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on: 03-07-2014
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| #3 |
11-20-2018 @ 04:09:19 PM |
| Posted By : Obsidian |
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#1, I'd go further to say that the affordable performance market never had a chance in the face of those who were willing to pay a premium; a premium that no Pontiac would ever be able to command.
"Sure - you can pay almost $25K for that well optioned G6 coupe. But if you lease this $35K 3-series - you'll get status for free."
For me - I don't know why Pontiac didn't die sooner.
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11-20-2018 @ 04:14:57 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#3, The difference between $25k and $35k is hardly inconsequential.
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11-20-2018 @ 05:55:34 PM |
| Posted By : Obsidian |
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#4, I know - but if you can tempt someone to sign the paperwork for easily accessible social climbing and a chance to exercise conspicuous consumption - $10K becomes nothing.
People really are that vain; to dive head first into debt to own a deprecating asset in an ultimate drive to get self-congratulatory (and self validating) likes and retweets.
That's why BMW still is an object of desire and why "Americas' BMW" is in the ground. A Pontiac just couldn't rub people the same way.
Even at par or above performance specifications alone aren't enough. The D3 have no problems making as powerful or capable powertrains and platforms. They just haven't explored the highly lucrative yet shallow realm of vanity and plastic self-satisfaction that only an luxury marque can do.
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11-21-2018 @ 04:15:20 PM |
| Posted By : Obsidian |
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#6, You're not weird for being pragmatic or discriminating in your choices - especially when you have rational justifications for and against a G8. You're weird in the eyes of the vain because you aren't excitedly jumping up and down at the prospect of climbing the social ladder.
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