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Buick's main problem is image. They have quality vehicles as evidenced by high rankings in reliability, the best GM has. Everyone just thinks they're a old-fogey brand. However, nobody really thinks Buicks, in general, are pieces of crap.

Pontiac, regardless of heritage, regardless of performance, is perceived by many to be exactly why they hate GM. Stale rebadges of the same car one can get at the Chevy lot. Reliability that is more suspect than some of the other GM brands. And vehicles that can readily be had at any Hertz lot you go to.

Which is easier to fix? The brand nobody really hears much about and has little in the way of current product or the one that has had product but has had a negative perception to.


I'm not agreeing w/ the decision or glad it's happening, but this is the reality. Crying about how the brand was mismanaged or mistakes that were made now is too late.

And for all of you that say you love the G8 or Solstice or some other Pontiac model, would love to buy one but for one reason or another have not, you have yourself as much to blame as mismanagement for when Pontiac threw out a credible product, you denied the brand the opportunity for continued profit from a purchase.

For those that did just that, I feel for you and truly empathize with your pain in seeing a beloved brand become a part of history. You did what you could to keep the brand alive.