What's the most common defunct manufacturer?

"Viggen" (viggen37) 03/30/2017 at 12:45 • Filed to: None

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Think about the cars you see on a daily basis. What’s the most common manufacturer you see on the road that no longer produces cars? I’ll include manufacturers who no longer sell cars in the US as well, such as Suzuki.

Question came to mind after seeing more Saabs in the short time I’ve been back Massachusetts than I’d seen the whole time I was in Kansas. 

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 12:47

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I see a lot of Pontiacs around here.

Pickup_man > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 12:48

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Pontiac, hands down.

Party-vi > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 12:48

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Probably Pontiac or Oldsmobile for me.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Party-vi 03/30/2017 at 12:49

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AMC would be up there too.

Viggen > Party-vi 03/30/2017 at 12:50

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Olds? Really? I barely see them now.

Old Red Wagon > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 12:52

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Pontiac

interstate366, now In The Industry > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 12:52

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Pontiac and Suzuki. A surprising amount of Vitaras where I live.

Jcarr > Party-vi 03/30/2017 at 12:52

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Definitely, I see Pontiacs all the time.

jariten1781 > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 12:53

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Scion...if we’re counting Pontiac and Olds. If it’s someone who legitimately isn’t around, I still see quite a few Rodeos and Troopers.

Party-vi > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 03/30/2017 at 12:53

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I’m thinking of the last time I saw an AMC and can’t really. Maybe a Vision? I see a lot more Aleros and G6 sedans.

Party-vi > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 12:53

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Aleros mostly.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 12:54

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Definitely Saab where I live. Mercury or Pontiac is probably second.

CompactLuxuryFan > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 12:55

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Scion!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Party-vi 03/30/2017 at 12:56

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Ahh, missed the “see on the road” bit. Yeah, Saturn, Olds, and Pontiac.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 13:00

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Saturn.

Viggen > jariten1781 03/30/2017 at 13:02

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Even new, I never saw Scions in large capacity outiside the FR-S.

RPM esq. > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 13:02

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Some dickhead in an Oldsmobile Bravada nearly drove me off the road this morning, so that’s fresh in my mind; but I live in Seattle, so the answer has to be Saab, by a mile. Saturn is second.

Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Plymouth (but only Voyagers) are probably all pretty close to tied for third.

Viggen > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 03/30/2017 at 13:03

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Surprised to have seen a couple people mention Saab. Not that I’m complaining!

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 13:05

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I think a fair fraction of our readers live in very expensive coastal places where they were once (and in a way still are) fairly common cars.

My car’s model is actually pretty rare here. At least 1-in-4 Focuses I see are STs, because that’s their main draw for most people around here.

Viggen > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 03/30/2017 at 13:06

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True. And it’d make sense since that’s where I’m from and New England was always full of Saabs.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 13:09

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In my area, probably Saturn. You see ocassional Saabs and Suzukis, but not too many.

Maxima Speed > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 13:09

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Pontiac, by far. Those things are Everywhere!

Viggen > RPM esq. 03/30/2017 at 13:09

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Plymouth. Trying to remember the last time I saw one!

Viggen > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/30/2017 at 13:10

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There was a decent amount of Kizashis where I was in Kansas.

Textured Soy Protein > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 13:11

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Here in Madison WI it’s probably a toss-up between Pontiac, Scion and Saab.

(My dad is in the DC suburbs and drives an ’07 9-3 Aero convertible he bought new.)

Viggen > RPM esq. 03/30/2017 at 13:12

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And were you in the 507 by chance when said Bravada nearly ran you off the road?

RPM esq. > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 13:13

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Maybe I just notice them because my parents had one when I was young, but I think there really are a lot of Voyagers on the road around here. Usually green or teal. On a long drive yesterday I saw two of them (definitely Voyagers, not Caravans) broken down by the side of the road.

RPM esq. > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 13:16

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I was. Judicious application of HORSEPOWERS left the problem rather far behind me.

Viggen > RPM esq. 03/30/2017 at 13:19

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I’m only a little bit jealous about the 507 because C63 AMGs are one of my favorite cars. 

interstate366, now In The Industry > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 13:29

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I saw an SX4 yesterday. Also a lot of Scions (since they just died I didn’t consider them) and Saturns...there’s even a Relay in my neighborhood.

Viggen > interstate366, now In The Industry 03/30/2017 at 13:37

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Had to look up what a Saturn Relay is.

Jared E > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 14:06

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Pontiac

Nick Has an Exocet > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 14:22

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Saab and Scion in the Bay Area I think.

TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 15:03

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Definitely Saab. Maybe I’m bias because I own one.

Viggen > TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo 03/30/2017 at 15:06

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Agreed. That’s what I’ve been thinking.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 15:19

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Giving I’m a Mercury guy (obviously) I want to say Mercury, but it’s probably Pontiac or Saturn.

Those 90's Saturns are like cock-roaches, you can’t get rid of them.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 15:26

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Lots of Oldsmobiles around here. My Cutlass, a few older G bodies a bunch of Aleros and even a V8 Aurora.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Viggen 03/30/2017 at 15:52

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It’s like a Buick Terraza.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Viggen 03/31/2017 at 09:52

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Rover?