Solstice vs Cayman?

[pompous]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

The Solstice is a very nice looking car and I think a good value for the money. Not in any way a real competitor to Cayman, price being what, half that of the Porsche?

Anyway, I wouldn't rag on it, it is nice for what it is.

I was just about to type this. haha...
Seriously though, I don't think there's too many of us that have our boxsters as DDs. That said, I love my box, but it is small and at best, will accomodate my luggage if traveling for a weekend. Don't even get me started on the girlfriend (LOL I need a Uhaul trailer for that one). Anyway, I don't mind the solstice...its just when they start thinking they are anything near a P-car is when it gets silly. Porsche was a "want" of mine for a long time and now it is certainly an "addiction" a "way of life" even. Its a different feeling driving these cars and no Pontiac owner would understand IMHO So, i'll just let them be. You can't miss something you've never had...right?? LOL

[baseball]

I think the Solstice looks great. And that's where the positives end. If you're thinking of buying one, take one for a test drive - once you do, you won't want one anymore. Everything about it is cheap, clunky and flimsy and the ride is buzzy and grating.

And as a former Pontiac owner, if you think Porsche service is bad, you haven't experienced anything til you've owned a Pontiac. So bad I've sworn off ever owning another GM car.

[ky944s]

Try and put somthing in the trunk of the Solstice........Ah Ha you can't :dance:
Now put the top down and try. What still no room

I guess you could have the passenger hold whatever it is you need to bring with you....

[rick3000]

I don't mind the way it looks, but that is all it has going for it.
I just have a lot of trouble with the trunk. Because even as a weekend only car, you can't even fit a tennis racket, let alone a set of gold clubs in it.

[Brucelee]

I rented a G6 GT recently and was impressed. Given the price, it was a lot of car for the dough, handled well, was tight and quiet.

Having said that, the GM dealer network is what it is, not very good.

[Quickurt]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

I rented a G6 GT recently and was impressed. Given the price, it was a lot of car for the dough, handled well, was tight and quiet.

Having said that, the GM dealer network is what it is, not very good.

It seems like every time we go to Seattle to visit my daughter and family, I end up with a four door standard G6.

[Jaxonalden]

It's a shame that Detroit, trying to keep up with the rest of the world, is always shooting themselves in the foot with all these models that don't cut the mustard. Have you seen how thin the metal body panels are on a Dodge? Not sure but I think GM still uses those cheap ass throttle body injection units. I believe their main problem is that the UAW is making them design with their hands tied behind their backs and their heads up their ass's. What I mean is the Union basically holds the big three hostage an threatens them with striking unless their over-inflated demands are met. With that, auto makers end up paying way more than the worker is worth for the job they do. The benefits package? Well we won't get into that.

And people wonder why Detroit can't produce a car that will keep up with the foreign models. That's easy to see why, to keep profit margins up for the investors and after paying the ransom from the UAW, they have to skimp on matrials and technology (which in the end equals quality) to keep the cars in a price range that the majority can afford.

What ever happened to loyalty? If workers treated their jobs like they were on a team and sacrificed themselves for that team I think we would produce a car that no one could touch. But since we don't have that I guess that's what they call "capitalism".