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DETROIT – Pontiac, whose muscle cars drag-raced down boulevards, parked at drive-ins and roared across movie screens, is going out of business on Sunday.
The 84-year-old brand, moribund since General Motors decided to kill it last year as it collapsed into bankruptcy, had been in decline for years. It was undone by a combination of poor corporate strategy and changing driver tastes. On Oct. 31, GM's agreements with Pontiac dealers expire.
Well there are still classic Pontiacs and new ones to become classics. Plus people will keep making Trans Am tributes especially when the current Camaros become much cheaper.
So much wasted potential. If they haven't insisted on caving to dealer demands for high volume cars, Pontiac could have been made a niche performance marque within GM. As it was, with the exception of the GTO and G8, the brand was nothing but watered down Chevy clones.
Well there are still classic Pontiacs and new ones to become classics. Plus people will keep making Trans Am tributes especially when the current Camaros become much cheaper.
Basically its just a move because of market conditions and of past mistakes. The big 3 are going to be much smaller companies selling alot less vehicles if they survive.
Would it still be problem free to buy used Pontiacs?
Part availability, service availability etc?
I assume so many of the parts are shared (especially on the engine and drivetrain front) that it's not a massive problem, but could there be issues in the near future (next 5 years)?
The last Pontiac worth discussion was the 1970 GP SJ.
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