Goodbye Pontiac

DW · Apr 27th 2009, 05:45 AM

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/GM-to-...2&asset=&ccode=

tater · Apr 27th 2009, 05:48 AM

It is a dark day for the Bandit.

Bandit · Apr 27th 2009, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tater

It is a dark day for the Bandit.

Nah, I'm more Nissan/Honda than Pontiac.

commercial hack · Apr 27th 2009, 06:30 AM

Bummer, I love Pontiacs.

My Dad had a Ventura II

My Wife had an 87 Grand Am

And we had a 93 Grand Am. Loved that car!

Sir Dropham Pants · Apr 27th 2009, 06:34 AM

Yeah. See ya.

DW · Apr 27th 2009, 06:35 AM

They did have some big failures too:

Calvin · Apr 27th 2009, 06:37 AM

The Aztek did set new standards for ugly.

Sir Dropham Pants · Apr 27th 2009, 06:41 AM

Beyond that, it seems Pontiac's solution for everything in recent years was to slap on some body-colored wheels and cheap plastic spoilers. The recent G8 sedan looks like a good car, but I think too many people think of this when thinking of a modern Pontiac:

wx or not · Apr 27th 2009, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calvin

The Aztek did set new standards for ugly.

That sucker was so bad that Survivor gave it away during one of their previous seasons. It was a "trade-your-vote" kind of deal. Methinks that the "winner" of the Aztec lost out big time...

Mighty Dyckerson · Apr 27th 2009, 06:56 AM

Don't forget the Fiero...

tater · Apr 27th 2009, 07:05 AM

Or the lovely convertible...a Sunbird.

wx or not · Apr 27th 2009, 07:12 AM

This one I will miss, since my dad used to own one. The 1963 Lemans coupe:

TAFKA wacowx · Apr 27th 2009, 07:35 AM

Of course we won't talk about the 1993 Le Mans....

TVMattNYC · Apr 27th 2009, 07:36 AM

I'll believe it when I see it.

We said goodbye to Pontiac 7 years ago.

wxgeek · Apr 27th 2009, 08:33 AM

That was Oldsmobile.

Cumulo-nimbus · Apr 27th 2009, 09:24 AM

I can't believe GM would ditch Pontiac and keep Buick and GMC. Pontiac is, after all, their 3rd best-selling brand and has quite a following. Buick sells well in China, but they could have killed it here in North America and still sold it over there, like they do with the Opel and Holden brands in Europe and Australia. GMC is very noticably just a Chevrolet rebadge. I don't buy all the marketing crap about "Professional grade" trucks.

In any case, I'll be sad to see the brand go.

wx or not · Apr 27th 2009, 09:33 AM

Pontiac represented GM's more horsepower/higher torque cars. I suppose that the Administration is taking the fuel efficiency lead on this one.

Ralphie the buffalo · Apr 27th 2009, 10:25 AM

I drove a '66 Tempest for a couple years.

Mighty Dyckerson · Apr 27th 2009, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralphie the buffalo

I drove a '66 Tempest for a couple years.

Did it have positraction?

s'news · Apr 27th 2009, 02:20 PM

(Leans back. Once again fondly remembers his 1980 Pontiac Sunbird with the Iron Duke engine, stick shift and vinly interior. It was my first new car.)

NewsMom · Apr 27th 2009, 07:15 PM

So, does this mean my Dad's 1968 GTO is more valuable now?

newz2me · Apr 27th 2009, 08:34 PM

When I was a kid my Dad had a 1965 Pontiac Tempest or as we simply called it "The Pontiac"

It was a Aqua Blue 4 door. My Dad put over 150,000 miles on it before he sold it to a kid who worked at his shop. The car always ran like a top and was pretty fast. I loved that car. I remember my Dad letting me pull it into the driveway when I was 13.
I've probably owned more Chevys than any other brand but I owned a 1989 Grand Prix SE. A very cool car and I currently own a 2002 Grand Prix SE. As a kid I always wanted a '77 Trans Am. One of the nicest cars I've ever seen. I'll miss a world without Pontiac.

newz2me · Apr 27th 2009, 08:45 PM

What I don't understand is why Pontiac is boom! dead while Saturn, Saab and Hummer are still bobbing around looking for buyers?

sonorandesert · Apr 27th 2009, 10:46 PM

Excuse the positioning of the pic, illustrative purposes only

One of my first cars was a '78 Pontiac T-A.
While not as clean as the above (sideways), it could still sing a strong note.
Bought it in Louisiana while working radio and brought it back to the desert, no problems to report.
When returning to Louisiana again, while traveling through Texas, I came upon a Texas Trooper doing patrol along I-10 and just paced his speed. I was in no rush.
He apparently saw me and decided to get off at the next off-ramp.
While watching him, he simply left the freeway on the off-ramp and reentered on the opposite on-ramp and he began to pace my speed.
After about 5 or 6 miles, he gave up and went his merry way.

