GM Scraps the Oldest U.S. Automotive Brand

[Skeeball236]

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[Counterfit]

man we went through hell together...

The rest of Idaho too?

 

[Spock]

Toyota's are stupid.

 

[cubist]

I'd like to second (third?) the motion to bring back the Grand National.

The Park Avenue Ultra is just too big to be fast.

 

[ddtlm]

Crikey:

I was sorry to see Oldsmobile go. They made some of the prettiest cars in the GM empire (the Aurora, and the Alero, which is bland but still pretty). ... Buicks are also bland but not ugly. I can't see a Pontiac without thinking "white trash car", and I feel almost that averse to Chevrolets

Yeah Pontiacs and Chevys, ugh. Olds was the top looking GM brand in my view. Some Caddys have been alright.

 

[e-coli]

Thank God. One less embarrassing American automobile brand.

Some of the worst designed cars I've ever seen.

The Alero.

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

Thank God. One less embarrassing American automobile brand.

Some of the worst designed cars I've ever seen.

The Alero.

Actually it is nice to see GM trying to give each model its own "feel" or "look". unlike back in the 70's and 80's you knew which platform each brands car belong.

Too bad the US companies haven't found a way to do the "niche" cars (cars with low production volumes, but still affordable - Japan has been doing for years for their home market).

 

[redynvre]

Buicks are the best!

Hello all!

I have to say that, even if it sounds weird to some people, that Buicks are one of the best brand available in the US market. Customer satisfaction is ranking at the same level than Lexus and Toyota.

I own a Roadmaster Estate Wagon from 1992, it has a little over 300 000 miles and I still go down the freeway at 90mph and still 23mpg. The only thing I have done to it is replacing the water pump and radiator. What I will do to it is add some suspension parts from an Impala SS for better handling.

These cars are work horses with Cadillac comfort and a reliability close to Toyota. Take a 1994 1996 Roadmaster Wagon, modify the suspensions a bit, and you end up with quite a Sleeper (Corvette engine). My real only complain about the car is the Wood paneling. I hate it. It feels like somehow driving in your 70s kitchen cabinet... Oh well.

Buick Rules! He He!

 

[bousozoku]

And lets not forget the popular Cutlass series of the 70's and 80's with its waterfall grill.

Popular is a matter of opinion, but for Oldsmobile, it was popular.

However, it did lead to some derivation by Honda for Accords and various Acuras. (You'd think that they wouldn't do that since it wasn't successful back in the 1960s and 1970s.)