Bye bye Pontiac!

duff daddy · Apr 26, 2009

you do understand ford didnt take any bail out money but they did get a large loan....

Rice_slayer · Apr 26, 2009

Link me to that Duff. I have searched high and low and can't find anything but ford taking from their line of credit...

DropTopPony · Apr 26, 2009

Everyone in the industry knew this was coming.. Pontiac doesn't have an identity. The G8 was nice but who's really buying them? The only car in its lineup that people want is the Vibe and thats just because its a Toyota Matrix. I would have liked to see a new Trans Am but oh well.

duh09 · Apr 26, 2009

Damn now new firebird.

My brother bought the first G8 GT that came to his town and keeps it parked mostly. Weekend cruiser... nice... kinda sucks to see Pontiac as one of th first that GM killed.

Mr.Bolt-on · Apr 26, 2009

Darn Pontiac is going down??? Well, maybe my 1969 Firebird's value will go up. Actually pontiac is getting what it deserves for dropping the only car they had worth anything... The firebird trans am!!! Yes they re made the GTO, but it doesn't even remotely resemble a muscle car... AT ALL.. waaaayyyy tooo bland.

Bland designs= not too happy customers. Going fast may be extremely fun, but if you don't have the looks to accompany the slow times in traffic... then your just out of luck.

GDTrumbo · Apr 27, 2009

Rice_slayer said:
We all knew it was going to happen but you didnt "Hear" it a month ago... I could've predicted GM closing Hummer years ago and when they finally did it say I have known for years. Same principle...

Honestly, I heard rumors of this back in March. It's really too bad. We'll see the value of the most coveted Pontiac's go right through the roof now. Better buy them now.....

GT

Rice_slayer · Apr 27, 2009

If anyone paid attention to the official thing this morning(45 mins ago) Pontiac is to be closed by the end of 2010... Ouch!

white95 · Apr 27, 2009

Cobra Allen said:
I don't know why GM would shutdown Pontiac before Buick... Pontiac is WAY better than Buick.

Buick recently beat out Lexus for vehicle dependability... Pontiac: Driving Excitement [my ass]

EastBayStang98 · Apr 27, 2009

my question is, will buick make their cars a little sporty?

white95 · Apr 27, 2009

Buick Lucerne SS woohoo the geritol crowd will start goin to test n tune nights

GDTrumbo · Apr 27, 2009

white95 said:
Buick Lucerne SS woohoo the geritol crowd will start goin to test n tune nights

Eeeeh. How about Buick Lucerne GS.

GT

white95 · Apr 27, 2009

if thats the case, bring back the GNx

GDTrumbo · Apr 27, 2009

I was thinking back a little farther, like, Lucerne GSX.

GT

white95 · Apr 27, 2009

I concur... +1

EastBayStang98 · Apr 27, 2009

they could do a gnx off the camaro platform though, that wouldbe sweet

duff daddy · Apr 27, 2009

oh the reason they ened the gmc brand for trucks is because of the commercial grade large duty dealers out there, if your not in the industry you wont understand how different a normal dealer, lifts, different techs, different schooling, differen tools and alot of different training for a service advisor. its hard to swap all the stuff

white95 · Apr 27, 2009

duff daddy said:
oh the reason they ened the gmc brand for trucks is because of the commercial grade large duty dealers out there, if your not in the industry you wont understand how different a normal dealer, lifts, different techs, different schooling, differen tools and alot of different training for a service advisor. its hard to swap all the stuff

so they are gonna axe GMC too? pity, the Sierra's have always looked better IMO than the Silverados