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If pontiac stuck around and made a 50th in 2007. would you buy one.

New or even now, that it would be 3 years old?

I would my self would now. its about the age I buy used cars.

I would've made my dad buy one.

Another car wouldn't be doable for me but I'd at least be drooling over one probably!

It's really hard to tell, honestly.

I love the Bonneville name, and I have loved both of mine, but by 2007 the line would have been due for a refresh.

Would the car have looked like a big G6?

Would it have been made in America, or someplace else like the G8?

Would I have been in love with that car? If not, why buy it?

So, its obviously a lot of questions that we'll never have answers to, but if the car was striking and the options awesome, I would have gotten my hands on one eventually.

the G8 is what the bonne became in my own opinion, shoulda just called it a Bonneville.

If it was just a re-hash of the '00-'05 line, probably not. Back when my wife was shopping for cars in '05, I strongly suggested a Bonneville. She decided she needed/wanted another SUV, so we bought a Grand Cherokee Limited instead. Nice car, horrible gas mileage from the Hemi. So we bought the TL a few years later and it's been great for her, but not my kind of car. Then I bought the SLE for me. Best car I've ever owned as a daily driver. But it had become dated by then. If a 50th had been a new model, it might have been the choice rather than the Acura.

Mark

Maybe. Selling point would have to be distinctive styling like how the 92-99 generation went for their time. Seeing as how not only GM* but other car companies were watering down their styling to the point of "blech!", it may not have been interesting enough to warrant a purchase.

*See G6, concept (wow!) to production (yawn).

I love the 92-99.
Who knows maybe they would have released a RWD V8 Bonnie instead of a G8.

RWD V8 in a 94 body style *Drool*

Most definatly! I would probably get a used one though; haven't been able to justify a price of a new car yet...

I still say the g8 should have been the grand prix and the stretched out holden caprice. Should have been the bonneville

01bonneSC wrote:the G8 is what the bonne became in my own opinion, shoulda just called it a Bonneville.

I'll buy that.

01bonneSC wrote:the G8 is what the bonne became in my own opinion, shoulda just called it a Bonneville.

They purposely DIDN'T name it "Bonneville" or "Grand Prix" (since it effectively replaced both cars, not just the Bonne), because of the "stigma" associated with the name "Bonneville" which in part was one of the multiple reasons the last generation of Bonneville's died away a slow death.

Bonneville's have had a rich history indeed, but most automotive consumer's nowadays don't remember them for that history, rather as land barges from the 70's, or as tack on body cladded GM clones of the 90's!

My next car will be a G8 GT, it might be a couple of years though, unless another sweetheart of a deal plops into my laptop. If the Bonneville had another year and some new tweeks, yeah, I would've gotten one.

Im saving up for a Challenger SRT8

01bonneSC wrote:Im saving up for a Challenger SRT8

yeah...Camaro here. Lots of things i like about the challenger though.

I think the best aspect of the Bonneville is this club.

I'm saving up for anything that has a direct injected turbocharged engine, 4 WD, a 16 CF trunk, weighs less than 4000 lbs. and is made in North America with parts available in North America.

Sadden wrote:I love the 92-99.
Who knows maybe they would have released a RWD V8 Bonnie instead of a G8.

RWD V8 in a 94 body style *Drool*

Yeahhh! Pontiac was on it's way to having a completely RWD fleet by this year...but as we all know they got killed off and threw that plan out the window...

John Deere Boy wrote:I think the best aspect of the Bonneville is this club.

This sums it all up!
100% agreed!

2000Silverbullet wrote:I'm saving up for anything that has a direct injected turbocharged engine, 4 WD, a 16 CF trunk, weighs less than 4000 lbs. and is made in North America with parts available in North America.

SHO is 4300

2000Silverbullet wrote:I'm saving up for anything that has a direct injected turbocharged engine, 4 WD, a 16 CF trunk, weighs less than 4000 lbs. and is made in North America with parts available in North America.

Well since you didn't mention cylinder count, the Regal GS may fit that bill

It just might.

I was just speaking with my brother a few minutes ago. He just today picked up his brand new Equinox and is very happy with it.....so far. It's only the 2.4L version but he's going for mileage. I'd have picked the V6 and waited until it gets a turbo.