How do you feel if you own a Buick or Pontiac etc (minivan, SUV)
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With GM and others shutting down some of their operations, how do you feel if you own a Pontiac or Saturn or whatever. (not picking on any specific brands)
I feel a little orphaned in a way. I have an older pontiac that sits these days but it made me wonder about how others feel that maybe just bought a new car just to find the manufacturer no longer makes/sells them?
Having owned an MG-B for some years, the fact that British Leyland ceased operations years ago is pretty irrelevant to me.
Certainly with Pontiac, all that's gone really is a badge (and maybe the G8 if the numbskulls actually don't sell them in the US anymore) the vast majority of the parts are the same as a Buick or Chevy of some sort.
If GM were wiped from the face of the Earth, the parts suppliers would still be there, aftermarket wear parts would still be there, and junkyards would still be there.
A 1960's Pontiac has been an orphan since, just guessing, sometime in the 1980's, really.
I don't feel to bad as all the drive train parts are still easy to get because the LS2 was used in a wide range of gm cars and trucks they only thing that will be hard to find is body parts and interior trim.
Sad to see Pontiac go. That brand was mismanaged horribly. To wit: Chevy gets a 205HP and then 260HP version of the Cobalt, but GM's "performance" division has to settle for a 170HP G5? And to add insult to injury, they get a Daewoo rebadged as a G3? Did Pontiac really need a minivan (Montana?) And of course, we all should have seen this day coming the minute they showed the production Aztek to the public. If I were a Pontiac owner, I would have felt orphaned a long time ago.
Saturn is not necessarily in good hands. Just because Penske bought it doesn't mean the brand's future is secure. Many speculate that Penske bought it more for the dealer network - and plans to sell other cars.
I would not feel orphaned if I had an interesting or valuable vehicle. Unfortunately very few Buicks and Pontiacs are interesting.
Having owned an MG-B for some years, the fact that British Leyland ceased operations years ago is pretty irrelevant to me.
Certainly with Pontiac, all that's gone really is a badge (and maybe the G8 if the numbskulls actually don't sell them in the US anymore) the vast majority of the parts are the same as a Buick or Chevy of some sort.
If GM were wiped from the face of the Earth, the parts suppliers would still be there, aftermarket wear parts would still be there, and junkyards would still be there.
A 1960's Pontiac has been an orphan since, just guessing, sometime in the 1980's, really.
GM corporate does not matter to old car owners.
Pretty true though I have always loved the Parisiennes and the newer Bonnevilles.
OK, with that out of the way, the Grand Am Series in the US is great racing and Pontiac has been a big part of that the last few years. So yeah, Chevy is rumored to be putting the new SS on the track, but I don't know if GM money will stay in sponsorship.
With GM and others shutting down some of their operations, how do you feel if you own a Pontiac or Saturn or whatever. (not picking on any specific brands)
I feel a little orphaned in a way. I have an older pontiac that sits these days but it made me wonder about how others feel that maybe just bought a new car just to find the manufacturer no longer makes/sells them?
Alltthe more reason to build my pure Pontiac powered 69 Firebird and go run mid 6's in the 1/4 with it. Then I'm painting a big" **** on gm and obama" on the decklid since he made the decision to tell gm to end Pontiac completely, even tho it was buick losing the most. Guess obuma loves dumba-- waste of property golf and tiger too much to get rid of buick.
GM should have never quit making the far better Pontiac V8 instead of the pos chevy engines. And gm wonders why they lost customers they will never have a chance to get back.
Now back to that waste of property; We should level the golf courses and turnthem into dragstrips! If for no other reason than to **** off obama and the looney idiots who put gm in this mess. Naa, I have no ill will toward them, well, maybe a little....
It seemed like with the introduction of cars like the Solstice and G8 that things were possibly on the right track with Pontiac again. Guess not.
But like was already meantioned it seemed like the brand had lost it's identity. I mean it was so pointless for pontiac to have SUV's and minivans. STUPID. The "Driving Excitement" brand having a line of kid haulers? pffff. And also having a line of entry level poo-boxes? What's the point in that?
They should have killed the minivan's and the entry level cars and built on their cars that could make a name for the brand. They also should have brought back the Firebird! And they should have reintroduced the GTO in an updated body style.
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If for no other reason than to **** off obama and the looney idiots who put gm in this mess. Naa, I have no ill will toward them, well, maybe a little....
