R.I.P. Pontiac

Discussion in 'General Mayhem' started by phatboy, Apr 27, 2009.

  1. phatboy

    phatboy New Member

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    Well, it is official, General Motors is shutting down the Pontiac brand. I am amazed, are they going to be phasing out GMC trucks too? (I always thought the truck thing was retarded), but hey, whatevah. I actually like the looks of the GMC better, heck I like the Pontiacs styling better than Chevrolets, but the new camaro might help them out.
     
  2. phatboy

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  3. BIGMAMA

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    and Ford stock keeps going up... woohoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    What was it rednecks said Pontiac stood for ...

    Poor Old Nigga Thinks Its A Cadillac
     
  4. Nauseous

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    All 4 cars I have owned have been Pontiacs. :frown:

    They should have gotten rid of Saturn and Buick. Saturns are fucking junk and who wants to drive a Buick? Pontiacs sold well.
     
  5. Cheezedawg

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    They can't be that junkie. I've had a saturn for 4 years now and not even so much as a flat tire yet. However my ex had a pontiac sunfire that fell apart on her before she was even through paying for it. It's nice to have a $4,000 balloon payment to pay when you can't drive the car.

    I was always a fan of the Bronco series myself. Had one for 9 years before a little old lady fell asleep at the wheel and struck it head on.
     
  6. phatboy

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    Saturn is on the block as well, I think that was the first one they mentioned getting rid of. They tried to sell it to SAAB but apparently the SAABish are too smart for that. I believe Hummer is gone too.

    Im curious to see how they are going to do the trucks with Chevy and GMC.

    Ford has jettisoned some of its baggage already, I believe they sold Jaguar, and they are the only US automaker that turned down the bail out. So they get an A in my book for effort.
     
  7. Nauseous

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    GM owns Saab, dummy.

    Pontiac was the #3 seller. I don't get it. They should have gotten rid of Saab, Cadillac and Hummer.
     
  8. BIGMAMA

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    I am a Honda fan... I think because it is missing one letter from spelling my name. All my Hondas have been good to me, those and my Rodeo...and my first car, a nissan pulsar.

    The worst car with the most crap wrong with it I ever had was a Pontiac GranDam. Second was a Dodge Intrepid. So I guess I am not an American car fan.
     
  9. Joeslogic

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    As far as I know Saturns are good cars I have one and its been great.

    Besides with GM the cars are really the same with different options and a slight different look.

    A Saturn Aura is a Chevy Malibu is a Cadillac something or other. It's a shame to see Pontiac's go though.
     
  10. Lomotil

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    Fucking hell.

    I was waiting to see how they'd re-vamp that new Camaro as a Trans-Am.

    Always liked the Firebird design better than the Camaro. :frown:
     
  11. Nauseous

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    Sorry Saturn people. Didn't mean to offend. I just looked at a Vue a few years back and it was a piece of shit during the test drive. I kept it overnight and it wouldn't start the next morning. And I don't like the way they are doing the Ion (and maybe other model's) odometers. I think Toyota does it on the Prius... anyway, that gauge cluster should NOT be in the middle of the damn dashboard. Who's retarded idea was that?

    In honor of Pontiac, I decided to buy a G6 when I find the right one. I had thought of getting something foreign but knew I would never actually do it. Besides no since in ruining a 15+ year streak.

    Ugly grills, funky designs and all... (yeah, I got an Aztek sitting in the driveway... only a diehard arrowhead would do that) I love Pontiacs and am sad to see them go. I feel a little lost. :frown:
     
  12. BIGMAMA

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    The Aztec was something I liked, but when I looked into buying one, the dealership only had ugly colors. You dont see many of them around.
     
  13. Nauseous

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    It's funny. You don't see them if you travel around, but my area, I see one everyday. They all came here, I tell ya. People who drive them like them. They ride nicely.

    I got a black one. It was completely loaded, but after my husband totalled his SUV, I gave it to him and he put another DVD player in it, so it's all decked out.
     
  14. phatboy

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    :(

    Do they still own saab, or have they pushed them off too? I was watching the news and they were talking about all the swaps and moves, I just got confused.....
     
  15. Nauseous

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    It's for sale. I don't see why they couldn't have sold Pontiac. I guess it was a 'if we can't have you, no one will' thing.
     
  16. Reizvolles

    Reizvolles Active Member

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    WTF? OMG! Doesn't this like belong in the car thread or something?
     
  17. phatboy

    phatboy New Member

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    uh, listen Barbie, we will post where we want to!!!!!

    :)
     
  18. Homewrecker

    Homewrecker New Member

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    She's not a Barbie. I AM THE BARBIE! :mad:
     
  19. phatboy

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    Sorry. My bad.
     
  20. Lomotil

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    All I want to say is "Buyer beware" of any car built during or after this announcement.
     

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