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Car Forum / Pontiac / Pontiac Cars / January 2009I think it Time that GM put Pontiac out to Pasture
Being a Pontiac fan and owner I have come to realize that pontiacs have simply become dead weight. The thrill is gone. No more excitement. I just looked at a pic of the 2009.5 G6 and the front end looks like the 2 buck teeth of Bugs Bunny, the car looks like a rabbit, and not the VW type. Bonneville is dead and gone and the G8 is a foreign car....whats left? Yep...its time to turn out the lights. Its been a good run. The old Bonnies, Catelinas, Grand Prixs and GTOs deserve there claim to fame, but they are only now left for the history books. I think pontiac is dead but just not yet laid to rest. > Being a Pontiac fan and owner I have come to realize that pontiacs have > simply become dead weight. The thrill is gone. No more excitement. I just [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > they are only now left for the history books. I think pontiac is dead but > just not yet laid to rest. I highly disagree. Pontiac has some damned nice cars. The G6 and G8 are only two of them. I would get rid of Chevy, Buick, and Saturn long before Pontiac. >> Being a Pontiac fan and owner I have come to realize that pontiacs have >> simply become dead weight. The thrill is gone. No more excitement. I just [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > only two of them. I would get rid of Chevy, Buick, and Saturn long before > Pontiac. Chevy is GMs mainstay and that aint going nowhere, Buick is the drop down from Caddilac, Daddy is going nowhere and Buick has to many good reviews right now as a world class car so it will probably stay. Saturn is free to go at any time so tat leaves pontiac as the second choice to axe if it comes to that. I am not saying G6 is not a good car but style wise its boring. The sedan looks to blah like a womens car and the coupe looks like boy racer type thing with buck tooth grill. The convertible is the best looker as long as the top is up, but looks like a bath tub with the top down. >>> Being a Pontiac fan and owner I have come to realize that pontiacs have >>> simply become dead weight. The thrill is gone. No more excitement. I [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > looker as long as the top is up, but looks like a bath tub with the top > down. I would keep Chevy as a truck only division, make GMC only produce commercial vehicles, re-badge all Chevy's as Pontiac's, and dump Buick. Or, put all trucks under GMC, keep Chevy as the "cheaper" cars, Cadillac as the expensive cars, give all the rest to Pontiac, and dump Buick. Yes, they have had (and still do) have some very nice vehicles, but I would much rather Pontiac stay. How are we ever to get another Pontiac Trans Am if Pontiac is gone? ;-) > >> Being a Pontiac fan and owner I have come to realize that pontiacs have > >> simply become dead weight. The thrill is gone. No more excitement. I just [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > - Show quoted text - On 12/10, UPI ran a story on the proposed demise of Saturn and the uproar on the web of Saturn owners. From that news item "Two decades after founding the Saturn brand, GM is considering eliminating the Saturn, Pontiac, Saab and Hummer brands in favor of concentrating resources on its Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC brands, CNN reported." To view the full item, see http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2008/12/10/Saturn_fans_beg_GM_to_keep_brand/UPI -95791228946931/ With that said, Pontiac has tried to remake itself with the G cars and the Soltice. The problem it has walked away from its history (as compared to Ford and the Mustang), the GTO marketing was a flop (didn't anyone learn from the Aztec?) Seems from the bigger plan the cost of buying out Pontiac dealers is to throw them the GMC brand (in these times, can a deal live off of selling just GMC?) Leaving us tin indian fans out in the back field with the Olds, Plymouth and Packard fans. So, if you love your Pontiac start stocking up on NOS parts for the excitment will never the wide-track path come again! So, if you love your Pontiac start stocking up on NOS parts for the excitment will never the wide-track path come again! UGH!!!! How can they do this??? Why don't they kill off BUICK already? What is the demographic for this brand? Who buys them??? Pontiac sells a lot of vehicles. It is a popular brand. I say: meld Saturn and Pontiac. Dump Buick. Move all truck/suv/van stuff to GMC. Chevrolet keeps the core car business. Does this make sense???? N > So, if you love your Pontiac start stocking up on NOS parts for the > excitment will never the wide-track path come again! [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > N Makes a lot of sense to me. Upper execs of all companies live in another dimension. What they do does not make sense to mortals like us. >> Being a Pontiac fan and owner I have come to realize that pontiacs have >> simply become dead weight. The thrill is gone. No more excitement. I just [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > only two of them. I would get rid of Chevy, Buick, and Saturn long before > Pontiac. Yes nice, but not exciting. >>> Being a Pontiac fan and owner I have come to realize that pontiacs have >>> simply become dead weight. The thrill is gone. No more excitement. I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> > Yes nice, but not exciting. I guess you've never driven a G8 then ;-) |
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