Posted by Goose on April 25, 2009 at 13:20:39 from (67.63.68.13):
In Reply to: R.I.P. Pontiac posted by hillbillyOH on April 25, 2009 at 04:37:29:
I really won't be sorry to see Pontiac go. For years, Pontiacs have been one of the most overrated cars on the road. I'm an admitted Olds freak, but I've always thought GM should have axed Pontiac at the time it killed Olds.
One thing I could never figure out when I was a Claims Adjuster handling vehicle service contracts, was that a Pontiac built on the same mechanical platform as a Buick, Olds, or Chevy, and using identical parts, always had more mechanical problems. Why? Did the Pontiac name attract more aggressive drivers?
Why was it that Pontiacs were/are famous for squeaks and squawks in the front suspension while other GM badges using the same parts are quiet? Once when we had a Pontiac mini van, my wife complained about front suspension noise. I told her, "It's a Pontiac, it's supposed to have front suspension noise".
Guess I shouldn't be too rough on Pontiacs, though. Thanks to the air bag and belts, my wife did walk away from a head-on collision once when she was driving a Pontiac mini van.
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