Re: Who thinks it’s time to start talking about Pontiac again?

People, People, People! I think some of you are underestimating the strength of the Pontiac brand. Let’s not forget that when GM murdered Pontiac, it was outselling Buick TWO-TO-ONE! That’s right: Two-to-one. We don’t have to sit on our hands and moan about how we’d LIKE to see Pontiac return. I’m suggesting that not only CAN it return; it SHOULD and MUST return! Pontiac was doing well enough to survive, except for that doggone Great Recession. Well, that recession is OVER. So, too, should Pontiac’s premature and ill-advised death. Unlike people, automobile brands can be brought back from the dead. In fact, I prefer to think that Pontiac merely went into hibernation. They say that you can’t keep a good man down. Well, you can’t keep a good BRAND down. Pontiac had a large and loyal following (much larger than Buick’s), it was offering five or six models (compared to Buick’s THREE! How pitiful is THAT?), it had a G8 Sport Truck being planned (kind of like a Pontiac El Camino), it was an iconic, legacy brand (built the GTO, the US’s first musclecar, and thereby ushered-in the musclecar era), it was positioned as GM’s competitor to BMW (with Pontiac’s best BMW-fighter being the G8), there was heavy demand for a new Trans Am (and there STILL is heavy demand for it), and it (Pontiac) sold well in Canada. Did I leave anything out? The Great Recession is over, it’s time to bring Pontiac back! No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Pontiac is still a strong brand with a large and passionate following. Quite frankly, I’m sure that it would be financially viable. GM, PLEASE GIVE IT A SHOT!