The 10 Greatest Pontiacs

San Antonio Express-News ^ | 05/14/2010 | Source: http://jalopnik.com/5229443/the-ten-greatest-pontiacs

[Newtoidaho]

Have owned 2 Firebirds, 1984 (which did look like KITT) and the 2001 coupe which I still have. They have been pretty good, have had some electrical problems though. The main thing about Firebirds is that they drop in value pretty fast.

[wtc911]

My Pontiacs...

'63 Bonneville drop top

'64 Catalina

'68 Le Mans

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

Kind of going from memory since I don't have the book in front of me, but I thought the Fiero was a John DeLorean idea while he was president of Pontiac. In his book, On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors, he said that the car was originally intended to have different color body panels that could be changed out by the owner. Some days they could drive a blue car, other days a red, etc.

And maybe it's my imagination, but I see some strong styling similarities between the Fiero and the DeLorean sports car made by DMC in the mid 80's.

[Hoffer Rand]

You own two Vibes or two Azteks? If you’re an Aztek owner, I have to ask the question I’ve always wanted to ask an Aztek owner. What makes a person walk into a car dealership and say to the salesman, “That’s a really UGLY car, I’ll take it!”?

I want to ask Honda Element owners the same question.

[Responsibility2nd]

The Vibe was a NUMMI.(sp?)

Joint Venture with Toyota. So in a way, does it really county as a Pontiac?

Like the new Grand Prix and G8’s. Those were Australian cars. Not real Pontiacs.

[ontap]

How about a 1957 Bonneville!

[gunsequalfreedom]

No, I wish it was mine.

[dangerdoc]

That’s why I was asking about model year.

[dangerdoc]

That is one beautiful car. If it were about 10 years from now, I would buy one in a heart beat. It’s a real shame that so few were made.

[Pan_Yan]

Get the Tools Out.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

My thought is that it would have burned, 4 years prior.

[Pan_Yan]

My son’s Gran Turismo video game had a Ponitac Vibe GT on it. The kids loved pretending they were racing Mama’s car on the track.

[McLynnan]

I own two Vibes. My daughter took the 2003 Vibe away to school, and I have a 2007 model. They’ve been dependable little cars. Totally agree about Azteks and Elements, but Vibes aren’t glamorous either.

[McLynnan]

Right, it’s a Toyota Matrix clone — essentially a hatchback Corolla. Good little commuting cars.

[Oztrich Boy]

The mid 2000’s “Aussie” GTO is a much nicer car than its reputation and really should be on this list,

There twice.

1. 2009 G8 GXP

3. 2010 G8 ST

And

Holden vs Ford

[antiRepublicrat]

About the body panels, sounds like what the Smart does right now. Interesting, you won’t see a scratch on a Smart. If it’s black, it’s black all the way through. No white to show underneath when scratched.