With 4 barrel carb, I could have had some fun on a central Texas highway, but as I said, I was in no rush.

The one and only Pontiac I've ever had.
Good memories.

Roy Hobbs · Apr 28th 2009, 04:34 AM

Jim Rockford and his Wide-Trac lapels are mystified over the cutback.

Apr 27th 2009, 05:45 AM	#1
DW Open Line Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Here Posts: 2,567	Goodbye Pontiac http://finance.yahoo.com/news/GM-to-...2&asset=&ccode= __________________ Hello everybody. Goodnight everybody. Thank god. I don't know how many times during sex I've thought, "Gee, I sure wish there were an artificial product that would make this vagina more invigorating." -Spike Seriously, the rest of the liberals here on MediaLine (and the world frankly) will do quite fine if you go back to flipping burgers and stay the hell off the internet. -Tripe Face

Apr 27th 2009, 05:48 AM	#2
tater Medialine Smack Talker Join Date: May 2005 Location: From A Bunker Posts: 8,914	It is a dark day for the Bandit. __________________ "Only narcissists quote themselves." -tater

Apr 27th 2009, 06:30 AM	#4
commercial hack Open Line Veteran Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Houston,TX Posts: 4,770	Bummer, I love Pontiacs. My Dad had a Ventura II My Wife had an 87 Grand Am And we had a 93 Grand Am. Loved that car! __________________ Conservatives believe that all people should be treated equally without regard to race and thus allowed to rise or fall in keeping with their individual commitments to hard work, self-reliance and personal responsibility. - Andrew Klavan You can't strengthen the poor by destroying the rich.

Apr 27th 2009, 06:35 AM	#6
DW Open Line Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Here Posts: 2,567	They did have some big failures too: __________________ Hello everybody. Goodnight everybody. Thank god. I don't know how many times during sex I've thought, "Gee, I sure wish there were an artificial product that would make this vagina more invigorating." -Spike Seriously, the rest of the liberals here on MediaLine (and the world frankly) will do quite fine if you go back to flipping burgers and stay the hell off the internet. -Tripe Face

Apr 27th 2009, 07:05 AM	#11
tater Medialine Smack Talker Join Date: May 2005 Location: From A Bunker Posts: 8,914	Or the lovely convertible...a Sunbird. __________________ "Only narcissists quote themselves." -tater

Apr 27th 2009, 06:34 AM	#5
Sir Dropham Pants The Captain of Your Heart Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,786	Yeah. See ya.

Apr 27th 2009, 06:37 AM	#7
Calvin Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Monterey, California Posts: 1,466	The Aztek did set new standards for ugly.

Apr 27th 2009, 06:41 AM	#8
Sir Dropham Pants The Captain of Your Heart Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,786	Beyond that, it seems Pontiac's solution for everything in recent years was to slap on some body-colored wheels and cheap plastic spoilers. The recent G8 sedan looks like a good car, but I think too many people think of this when thinking of a modern Pontiac:

Apr 27th 2009, 06:56 AM	#10
Mighty Dyckerson Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dyckersonville Posts: 18,114	Don't forget the Fiero...

Apr 27th 2009, 07:12 AM	#12
wx or not A Bit Off Center Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North of Cincinnati Posts: 14,572	This one I will miss, since my dad used to own one. The 1963 Lemans coupe: __________________ Enjoy the veal! Be sure to tip your weatherman!

Apr 27th 2009, 07:35 AM	#13
TAFKA wacowx King of all Meteo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 10,428	Of course we won't talk about the 1993 Le Mans.... __________________ Everybody's got something to hide 'cept for me and my monkey!

Apr 27th 2009, 07:36 AM	#14
TVMattNYC Open Line Supreme Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Manhattan Posts: 9,798	I'll believe it when I see it. We said goodbye to Pontiac 7 years ago. __________________ "The new aristocracy in the U.S. is scared that The People are waking up to their reality of (21st Century) serfdom."

