Sup guys im new here and just wanted to let my thoughts out to see what others think about it so let me know.
To be honest i was a little upset they Pontiac filed for bankruptcy. the reason i was
upset was because i think Pontiac could have been saved and probably never even
come close to being bankrupt if Saturn, Saab, and Hummer were never born(Again imo
not trying to start fights). think about nowadays people look at style and “fancy” or
“cool” and dont forget cheap. to be honest thats what i think Pontiac would stand for. Pontiac was actually my favorite car company growing up cause its american muscle
unique and you dont see them in the streets as much as you see Camaros, Mustangs, Chargers, Civics, Accords, etc dont get me wrong if GM had to choose i would choose
giving up Buick i see way less buicks then pontiacs in the streets. can someone tell my why GM choose to keep buick ? because pontiac and Buick uses the same engines but
the exterior of pontiacs look better imo. Now GM should have never gone lazy and came out with cars like the Aztec and Sunfire. i also think that pontiac was giving the
whole spotlight to Chevy if they are basically successful why not sacrifice some models and give it to Buick or Pontiac? Plus Saturn and Saab were going Nowhere while
Hummer vehicles waste way to much gas since Gas prices started rising when the company was introduced.
Now on to the style of the vehicles. most cars from Pontiac lived up to their slogan for example the Grand Am GT W/Ram Air Hood with its mean front look? a car that GM
made some mistakes with such as the car takes only 14 Gallons of gas (-.-). i waste $45per week the car isnt that bad on mileage it just dosent take enough Gas imo. Also
for a car that as much pull as the grand am i would expect it to come with Manual transmission or at least make some with leather seats… another great car the Grand
Prix a car that i would like to car the Grand Am’s older brother with instead of a 3.4L its a 3.8L /Supercharged Engine. another car with a mean look to it and great interior
unlike the grand am. so mistake Pontiac or you would say “GM” was naming the cars for example The Grand Am, Bonneville, Sunfire. Pontiac needed more attractive Names or cars that needed more engine options, leather seats, manual transmission etc.
to get more attention and to make people get interested. And Finally The G Series Pontiac last attempt to stay in the business. i personally think they actually did good with the sales especially the G6(Grand Am), and G5, G8(GTO).
i think the G3 was basically trying to be a Honda Fit since they look exactly the same but actually gives more variety in american cars then imports. G5/Cobalt. now i think
that the G5 might actually have sold more if it had came to compete with the Cobalt and the Srt4’s(Neon,Caliber,Dart) including turbo or atleast supercharged engines. G6(6 gen Grand Am) even though with its weird name the Grand Am was the car that Pontiac Sold the Most the Grand Am has lived up to its Name.
And finally the G8 or would i say the GTO was both my favorite Cars that Pontiac has had produced alone with the Ws6. is just a beast of a car and who ever has it is probably having fun right now lol.
and before im done here i would like to say that in my opinion American Muscle cars are dying since alot of american cars are losing money while Japanese are making
money AND while they have a big variety of cars while American muscle its usually Mustangs, Camaros, Chargers or Challengers. GM needs to make a comeback soon and
show the meaning of true muscle by letting each company have their own unique body and engine styles. in the end i will miss Pontiac Since i think they would have made more money if it havent been for the little mistakes and maybe even releasing the
04-06 Gto Ram Air Concepts.
