You respect and appreciate all those people who had made a Pontiac possible for you, yet you intend to punish them now for something that is beyond their control. Your words ring hollow.
I’ve provided alternatives and suggestions within this discussion for ways to convince GM to bring the brand back. Those ideas are a long shot, but they have more potential than repeating the same tired and disproven arguments. Actions speak louder than words and boycotting GM only drives that nail further into Pontiacs’ coffin and personally offends those who took pride in building the Pontiacs for you. I knew a few people who used to work at the Fairfax plant in Kansas City. That plant did build Grand Prix’s. Now the plant builds the Malibu and LaCrosse. If I were to tell those people that I respect and appreciate them, but that I wouldn’t even consider their vehicles, they would rightfully be quite upset at me and hurt by my actions.
(It’s analogy time again)
If someones’ spouse lost their wedding ring, it would be ignorant, selfish, and illogical to say: “I respect and appreciate you and everything you have done, but because you don’t have that ring on your finger, you cannot live in this house.” That’s what you’re doing when you boycott GM.
What I’ve tried to explain is that GM is not a single person. A boycott only works to punish the many for the actions of a few. It hurts the people who made Pontiac possible the most. It also causes you to miss out on a vehicle made by those same fine people that had made your Pontiac. Frankly, taking brand loyalty to your extremes seems childish and immature to me.
