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The last Pontiac. Ever…

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Very sad.
Pontiac’s last car available to the public for 2010 will be the Vibe. This small insect looking crossover which is actually a Toyota Matrix.
Not even a Pontiac, really.
They should have said goodbye with the G8, or my favorite, the Solstice.
But no….

The G6 will still be produced next years, for fleet sales only.

Conversation 15 comments

  1. Vince, The only reason why GM kept this in production as a Pontiac for one more year is the fact that GM already signed a 2 year deal with Toyota and could not get out of it without paying big bucks to Toyota! At least air conditioning will now be standard on all 2010 Vibes! Let us all now observe a moment of silence……ZZZZZZZZ.

  3. The Vibe/Matrix is an absolute piece of shit.

    I was at the DC car show and a group of people were closing the door and laughing. It honestly has the worst sound from a modern vehicle. It is tinny, cheap, and sounds like you are SLAMMING the door on a 1987 Hyundai Excel.

    What a piece of junk.

  6. GM rode Pontiac into the ground. There was nothing left to sell. Most models were easily rejected by American buyers. Even the Solstice never lived up to its potential. The solstice convertible top was a joke.

  7. You May Be A King… or A Little Street Sweeper… But Sooner or Later You'll Dance With The Reaper.

  8. To Anonymous "SLAMMING the door."

    Do salespeople actually start to salivate when they see you coming? You may as well just pull down your pants and bend over right away, save them a few minutes!

    If you believe that you can tell how good a car is by slamming the door (is that before or after you kick the tires?), then you will never, ever know anything about cars.

    That being said, the Vibe is a bad car, but that's because of things like wheel bearings that aren't properly sealed and tires that are much heavier than what the suspension can handle.

    You would probably buy one if they added 5 pounds of rubber to each door.

  10. The G6 might be the worst vehicle in their entire lineup. Except for the G5. Oh, and the G3 is terrible too. Wait a minute, the Vibe is shit too. Oh my god, then there is the Torrent.

    WOW!!!

    Almost all Pontiacs suck. No wonder why they are going away…

    Seriously, take a minute and think about the crap that they peddle. The G8 is the ONLY Pontiac that is worth a damn. You can't survive on one model.

  11. "Les said…
    To Anonymous "SLAMMING the door."

    Do salespeople actually start to salivate when they see you coming? You may as well just pull down your pants and bend over right away, save them a few minutes!

    If you believe that you can tell how good a car is by slamming the door (is that before or after you kick the tires?), then you will never, ever know anything about cars.

    That being said, the Vibe is a bad car, but that's because of things like wheel bearings that aren't properly sealed and tires that are much heavier than what the suspension can handle.

    You would probably buy one if they added 5 pounds of rubber to each door."

    Les, you can go F yourself.

    I wouldn't buy the vehicle because of the cheap ass sounding doors and because the interior is crap as is the NVH from the engine. Let's not forget that the reliability (as you commented) just isn't there. Just an FYI, they don't add rubber to the door to correct a such a problem as mentioned, but thanks for that.

    The tinny cheap doors just are the icing on the cake, buddy.

    Don't gun someone down just for one comment.

  12. The Vibe is a terrible car. I test drove one not that long ago (ended up with a Mazda3 hatch thankfully) and it was really the worst modern car I've ever driven. Where was this vaunted "Toyota" quality that I've heard so much about? Not in this model. Seriously, you have to see and drive it to believe it. The only thing that was nice about it was the Monsoon stereo. As for the G6, don't knock it. I had one for a day when my car was being worked on and it was a really nice drive. It surprised me at how nice it was because of all the flack people have given it. Let's just put it this way, I liked my dad's new Accord coupe waaaaayyyy less than the G6.

  13. "Anonymous said…

    The Vibe is a terrible car. I test drove one not that long ago (ended up with a Mazda3 hatch thankfully) and it was really the worst modern car I've ever driven. Where was this vaunted "Toyota" quality that I've heard so much about? Not in this model. Seriously, you have to see and drive it to believe it. The only thing that was nice about it was the Monsoon stereo. As for the G6, don't knock it. I had one for a day when my car was being worked on and it was a really nice drive. It surprised me at how nice it was because of all the flack people have given it. Let's just put it this way, I liked my dad's new Accord coupe waaaaayyyy less than the G6."

    After your last sentence, anything you say will now be void.

    G6 better than an Accord coupe? You are nuts, and I don't even like Hondas.

    The G6 is shit.

  14. I wonder if there's a reason Toyota doesn't build the Matrix alongside the Vibe at NUMMI, but rather builds it in Canada instead.

  15. This last Pontiac isn't a Pontiac–it's a Toyota Matrix as has been said above.

    What makes it a Pontiac is probably a number of different electrical parts and other peripheral components that are NOT as good as those used by Toyota in its Matrix and related Corolla models.

    The Pontiac style is generally good, but the Matrix is likely to be a better car–certainly a better value for resale after Pontiac goes into history.

    I had one Pontiac–an '85 Sunbird company car that was really a Chevy Cavalier in drag (except for the overhead cam engine also used in the Buick Skylark and Olds Firenza).

    The Sunbird was so slow that it couldn't pull a sick whore out of bed……turn on the A/C and it felt like it was suddenly aimed straight uphill. And the A/C and engine together droned loudly at speeds over 55 MPH.

    Suspension travel was inadequate, so it "topped" when going over certain kinds of bumps, too. The body was solid and the car handled well, but the Sunbird was a POS compared with other cars in its class.

    Too bad that GM ruined what was once a good brand. Too bad that lousy management and the loathsome UAW ruined what was once a good company!

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