R.I.P Pontiac

[Nuff_Said]

http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/24/autos/pontiac_obit/index.htm?postversion=2009042414

:(

i used to drive a sunfire.

[Flawless]

And the last head gasket has been blown.

[Buffdog18]

Bye bye Pontiac

[Lady Siara]

Hm, I see a lot of pontiac grand ams around here.

Can't be good news. :\

[iamtheddrman]

Bye bye Pontiac
This.

I've pretty much always hated Pontiacs (except the old muscle-era cars)

[Transbrak]

I'm sure someone will buy them.

[RainbowMist]

Huh, I drive a Vibe. (although it's basically a Matrix)

[Doctor-Demento]

New Pontiacs are kind of ugly. However in the older days they were badass. RIP Pontiac.

[bmaninc]

I drive a '96 Grand Am. Love it. RIP. This car is hanging on by a thread now. Your next clue is in the thread called "This game is getting rediculous.".

[Kreepman]

New Pontiacs are kind of ugly. However in the older days they were badass. RIP Pontiac.

this.
RIP.

[athenahollow]

Dammit, that means the '79 I want is gonna go up in price.

[moose39]

Dammit, I wanted a Solstice when I got older...

[kiggidykev]

I wonder if my Firebird will skyrocket in price now, haha

[OzzyOzrock]

Lol, I thought a horse died when I saw this thread.

[ThrobingCane]

See ya later Pontiac

You cant go a day with out seeing a grand am on the road.

[metalhead27]

Saw it coming, GM has to streamline. I'd of thought some other brands would of been shutdown first. I wouldn't say I'm particularly attached to the brand (I'm not a car guy in general), but I do like my grand prix, so :(

[xXjAmEZXx]

due to my countries **** driving laws i cant get my learners until august next year as of july, then i need to have 120 hours experience before november the year after. >.<

[SM2535]

Wow.

Seems like all the chatter from the new GM CEO about bankruptcy being an option holds some water.

First in a line of dominos?

[jeccaneko]

Wow.

Seems like all the chatter from the new GM CEO about bankruptcy being an option holds some water.

First in a line of dominos?

Probably. Ford and GM have both been in the water sailing towards some sharp rocks for a long time. Heck, maybe they've hit the rocks and just refuse to believe it.

I don't have any problems with Ford or GM, they just simply aren't able to do well. It's not just the economy either. They've been struggling for quite a long time now. The crappy economy feels like it might be their final death sentence.

[topperharley]

I saw a Fiero the other day. I had forgotten just how tiny those things were. Ugly too.

[metalhead27]

I'd be surprised if they didn't file for backruptcy. Doing some research, I guess the Hummer and Saturn lines were already decommissioned, I'd forgotten about that. They sucked, but I'll miss Pontiac. :(

[moshun]

wah.. pontiac solstice :( Though I think the saturn skyes are a bit smexier...

[topperharley]

Doing some research, I guess the Hummer and Saturn lines were already decommissioned

Oldsmobile too. Maybe my Intrigue will be a collectors model someday. :p

[killer_roach]

My stepfather worked at a Pontiac assembly plant for 25 years. He's obviously got more attachment to the brand than I do, but it still carried appeal to me.

The retiring of Pontiac is a shame, largely because none of GM's other lines really replicated what Pontiac specialized in. Those customers now are likely to go elsewhere, probably to the likes of Mazda and Nissan. GM had this bright idea a decade ago when they killed off Oldsmobile, thinking their Olds customers would just buy a Buick or a Cadillac... turns out they largely went to Chrysler and Mercedes instead. And that was a brand that had major overlap; killing Pontiac is even worse.

In the end, it was death by neglect. GM says sales have been down, but sales were down largely because GM kinda pretended Pontiac didn't exist from the late 80s until about three or four years ago.

[tridentgum0]

What about Buick? I haven't seen a Buick in forever.

[metalhead27]

Oldsmobile too. Maybe my Intrigue will be a collectors model someday. :p

My family had a succession of oldsmobiles growing up. Mom was disappointed after they were no more.

I thought Buick would be on the chopping block too, but GM plans to keep it. Funny, seems like I see a lot more Pontiacs than Buicks these days.