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| Pontiac Solstice GXP...apparently it sucks
watch this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBCt6tsvvGo
The Solstice not only has no space for hardtop, but it is
slower than the 370Z
handles worse than the 370Z
worse built quality than the 370Z
and last but not least, it is actually more expensive than the 370Z
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02-24-2009, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Timpo  The Solstice not only has no space for hardtop, but it is
slower than the 370Z
handles worse than the 370Z
worse built quality than the 370Z
and last but not least, it is actually more expensive than the 370Z | Too bad the 370z isn't the Solstice's competitor.
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Originally Posted by Lomac Too bad the 370z isn't the Solstice's competitor. | really? the gxp should be with the amount of power that its puttin thru. even the base is faster then... miata.
other then that theres s2k, mustang, .... not much
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Originally Posted by Adsdeman Pontiacs suck fat dick! | What do you base that on? I have driven and own more pontiacs that are alot better to drive that many imports.
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Originally Posted by Lomac Too bad the 370z isn't the Solstice's competitor. | so what is the Solstice GXP's competitor?
it says "Pontiac's New 370Z Fighter" here, http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/ | |
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Originally Posted by some_punk What do you base that on? I have driven and own more pontiacs that are alot better to drive that many imports. | examples?
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Originally Posted by Lomac Too bad the 370z isn't the Solstice's competitor. | lol what??
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The GTO is awesome. Really wish they sold them in Canada. I drool over G8's whenever I see them. Love that car.
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solstice looks wierd
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solstice's direct competitor is the saturn sky.
good job gm. the only way they can win is to also lose at the same time. lol
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Originally Posted by Adsdeman Pontiacs suck fat dick! | Thanks for your useless contribution to this thread, jackass.
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Originally Posted by toyota86 solstice's direct competitor is the saturn sky.
good job gm. the only way they can win is to also lose at the same time. lol | I don't see any issues with that, either car, they get your money. It's like Futureshop competing with Best Buy, go to either store and your money is theirs.
In the little roadster market, there's the Sky, Solstice, Miata, S2000 and at one time the MR2-Spyder... maybe even the Lotus Elise. The 350z and 370z are GT cruisers, they aren't competitors. Totally different class.
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Originally Posted by Timpo | That's what a magazine says which I'm sure is not what GM had in mind when they designed it. At the moment, the GXP has no competitors. There are no 2 seater roadsters of that size and power for that price... well, maybe the S2000. Maybe if there was a Mazdaspeed Miata or something.
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Originally Posted by !LittleDragon That's what a magazine says which I'm sure is not what GM had in mind when they designed it. At the moment, the GXP has no competitors. There are no 2 seater roadsters of that size and power for that price... well, maybe the S2000. Maybe if there was a Mazdaspeed Miata or something. | ok obviously no car is going to be identical.
The 370Z is cheaper than GXP, I am not sure why you're arguing about the price? Unless you're trying to compare the GXP with Lotus Elise or Porsche Boxster. But that would be too expensive.
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Originally Posted by Timpo ok obviously no car is going to be identical.
The 370Z is cheaper than GXP, I am not sure why you're arguing about the price? Unless you're trying to compare the GXP with Lotus Elise or Porsche Boxster. But that would be too expensive. | I'm talking about the combination of everything, not just the price.
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Originally Posted by Timpo ok obviously no car is going to be identical.
The 370Z is cheaper than GXP, I am not sure why you're arguing about the price? Unless you're trying to compare the GXP with Lotus Elise or Porsche Boxster. But that would be too expensive. | Like littleDragon said, it isn't only the price that classes a car.
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Originally Posted by some_punk G8, Firebirds, gtos, since the g5 and cobalt are the same, I have driven the cobalt SS turbo and it is amazing. | The Cobalt SS drives amazing...
That's about it.
When I test drove one, it didn't spark confidence when one of the Tire Pressure Sensors went dead as I was doing the test drive.
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