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    GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI

    Sweet Irony: Last Pontiac Actually A Toyota

    Pontiac Vibe, Solstice Are Dead, Won't Live On As Chevys

    Pontiac Vibe Commercial Featuring Shwayze. Wait, Who?

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    Image of mikedrawcar mikedrawcar
    06/19/09

    In reply to GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI
    The best way for GM to get rid of Pontiac is for those last G8's to be raced through production with stunt drivers anxiously waiting by to take the wheel as everyone runs out of the building, drivers flooring it out of there on ramps to jump over a moat full of crocodiles, sharks, and swimming lions as the building explodes behind them, only to land on flat pavement on the other side, destroying the suspension and somehow creating a leak in the trunk and blowing the power window motors, thereby signifying the testosterone-laden, sports-driven conception and production of the Pontiac brand, only to fall flat on the harsh reality of reliability and brand management gone haywire.


    But man, it would be great to look at.

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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    06/19/09

    In reply to GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI
    It could be worse: last Pontiac could have been a G3.
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    06/19/09

    In reply to GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI
    I suppose having a G6 as the last Pontiac is no worse than the Alero being the last Oldsmobile.


    But if it's not too much to ask, is there any way to do something a little special with the last G6? Bring back the manual transmission (it was an incredebly rare option for a couple years)? Toss in the turbo Ecotec from the Cobalt SS? Just don't build a typical fleet queen?

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    Image of It's a Camaro It's a Camaro
    06/19/09

    @My A Arm: What would have the highest potential for profit? Fleet queen or turbo stickshift?
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    06/19/09

    @kumbayacars: Oh, no doubt there - it's just wishful thinking for Pontiac to end with a bang instead of a whimper. Given how Pontiac "invented" the muscle car, and through some illicit parts bin rummaging, it'd seem sort of appropriate.
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    Image of BraappBraapp is losing faith in the commentariat BraappBraapp is losing faith in the commentariat
    06/19/09

    @My A Arm: Oh I don't know if that's accurate. I think just because they put a big engine in the LeMans doesn't qualify the GTO as the first muscle car.


    Look at the 1950 300 series Chryslers

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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    06/19/09

    @BraappBraapp makes his pipes glow red for the ladies: Which is why I used quotation marks.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/19/09

    In reply to GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI
    Having the last Pontiac as a Toyota is like having Tom Cruise as the last samurai. It's a disgrace.
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    06/19/09

    In reply to GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI
    Alls they have to do is slap a Chevy bowtie on it, it's not like they don't have experience at doing that kind of thing.
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    Image of hoodoo1966 hoodoo1966
    06/19/09

    @Flathead Smith:


    here you go, the G8 is a Chevy Lumina in South Africa


    [www.chevrolet.co.za]

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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    06/19/09

    @hoodoo1966: It gets even more interesting - the G8/Holden sold in Korea as a Daewoo Veritas:


    Who said badge engineering was dead?

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @tonyola: So Daewoo gets a Holden, Holden and Chevrolet get Daewoos, but Chevrolet doesn't get a Holden?


    Oh, I'm sorry, the Camaro. The fucking Camaro. Just rebadge the damn G8.

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    Image of SwainPacilus SwainPacilus
    06/19/09

    In reply to GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI
    Bring the G8 to Buick call it the Grand Sport
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    06/19/09

    @Alfisted: I've also seen the proposed Century for the V6, Regal for the V8, and GS for the GXP.
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    06/19/09

    In reply to GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI
    The Aztec should be the last Pontiac. That way folks will actually have something point at and say, "that atrocity is what did it, that's what killed Pontiac".
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @Flathead Smith: The G6 isn't much better, mind. At least it wasn't a becladded Grand*...
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    06/19/09

    In reply to GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI
    What's the point in offering the G6 for fleet sales next year?
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    06/19/09

    @FromaBuick6: I'm assuming either union agreements, or to finish off their supply of parts. Or, GM just hasn't completely weaned themselves off the fleet sales tit.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/19/09

    @FromaBuick6: So the last Pontiac isn't a Toyota?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @FromaBuick6: Old habits die hard. See: W-body.
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    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    06/19/09

    In reply to GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI
    Poor
    Old
    Naysayers
    Think
    It's
    A
    Carpocalypse
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/19/09

    @Ash78: And sadly, they are correct.
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    06/19/09

    @Ash78:
    People
    Only
    Now
    Think
    Inauspiciously
    About
    Cars
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    Image of Number_Six Number_Six
    06/19/09

    In reply to GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI
    Couldn't they rebadge it as a Chevy Nova?


