Pontiac RIP
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Before the demise of the hood ornament....They actually went to an ornament that bent over in a pedestrian collision, so it wouldn't protrude into the person's gut.WoodPeckr said:
Sure because they're trying to tread water...WoodPeckr said:Right now GM & Ford have their best quality ratings ever, practically equal to the imports and much cheaper in cost to buy and repair. The best bargains are with these two companies right now!....
JD Power is bullshit.WoodPeckr said:Just going by what JD Powers says...
All they do is survey new car buyers.
"Are you happy with your new car?"
Why yes I am
"Would you consider it a good quality vehicle?"
Why yes I would
"Would you buy another one?"
I certainly would.
Until they start releasing statistics as to break-downs, none of what JD Power publishes is worth a damn. Purely annecdotal.
That's 30 years ago, and certainly not in Canada.papasmerf said:
Installed was typically $200.00 for a 4 door Olds Cutlas. (I know, we had one and my dad always went for the cheap aftermarket rebuilds and he needed a new one every 6 months cause the rebuild quality was so poor. I think they used to just clean off the inch of grease, file the brushes and put it back together.)
Yeah them Mac fanboys say the same about their Macs as they merrily go off and pay double and triple for a Mac compared to a PC!....iamme said:
FWIW
Been happily driving B3 for over 40 yrs with no plans to switch to imports. Overall have had little problems with those B3 but having some mechanical background am able to spot and correct minor problems before they become major. Have owned ~18 B3 vehicles in that time span, I like cars and variety and if anything went wrong, in 97% of the time occurred under warr.
B3 vehicles today are constructed better than ever, they last!
One of the best vehicles I ever owned a '92 Pontiac Transport SE van was just put in the boneyard a couple months ago with ~230,000 miles, by its third owner who still loved it.
However if YOU know little or nothing about vehicle repair it IS EASIER THAN EVER to be ripped off by crooked repair shops today. They blame it on B3 crap and people believe it, as they pick your pocket....
OddSox said:
Well, Super 16mm filmed vanished after the SR3, then came the 416, then Super 16 came on a comeback..
I'm talking industry only, I really don't care about consumer, since consumer does not effect me. I'm talking "Motion Picture" here. No it's not gone, it will probably get better. As long as Steven Spielberg is using Film, it's all good.
My last car was a silver Pontiac Grand Am GT1 Ram Air with hood scoops.
I loved that car so much and it lasted me until almost 400,000 kms. At the time I had to commute to work and was doing a fair bit of out of town travel on weekends.
I'd never had any major issues with it besides needing to balance the tires once and having to change the calipers once, as well as an engine light issue.
I did find that the headlights and highbeams were pretty awful though, I had a hard time seeing at night.
If they still made Grand Ams, I would have bought another one.
I loved that car so much and it lasted me until almost 400,000 kms. At the time I had to commute to work and was doing a fair bit of out of town travel on weekends.
I'd never had any major issues with it besides needing to balance the tires once and having to change the calipers once, as well as an engine light issue.
I did find that the headlights and highbeams were pretty awful though, I had a hard time seeing at night.
If they still made Grand Ams, I would have bought another one.
I had one too, but not a GT, regular model with a V6, also silver, great car. I bought it when it was a year old, back when there were lots of 1 year old cars available at a good price.
