I’ll say this as a Pontiac fan and owner. Pontiac should not come back! I repeat. Pontiac should not come back. GM failed Pontiac by their indecision and lack of creativity with the brand. Those same people who failed Pontiac then are most likely still there and I believe they would fail Pontiac now. GM had full intention of killing Pontiac if not then later because they couldn’t do anything with them.
There two types of Pontiac owners. You had the Pontiac owners who just bought rebadged Chevys (the majority). You had the minority niche Pontiac owners (which I’m a part of). Pontiac owners at least where I live. We are the outcast in the local car scene. We don’t associate ourselves with the other brands. As a result, there is plenty of bad blood between us and the main GM brand of the area. In fact, we hate each other so much that the car social organizer gave Pontiacs special permission to park on the other side of the lot away from the GM crowd when all GM cars were supposed to sit by each other. So, my Pontiacs sat by the Lotus crew who loved my cars.
I also take a lot of flack for being a Pontiac fan not a GM fan. It is what it is though. That arrowhead and split kidney grill really speaks to me more than any other badge. I’m a die hard BMW buyer but the only “mainstream” brand I purchased was Pontiacs. Now, that Pontiac is gone, it is sad but for the best for the sake of Pontiac. I rather have Pontiac maintain a shred of its dignity than being further ran into the ground by the incompetence at GM’s HQ. Pontiac can be successful but obviously GM won’t make the right decisions to get to that end. What made me sick to my stomach was the public display of rubbing salt into the wound by the other brand’s supporters happy for Pontiac’s demise. Then, they would get mad at me for not wanting to buy another GM vehicle. There are a lot of people who support other brands they can easily say how they felt bad about Pontiac’s death but they are easily lying. I accept no condolence from other people or kind words from the other GM brand fans. I rather just sit back smoking a cigar looking at my Pontiacs thinking how I could have bought any other GM vehicle but for some reason I chose them. I wouldn’t be as happy with any other car.
I applaud the Pontiac supporters’ efforts in this thread but I for one will not join your crusade. Not until we have higher quality people running GM. I have received countless offers from GM begging me for my business again. I refuse as they have nothing for me and they never will I believe. I have received so many offers that I’m personally annoyed by them and every month I make sure to torch any GM offers I have received from them by throwing them into my fireplace.
