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Feds Told GM To Drop Pontiac Or No Bailout, Ex-GM Exec Says
alopnik.com ^ | Oct 26 2013 | MICHAEL BALLABAN

Posted on 10/27/2013 7:51:03 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey

When General Motors shut down Pontiac, it left a lot of enthusiasts wondering why. It was primed with a lineup of powerful, rear-wheel drive models, and seemed like it had a bright future ahead of it. It turns out that GM killed it on government orders, according to former GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boblutz; gm; obamasfault; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; pontiac
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To: staytrue
The article says the govt. wanted to kill buick but Buick is number one in China and that is the only reason it lived.

Yup...no respectable Chinaman would be caught driving a Japanese Lexus...The Buick lineup matched Lexus...

Like no respectable conservative would get caught dead driving a GM union build POS Chevy...

41 posted on 10/27/2013 9:36:13 AM PDT by Popman (Liberal wars are about killing people for humanitarian reasons...)
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To: MeshugeMikey
Indians are back in business for the third time? Man, have I been out of motorcycle loop. Although still have my '95 Wide Glide.

Support your local Patriot Guard Riders! I'm a member.

42 posted on 10/27/2013 9:40:33 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (An Oath is Forever!)
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To: MeshugeMikey

No elected official should have such power to derail and retool an economy to their own taste.

Skrewed in AmeriKa is no way to run a shop.


43 posted on 10/27/2013 9:46:36 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: MeshugeMikey

I’ve also wondered why Pontiac was dropped. Who was the brilliant genius who made the decision to drop a probably solvent line? I’ll bet you can’t find out!


44 posted on 10/27/2013 10:01:34 AM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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To: Las Vegas Ron

$ years ago, I bought a 2 year old Vibe with 145,000 miles. I’ve put about 100,000 more on it since then. Tires, battery, brakes and a small heater fan resistor is all I’ve done to it. My wife has a Pontiac Montana with about 110,000 and my daughter just bought a Vibe with 125,000.

At teh least, the Vibe should have moved to Chevrolet.


45 posted on 10/27/2013 10:02:55 AM PDT by cyclotic (Hey BSA-I'm gone. Walk Worthy-traillifeusa.com)
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To: cyclotic

The Vibe was derived from the Corola and built at the Toyota\GM plant in Ca. It was essentially a rebadged Toyota.


46 posted on 10/27/2013 10:18:26 AM PDT by Nik Naym (It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
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To: Nik Naym

i know Actually the Matrix


47 posted on 10/27/2013 10:19:57 AM PDT by cyclotic (Hey BSA-I'm gone. Walk Worthy-traillifeusa.com)
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To: MeshugeMikey
The commie libs probably had a problem with the Pontiac logo.

 photo pontiac_logo_chief_zpscbfd7320.jpg

48 posted on 10/27/2013 10:26:56 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare should have been tested on politicians before being released to the public!)
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To: Lazamataz

“You buy into the Travant model of manufacturing, that’s on you.”

Just what is the “Travant Model?” Maybe you are thinking of the East German Trablant? If you are, I suggest you come take a ride with me. There is no Trablant in the new Avalanche. I am not going to allow politics to dictate my needs where my transportation is concerned. I mean more Jews drive Mercedes and BMW’s ( they are known as Nazi Thunderbirds) that any other ethnic group. So if they are o.k. driving cars made by the progeny of those who used gas chambers on them, why shouldn’t I buy a car made by a company that was bailed out by our government?


49 posted on 10/27/2013 11:00:49 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Red Skin.......

I guess the red feather would have gotten past them but certainly not the Redskinned Indian..

given that under the skin they are as RED as can be,, seems to have escaped thier notice.


50 posted on 10/27/2013 1:52:55 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Visit http://icantenroll.com/)
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To: al_c

“There were 4 cylinder Camaros in the 80s too. And Mustangs.”

I don’t think they weighed in at the porcine 3800 lbs these do. The Mustang was a sports car. (Unlike what it is now.)


51 posted on 10/27/2013 2:14:38 PM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: A Navy Vet
a photographic I made of .The New Indian. The "hood" ornaments are no longer made of ivory,,,sadly...still beautiful though.

how terribly UN PC.



the new indian

52 posted on 10/27/2013 2:18:57 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Visit http://icantenroll.com/)
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To: oh8eleven

I thought the aztec one of the ugliest cars ever and never even rode in one.


53 posted on 10/27/2013 2:32:51 PM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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To: MeshugeMikey
Looking for a green car? You might try a Prius...


54 posted on 10/27/2013 2:40:36 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: Fresh Wind

one could tear through....a lot of green with that puppy....FORESTS...and a good pile o cash..


55 posted on 10/27/2013 3:40:08 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Visit http://icantenroll.com/)
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To: maxwellsmart_agent

Valerie Jarret?


56 posted on 10/27/2013 3:41:54 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( Visit http://icantenroll.com/)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Maybe it is because the name PONTIAC is offensive to Indians! After all, Pontiac did lead a conspiracy to force the Brits out of Ft Detroit.

More likely it was because of continued outrage over the Poor O'l N***er Thinks Its A Cadillac ... and the fact that it was actually Jesse Jackson's assigned Secret Service code name during the 1988 Campaign.
57 posted on 10/27/2013 3:47:53 PM PDT by tanknetter
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To: cyclotic

“Matrix”

My bad. You are correct.


58 posted on 10/27/2013 6:42:50 PM PDT by Nik Naym (It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
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To: Gen.Blather

True the Camaros didn’t weigh the same. Nor did the 4 bangers have 256 horses. And I drove one of those 4 cylinder Stangs ... far from a sports car if you ask me.


59 posted on 10/27/2013 7:31:39 PM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: al_c

My brother was dumb enough to buy a 4 cylinder Mustang. What a joke. That car was scary slow. It was a four speed. I can’t imagine how bad an automatic was.


60 posted on 10/28/2013 9:08:46 AM PDT by cyclotic (Hey BSA-I'm gone. Walk Worthy-traillifeusa.com)
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