Symptoms

The illness is self-limiting and symptoms can include fever and at least one of the following:

• headache
• muscle aches
• dry cough
• shortness of breath

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I have experienced all of these in my shop 

Symptoms

The illness is self-limiting and symptoms can include fever and at least one of the following:

• lack of focus in the presence of Pontiac vehicles
• the inability to hear instructions of wives when under the influence of Pontiacs
• impaired judgement when considering the purchase of such Pontiacs - victims can often be heard saying nonsensical things, such as "it won't cost much to restore this", or "I'll be able to have this on the road in time for next summer"
• savant-like ability to rhyme off part numbers and option codes

It is not clear why some people get Likeallcars disease (cannot dislike any car) and some people get the milder Pontiac fever when exposed to automotive mania. It is also thought that some people who are exposed to old cars do not become hooked at all.

Transmission

While many sufferers of Pontiac Fever prefer a 4-speed manual, others have found the Turbo-Hydramatic to be quite satisfactory.

The disease spreads through the air from other like-minded Pontiac enthusiasts, though there doesn't appear to be a clearly understood pathway to either transmission preference.

Diagnosis

A Pontiac trivia test can diagnose sporadic cases of Pontiac fever. Most reported cases occur during car show outbreaks.  Infected persons have also been observed scanning kijiji for 'good deals', even though they may already own more Pontiacs than they actually have time to drive.

Treatment

There is no specific treatment for Pontiac fever.

Treat symptoms appropriately based on clinical assessment of severity. For most people, this is a self-limiting illness, but for some there will never be a cure.  Removal of all Pontiacs from the garage can often lead to more unexpectedly showing up.