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Pontiac Is Officially Dead

#1 User is offline   cutepeaches 

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Posted 27 April 2009 - 02:31 PM

http://www.motorauthority.com/pontiacs-fut...-uncertain.html

I think it's good GM is making the tough decisions.
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Posted 27 April 2009 - 02:56 PM

Good bye GTO.


=T sad sad day for Pontiac fans.
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#3 User is offline   terrorist 

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Posted 27 April 2009 - 06:09 PM

this is actually pretty surprising.
considering how my friend is a huge trans am fan
and a Pontiac fan.. he's going to be pretty down.
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#4 User is offline   Daikirai 

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Posted 27 April 2009 - 06:15 PM

My mom keeps joking that her car will now be considered a 'collector's item.'
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Posted 27 April 2009 - 06:19 PM

QUOTE (Laxntiga @ Apr 27 2009, 03:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
=T sad sad day for Pontiac fans.


all five of them

"It's been my experience that straight-line acceleration is probably the first aspect of automotive performance that any intelligent driver gets bored with." - the late Peter Gregg
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#6 User is offline   krnzfinest 

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Posted 27 April 2009 - 08:49 PM

QUOTE (azn akira @ Apr 27 2009, 10:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
all five of them


three.
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#7 User is offline   ThePhanMan 

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Posted 27 April 2009 - 08:58 PM

G'damn I thought they were gonna make Pontiac into a niche sporty/muscle brand again? Why don't they just get rid of stupid GMC instead, its the same damn cars as Chevy sleep.gif Pontiac had potential D:

I guess my 68 GTO will be worth more now?
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#8 User is offline   Clix 

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Posted 27 April 2009 - 09:16 PM

QUOTE (ThePhanMan @ Apr 27 2009, 11:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
G'damn I thought they were gonna make Pontiac into a niche sporty/muscle brand again? Why don't they just get rid of stupid GMC instead, its the same damn cars as Chevy sleep.gif Pontiac had potential D:

I guess my 68 GTO will be worth more now?


You have a gold mineee! No seriously, I think you do. You should hold onto and sell it for cash cash money 10-20 years from now.
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#9 User is offline   ThePhanMan 

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Posted 27 April 2009 - 10:26 PM

QUOTE (Clix @ Apr 27 2009, 10:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You have a gold mineee! No seriously, I think you do. You should hold onto and sell it for cash cash money 10-20 years from now.


No wai man sellin this goat is not in the plans at all. I'm building this car for me happy.gif
That's why it's gettin a period-incorrect 455(462) or apprx 7.5L for the import guys.


Why can't the Chief build real Pontiac stuff anymore? D: Closest thing was the G8 and the G8 GXP
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#10 User is offline   Clix 

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Posted 27 April 2009 - 10:34 PM

QUOTE (ThePhanMan @ Apr 28 2009, 01:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No wai man sellin this goat is not in the plans at all. I'm building this car for me happy.gif
That's why it's gettin a period-incorrect 455(462) or apprx 7.5L for the import guys.


Why can't the Chief build real Pontiac stuff anymore? D: Closest thing was the G8 and the G8 GXP


laugh.gif

I'm pretty content with my 1.3L Mazda.
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