    /Obscure NUMMI Nova reference

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    Image of Bauhaus Bauhaus
    06/19/09

    @#6: Oh, I totally got it. I had a college friend who had one of those - the 1st-gens, before the "Geo" badge showed up. We went to school in Baltimore, and during the 3 years she had it there, it was stolen at least twice. Completely stripped, both times.
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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    06/19/09

    @#6: I thought we all agreed not to ever mention that part of the Nova's life again.
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    Image of Number_Six Number_Six
    06/19/09

    @Bauhaus: That is one seriously bad streak of luck.
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    Image of Hoser Dave Hoser Dave
    06/19/09

    @#6: Even more obscure

    <.IMG SRC="http://www.members.shaw.ca/toyota_cavalier/files/page0_1.jpg"
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    06/19/09

    @Hoser Dave: Dave, you almost got it. take the period out from between the < and the IMG.


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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @#6: There's two around here, both with horrible paint. The total shitbeater has "Genuine Chevrolet" lettering along the top of the windshield that nearly made me piss myself with laughter, while the other one looks like the owner masked off the windows, painted it flat black, then threw some small cans of yellow/orange/white paint on the driver's side (the only angle I've seen it from).


    I saw a primo five-door Geo Prism in ubiquitous light blue a week or two ago, too. That was neat.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @Flathead Smith: They're ending it with the G6; that's bad enough...


    'Least it's not a becladded Grand*...

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @#6: No, that's Baltimore.


    /mostly kidding

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @Tony Agee: I dunno, the Malibu's at least as good as the Camry.


    Too bad they're likely to "upgrade" you to the Rolling Stale Marshmallow that is the W-body Impala.

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    Image of Number_Six Number_Six
    06/19/09

    @Ambiguously Fuzzy Plushroom: Did the US get Asuna? Tee hee.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @Taco#6 putting on the ritz: You mean the one with the umlaut? Thankfully, no, that abortion (and Passport before it) were saved for Canada. As were the GMC/Pontiac Trackers, the Pontiac Firefly/Corpest, etc.
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    Image of UncleBenny UncleBenny
    06/19/09

    In reply to GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI
    Come on GM, kill off the G6 too and bring over one last shipment of G8's, it would be the best way to get rid of Pontiac.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @UncleBenny: Agreed. The G6 is mediocre, really, and hardly a Pontiac. The G8? Well, let's just hope they bring over the standard/GT models as Impalas in a year or two.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    06/19/09

    In reply to GM Kills Vibe Early, Can't Quit NUMMI
    Don't remind me. I passed at black G8 GT on the way to work this morning. Damn, that's a nice looking car.
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    06/19/09

    @Alfisted: I was just drooling over a black one at the dealership last night. It was kinda hidden off to the side a bit, and looked so sinister, and almost elegantly beautiful. My automotive lust was quickly turned to a deep seated depression over what could have been...


    I really want one in black... bad...

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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    06/19/09

    @Alfisted:
    Ooooh... lookie what I just found...
    [sfbay.craigslist.org]
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    06/11/09

    In reply to Sweet Irony: Last Pontiac Actually A Toyota
    A perfect stablemate for my metallic cherry-red 2004 Oldsmobile Alero and my silver 2001 Plymouth Neon.


    The big three really know how to go out with style, don't they?

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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    06/10/09

    In reply to Sweet Irony: Last Pontiac Actually A Toyota
    On the plus side it's available for private events.
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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    06/10/09

    In reply to Sweet Irony: Last Pontiac Actually A Toyota
    Not without precedent... weren't the last of the Packards rather thinly rebadged Studebakers...? Not that Studebaker "triumphed" over stablemate Packard, it just managed to survive for a few more model years under its own name.
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