@Grawdaddy: Are you implying that a revived Pontiac division would be underfunded? Why? Why would Pontiac have only a “limited pile of cash”? If GM is going to revive Pontiac, I would think that they’d have a better business plan than that.
The G8 compared favorably to BMW’s larger models, and COST a lot less. The G8 was the “poor man’s BMW,” and I have no problem with that. It served a niche in the market.
Buyers like PontiacRulz and I don’t care how many “resources, engineers, researchers, and money” other GM brands have. If it’s not a Pontiac, we’re not buying. We’re going OUTSIDE of GM. Conversely–speaking just for myself–if GM DOES revive Pontiac, I won’t care how many resources, engineers, researchers, and money NON-GM brands may have; I’m buying Pontiac.
Yes, the ’80s are dead. That’s not stopping a lot of people from clamoring for a new Trans Am, even though Pontiac was murdered almost three years ago, and the Trans Am was discontinued ten years ago.
Regarding your post before this one: I again invite you to post on the “GM should bring back PONTIAC” thread on GMi. Go ahead and post that they’re “screaming reactionaries.”
