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Offline Sly Bob

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To think it's 10 years since Pontiac has been gone.
« on: April 27, 2019, 09:36:15 PM »
10 years ago today Pontiac got the axe. t was a sad day for all of us and I might say one that I'll never get over.

https://jalopnik.com/remember-the-fallen-as-today-marks-10-years-since-the-d-1834352992
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Re: To think it's 10 years since Pontiac has been gone.
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2019, 06:19:50 PM »
It has been that long?
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Re: To think it's 10 years since Pontiac has been gone.
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2019, 06:28:22 PM »
Quote from: Critterman on April 28, 2019, 06:19:50 PM
It has been that long?

Time flies when you are having fun.  :lol: :yay: :rofl:
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Re: To think it's 10 years since Pontiac has been gone.
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2019, 09:52:41 AM »
Time does fly... it's almost been 12 years since I bought the Sky... all good times though!
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Re: To think it's 10 years since Pontiac has been gone.
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2019, 01:47:23 PM »
Quote from: Sly Bob on April 27, 2019, 09:36:15 PM
10 years ago today Pontiac got the axe. t was a sad day for all of us and I might say one that I'll never get over.

https://jalopnik.com/remember-the-fallen-as-today-marks-10-years-since-the-d-1834352992

Yes and no. The announcement of the closure of Pontiac is the kick in the pants I needed to buy a Solstice coupe.  I had been waffling between the usual suspects, Camaro, Mustang, & classic cars, etc.
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Re: To think it's 10 years since Pontiac has been gone.
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2019, 07:23:31 PM »
Quote from: ChopTop on May 11, 2019, 01:47:23 PM
Yes and no. The announcement of the closure of Pontiac is the kick in the pants I needed to buy a Solstice coupe.  I had been waffling between the usual suspects, Camaro, Mustang, & classic cars, etc.

I just wish the brand had stuck around long enough to a legit 5th gen Trans Am...
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Re: To think it's 10 years since Pontiac has been gone.
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2019, 08:06:41 PM »
I wish the Ute would have made it to the US market like Pontiac was planning on doing.
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Re: To think it's 10 years since Pontiac has been gone.
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2019, 02:25:56 PM »
and to think GM spent 250 MILLION developing the Solstice and then killed it in 4 short years!
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