Warning Rant Ahead
And meandering of a mind driven mad by waiting my car
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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
If they did that, no. 1 -- Pontiac would still be losing money...and no. 2, they'd still have to split resources across 1 more brand. Despite being in another country, the brand still sits beneath GM's umbrella -- and would need funding.
Their plans for Buick, imo -- are a cross between Caddy, Chevy, and Pontiac. It won't be the granny-brand anymore...  |
Buick's problem is it has not identity and no longer has any style and is engaging in a pathetic attempt to go with the whole retro trend. In fact the Camaro IMO is the first time GM got retro right. The Lucerne is a uninspired boring POS that reminds me of K cars. Putting those ventricles on the side only further accentuates the lack of vision and empathizes how long Harley Earl has been dead. The car on the top needs paint, chrome and the correct wheel covers and still generates a crowd. The car on the bottom would look good on fire.
Anyway no car will pull back GM or bring back Pontiac. Reading this forum and personal experience with GM and other car companies seems to show GM's real problem. Its piss poor customer service. There is story after story of ways GM has unnecessarily pissed off a customer. Letting there dealerships run wild, yes I know they are independent but they carry the GM name and it seems that name has no standard. GM,s policy of shrugging at most practices of their dealerships looks like an endorsement of those policies. And things like the GM money back guarantee mean nothing when you see the company looking for anyway to get out of its warranties. That shows people more than anything what GM thinks of its cars. Build a performance car and then violate its warranty when people drive it like a performance car? That's a great deal, Lets see I'll make a boat and guarrenty it for four times its value but the warrenty is void if it come in contact with the following chemicals H20 Argon, Nitrogen or see Lee Iaccoca and fail to get out of his way.
Ok, I'm done. And just to be on topic Pontiac should come back to bring back the Fire chicken.