on my part.
thanks for the corrections, I feel really small now, I could have sworn I remeber the saber being pulled from the website like 7 years ago guess my memory isint what it used to be... but then again this is why im hear, so you guys can set the record thanks again hope I didnt come off as a know it all.
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