Thread: OFFICIAL: Pontiac is Dead as of now.

not to mention these cars are only 4 door family sedans and nothing special.

Just wait 30-40 years and you'll be at a car show and see a modded 97-03 and go WOW!!

Turn to your grandkids and say...I remember when those cars were new LOL

Originally Posted by bluegtp91

Just wait 30-40 years and you'll be at a car show and see a modded 97-03 and go WOW!!

Turn to your grandkids and say...I remember when those cars were new LOL

You forgot the rest of that WOW!! quote. "WOW!! Someone thought THAT would be a classic?" '84 Grand Prix is considered a classic in Virginia. But believe me, I wouldn't want one now. Only some of the Monte Carlo SSes or Grand Nationals of that body style will be worth anything.

Originally Posted by 99prixgt

not to mention these cars are only 4 door family sedans and nothing special.

Well I'm sorry that your car is a 4 door family sedan; but mine is slightly nice and exciting 2 dr. of which is the last model year for a 2dr Grand Prix ever! ahh well at least I can always say that right?

Originally Posted by GTPluv

I'd get rid of Buick. Who the hell goes out to get theirselves a shiny brand new Buick? Not even grandma! Not my g-ma anyway.
I am for real gonna cry. It takes alot to make me cry.


(If the value is gonna go up, haha I have 5 Pontiacs)
But does that mean the PARTS will be more expensive???

The whole country of China goes out and buys one lol

and to tell you the truth the first time i got to experience our engines was in a Park Avenue i wanted a buick before i got my grand prix

Originally Posted by Jess3103

Thats what im more less worried about...Will parts go up? I know the 3800 motor is in most GM made cars. But with no longer having that model will the parts go up?

I imagine they will.

Yeah, they'll go up. In 10-15 years. You can Ford Escort parts just fine now. Prices didn't suddenly shoot up the past year or so since the 3800 was canceled. If you keep your car for 20 years, then you can start worrying. But in the short term, no worries.

Originally Posted by dstout

I imagine they will.

Not any time soon they won't.

Originally Posted by Sabrewings

Not any time soon they won't.

X2.

so is it in the books that gm is axing pontiac or not? i keep hearing mixed things

Originally Posted by GTPJOE90

so is it in the books that gm is axing pontiac or not? i keep hearing mixed things

They will be gone by the end of 2010 is what I heard.

Yes, GM has officially said that Pontiac will be gone by the end of 2010, as Sabrewings said

bio248, i own a saturn too. saturns are great cars. they run forever! i beat the living hell out of my 94 saturn SW2. its been totalled and when i totalled it, the front end was completely f-ed and i drove it home 30 miles without leaking one fluid and never had a problem. so dont knock saturn. my saturn outlasted my gp. i love my gp... but my saturn is a trooper.

I'll post the letter GM sent out for anybody who didn't receive it:

I wanted you to hear directly from General Motors about an important announcement we made recently to phase out the Pontiac brand by year end 2010. As a Pontiac owner, you are part of a rich heritage and tradition that had its inception back in 1926. Pontiac has some of the best-looking, best-driving, and best-engineered cars in the U.S., and this was a particularly difficult business decision for us to make.

As a valued Pontiac and General Motors customer, I want to assure you that we are very sensitive to your concerns and needs. Pontiac will continue in operation through the end of 2010 and, following that date, you will continue to be able to receive service on your Pontiac vehicle at any Buick-Pontiac-GMC dealer. Your Pontiac vehicle warranty coverage is unchanged. Please refer to your vehicle warranty booklet for specific details on your vehicle's coverage.

As GM reinvents itself for you and our future customers, we want to thank you for your business. We will work hard to keep you in our family, providing some of the finest quality vehicles in the world.

If you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to call our Pontiac Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-762-2737.

Sincerely,
Susan E. Docherty
North American Vice President
Buick-Pontiac-GMC

Originally Posted by GTPluv

I'd get rid of Buick. Who the hell goes out to get theirselves a shiny brand new Buick? Not even grandma! Not my g-ma anyway.

Originally Posted by DWosik13

The whole country of China goes out and buys one lol

The Chinese Buicks have very little in common with the American Buicks. GM doesn't need to keep the American Buick to sell Buicks in China any more than they need an America version of Opel or Vauxhall to sell those brands in Europe.

It don't matter...the thing still has a Buick shield on it and GM counts em...so too bad, so sad. Nothing we as a people can change...except hold on to the heritage.