GM to shrink to four core brands in North America

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

They'll never drop Buick, it's always had very strong customer loyalty among the 60+ set

Yeah like the Grand National.....

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Yeah like the Grand National.....

Yeah which was probably only 2% of Buick's sales.....

The real sellers are Park Avenues and LeSabres and bread & butter sedans like that.........Purchased primarily by age 65+

The only Buick that doesn't target oldsters is that SUV "crossover" whatever it's called

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Yeah like the Grand National.....

There's something Buick should bring back... unfortunately they probably couldn't do it justice anymore.

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Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

There's something Buick should bring back... unfortunately they probably couldn't do it justice anymore.

Agreed! I'll never forgive myself. My step-mom worked for GM and could have gotten me a GN at a cheap price but I hated her so much that I bought a RX-7 instead....

[Corey]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

There's something Buick should bring back... unfortunately they probably couldn't do it justice anymore.

Or they'd water it down by rebadging an Opel or a Holden car. And yes, I'm sure the recent GTO is a nice car, but it's still just a rebadged Holden that should never have gotten the GTO name.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Corey

Or they'd water it down by rebadging an Opel or a Holden car. And yes, I'm sure the recent GTO is a nice car, but it's still just a rebadged Holden that should never have gotten the GTO name.

I was kind of excited about the GTO... the preliminary info was promising.
But seeing so many up for sale by owners since tells me something.

That and the red gauges are garish.

[Cutty72]

The first year GTO looked like a 2 door Grand Prix.
Once they got hood scoops and a spoiler it was better. And the things SCOOT, but nothing will compare in looks to the 02 T/A WS6 that they dropped.

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Originally Posted by Cutty72

The first year GTO looked like a 2 door Grand Prix.
Once they got hood scoops and a spoiler it was better. And the things SCOOT, but nothing will compare in looks to the 02 T/A WS6 that they dropped.

The TA's had a little too much bodywork for my tastes.
F-bodys have always been more muscle car than sports car and to give them all that bodywork seemed like trying to squeeze them into a mold they weren't meant to fill.