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Pontiac, Oldsmobile & Saturn live on in Chevy/Buick
Posted by dw [Email] (more from dw) on Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:02:52
In Reply to: Did Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and brands that..., BAAB
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, Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:37:19
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In short, no.
Saturn drivers were/are po'd, and GTO/Firebird collectors were/are disappointed, but neither Saturn, Pontiac, or Oldmobile were as "different" or as "individual" focused as Saab.
Since GM got seriously into "badge engineering" in the 70's, most Pontiac & Olds cars had Buick & Chevy versions (a Grand Prix was a Cutlass was a Regal was a Monte Carlo, for example). Even before that, a 60's Firebird and Camaro were largely the same car.
There was a time when Car & Driver magazine regularly put Saabs into their comparison tests with BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi, as a different but comparable vehicles, not just another cookie-cutter GM sedan.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Did Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and brands that..., BAAB
, Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:37:19- Pontiac once made good cars, brick8, Mon, 4 Jan 2010 09:27:03
- An Oldsmobile family, No Snaab, Mon, 4 Jan 2010 07:24:12
- Pontiac, Oldsmobile & Saturn live on in Chevy/Buick, dw, Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:02:52 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Did Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and brands that..., MikeLev, Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:33:44
- Riddle me this: Are there Pontiac or Olds versions of, Noel, Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:14:03
- Re: Riddle me this: Are there Pontiac or Olds versions of, CY, Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:26:51
- Re: Riddle me this: Are there Pontiac or Olds versions of, Chris Hansel, Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:22:55
- hand raised, kevine, Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:30:16
- Re: Riddle me this: Are there Pontiac or Olds versions of, SaaberinDetroit, Sun, 3 Jan 2010 18:27:58
- Re: Did Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and brands that..., Mark from Toronto, Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:59:13
- :-), BAAB
, Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:10:13
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