A truly sad day: Pontiac offically gone today after 84 years - Page 4

Stew · 11-02-2010, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

The point is that at the end, this...

...was just as crappy as this...

And this...

...was no better than this...

And this...

...should have looked like this from the start...

Does it suck that Pontiac is gone? Yes it does. But we really aren't missing much.

THis! The only unique cars pontiac had were the G8 (which should have been a Chevy) and the Solstice coupe (really liked this car flaws and all, but you can't carry a brand with a limited 2 door sportscar).

98_Camaro · 11-02-2010, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canadian ss

That was back in the day. I was referring to late 80's. Corvette ran GM. Everyone bowed to Corvette at that time. Thats why corvette never gave the F-bodies the same spec engine. It was always de-tuned at that time. They were making sure that Corvette was KING. When the fiero started getting it right, Corvette (CHEV) screamed bloody murder and the GM top brass took note. Pontiac was never forgiven. Corvette was 5yrs ahead of their program and were already working on the C5 program and didn't want Pontiac to embarass them with a lighter and cheaper performance car.

Oh, my bad then.
Still, it's interesting to see what GM had in mind for Pontiac.

ya boy willz · 11-06-2010, 10:10 PM

R.I.P Pontiac

As others have stated though Pontiac went in the dumps recently and we aren't really losing much. Those Soltices were amazing though. My mom drives an 02 Grand Prix and it's a pretty good car. Just wish it was SuperCharged

Hall of Fame · 11-07-2010, 09:14 PM

Gone but sure not forgotten for a long time. Pontiac lives in my garage. 1999 Trans Am 30th Anniversary Convertible. Ram Air LS1 Corvette Engine with a WS6 Package.13k mile with original tires.
2000 Pontiac GTP Gran Prix. NASCAR pace car. Supercharged 3.8 tuned by NASCAR this baby hauls the mail. This car is not a replica. Whelen Strobe lights still functional.

8cd03gro · 11-07-2010, 10:12 PM

Very sad. Pontiac always had one or two good cars, but never the whole package. The G8 was one of the better cars to come out of GM in a long time (yes, I know it's a rebadged Holden), but the rest of the lineup was just so-so. I think saturn should have gone, but I guess with the public moving toward economy and cheap cars, saturn is an asset.

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11-06-2010, 10:10 PM	#45
ya boy willz Drives: 2011 IOM LS, 2011 CGM LS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 836	R.I.P Pontiac As others have stated though Pontiac went in the dumps recently and we aren't really losing much. Those Soltices were amazing though. My mom drives an 02 Grand Prix and it's a pretty good car. Just wish it was SuperCharged

11-07-2010, 09:14 PM	#46
Hall of Fame Drives: Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2010 Location: SC Posts: 401	Gone but sure not forgotten for a long time. Pontiac lives in my garage. 1999 Trans Am 30th Anniversary Convertible. Ram Air LS1 Corvette Engine with a WS6 Package.13k mile with original tires. 2000 Pontiac GTP Gran Prix. NASCAR pace car. Supercharged 3.8 tuned by NASCAR this baby hauls the mail. This car is not a replica. Whelen Strobe lights still functional.

11-07-2010, 10:12 PM	#47
8cd03gro Drives: 2005 STi corn fed Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,997	Very sad. Pontiac always had one or two good cars, but never the whole package. The G8 was one of the better cars to come out of GM in a long time (yes, I know it's a rebadged Holden), but the rest of the lineup was just so-so. I think saturn should have gone, but I guess with the public moving toward economy and cheap cars, saturn is an asset.