Apr 27th 2009, 08:33 AM	#15
wxgeek Open Line Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Up and a way in my beautiful balloon. Or not. Posts: 3,146	That was Oldsmobile. __________________ If you're reading this, you must be bored.

Apr 27th 2009, 09:24 AM	#16
Cumulo-nimbus Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA Posts: 314	I can't believe GM would ditch Pontiac and keep Buick and GMC. Pontiac is, after all, their 3rd best-selling brand and has quite a following. Buick sells well in China, but they could have killed it here in North America and still sold it over there, like they do with the Opel and Holden brands in Europe and Australia. GMC is very noticably just a Chevrolet rebadge. I don't buy all the marketing crap about "Professional grade" trucks. In any case, I'll be sad to see the brand go.

Apr 27th 2009, 09:33 AM	#17
wx or not A Bit Off Center Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North of Cincinnati Posts: 14,572	Pontiac represented GM's more horsepower/higher torque cars. I suppose that the Administration is taking the fuel efficiency lead on this one. __________________ Enjoy the veal! Be sure to tip your weatherman!

Apr 27th 2009, 10:25 AM	#18
Ralphie the buffalo embracing the absurdity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the island of misfit toys Posts: 12,735	I drove a '66 Tempest for a couple years. __________________ Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. Gautama the Buddha (more than 2,000 years ago) Nemesis always comes in through the unwatched door. David P Goldman

Apr 27th 2009, 02:20 PM	#20
s'news MediaLine Master Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 25,761	(Leans back. Once again fondly remembers his 1980 Pontiac Sunbird with the Iron Duke engine, stick shift and vinly interior. It was my first new car.)

Apr 27th 2009, 07:15 PM	#21
NewsMom Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The East Coast Posts: 633	My Dad's GTO So, does this mean my Dad's 1968 GTO is more valuable now? __________________ \"If your mother says she loves you, check it out.\" A.A. Dornfeld, City News Bureau of Chicago

Apr 27th 2009, 08:34 PM	#22
newz2me Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: State of Denial Posts: 1,197	When I was a kid my Dad had a 1965 Pontiac Tempest or as we simply called it "The Pontiac" It was a Aqua Blue 4 door. My Dad put over 150,000 miles on it before he sold it to a kid who worked at his shop. The car always ran like a top and was pretty fast. I loved that car. I remember my Dad letting me pull it into the driveway when I was 13. I've probably owned more Chevys than any other brand but I owned a 1989 Grand Prix SE. A very cool car and I currently own a 2002 Grand Prix SE. As a kid I always wanted a '77 Trans Am. One of the nicest cars I've ever seen. I'll miss a world without Pontiac.

Apr 27th 2009, 08:45 PM	#23
newz2me Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: State of Denial Posts: 1,197	What I don't understand is why Pontiac is boom! dead while Saturn, Saab and Hummer are still bobbing around looking for buyers?

Apr 27th 2009, 10:46 PM	#24
sonorandesert Open Line Veteran Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: somewhere in the desert... Posts: 3,448	Excuse the positioning of the pic, illustrative purposes only One of my first cars was a '78 Pontiac T-A. While not as clean as the above (sideways), it could still sing a strong note. Bought it in Louisiana while working radio and brought it back to the desert, no problems to report. When returning to Louisiana again, while traveling through Texas, I came upon a Texas Trooper doing patrol along I-10 and just paced his speed. I was in no rush. He apparently saw me and decided to get off at the next off-ramp. While watching him, he simply left the freeway on the off-ramp and reentered on the opposite on-ramp and he began to pace my speed. After about 5 or 6 miles, he gave up and went his merry way. With 4 barrel carb, I could have had some fun on a central Texas highway, but as I said, I was in no rush. The one and only Pontiac I've ever had. Good memories. __________________ Q: "I want to ask the Beatles what they think of Barry Goldwater." PAUL: "Boo!" (shows thumbs down) "I don't like him, I don't like him..." Paul McCartney August, 1964 (During Beatles visit to Los Angeles)

Apr 28th 2009, 04:34 AM	#25
Roy Hobbs Open Line Effete Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Between Gil, The Thrill and Kurtis, Bill Posts: 22,303	Jim Rockford and his Wide-Trac lapels are mystified over the cutback.

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