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#1303 of 1325 Question about the convertible top by busiris Mar 30, 2008 (7:12 pm)
I ahve seen several Saturn Sky's and Pontiac Solstice's around.....both are great looking cars. However, I have yet to see one that, when the roof in in the closed (up) position, the rear sides have wrinkles in the top...not severe wrinkles, but noticible, none the less. Am I just "lucky" to see the cars with this issue, or is this a "condition" that is normal with these models? It just seems to me that modern cars shouldn't have wrinkles in the fabric in this day and age....   Again, I really like the car design. I hear that a hard-top is in the future...anything to that rumor? Replies to this message: pao (Mar 31, 2008 11:18 am) busiris (Apr 02, 2008 11:40 am) pao (Apr 03, 2008 5:38 am)
#1304 of 1325 Re: Question about the convertible top [busiris] by pao Mar 31, 2008 (11:18 am)
Replying to: busiris (Mar 30, 2008 7:12 pm) wrinkles are due to the stowage of the wings in the trunk...they go away in when they heat up in the sun...and yes a targa hard top coupe was introduced at the NY auto show for an 09 release www.solsticeforum.com www.nassoa.org Replies to this message: busiris (Apr 02, 2008 11:40 am) pao (Apr 03, 2008 5:38 am)
#1305 of 1325 Re: Question about the convertible top [pao] by busiris Apr 02, 2008 (11:40 am)
Replying to: pao (Mar 31, 2008 11:18 am) I think we must be referring to different wrinkles. I have yet to see (and I have seen quite a few in store parking lots, etc.) Sky's and Solstice's without at least some wrinkles on the cloth "wings" behind the side windows. On the rare occasion that I have been by a dealer that has one out on the lot, even they have a couple of wrinkles (on a Sunday afternoon, with the dealership closed) in the same area.   My wife has a Mini convertible, and 15 minutes after the top is raised (other than on a cold winter day) almost any sign of a wrinkles has disappeared. I also look at other cars on the road, like Miatas, BMW Z-4's, etc., and I rarely see wrinkles in their convertible tops.   I am considering a vehicle of this type, and really like the body style of the Sky/Solstice, but frankly, I'm not sure that I would feel comfortable buying one with this condition. Surely, I haven't seen only vehicles with the top recently raised... Replies to this message: pao (Apr 03, 2008 5:38 am)
#1306 of 1325 Re: Question about the convertible top [busiris] by pao Apr 03, 2008 (5:38 am)
Replying to: busiris (Apr 02, 2008 11:40 am) we are talking about the same ones....the wings that connect into the trunk lid.......ours gets eliminated when we close the top by pullng down the side of the top along the rear of the windows before you secure the "wings" in place...will say that this is a unique top design as well and not like any other convertible top.....we do occasionally have the what I would describe as a wave..not a wrinkle persay in the wings........it poses not problems with the top at all....we have had ours over two years now....and no top problems at all...
#1307 of 1325 Quarter Mile by zman_rx7 Apr 07, 2008 (9:15 pm)
Lol K So I Took My Mothers 2007 Solstic GXP To The Drag Strip And After Learning How The Car Reacted And What The Cars Best Launches Where I Ended Up With A Fast Time Of 13.9 101 MPH This Was Done At Around 6000 Ft Elevation. I Looked Up The Stats And It Said Pro Driver Sea Level Was 14.2 99 MPH. So My Question Is Has Anyone Else Ran Their GXP At A Drag Strip And What Times Did You Get... .............To get the 13.9 101 took a special type of launch wide open shifts and double clutching through 4th gear.......O Ya Car Is All Stock Replies to this message: pao (Apr 08, 2008 3:27 am)
#1308 of 1325 Re: Quarter Mile [zman_rx7] by pao Apr 08, 2008 (3:27 am)
Replying to: zman_rx7 (Apr 07, 2008 9:15 pm) go over to solsticeforum and there are a lot of folks doing the 1/4 mile times and dynos as well....some with mod'ed GXPs putting at 300HP at the rear wheels with tunes and other mods....some I beleive are getting right at or just below 13 with their cars....
#1311 of 1325 The Pontiac Soltice by thecarbuff Sep 06, 2008 (6:36 am)
at the begining, i didnt really like it and i was in time square when i saw it for the first time   but then, when i saw it in the (correct me if im wrong) st paul auto show and sat in the driver seat, i absolutiy fell in love with it all   and now im seeing Pontiac beating almost every won   LOVE PONTIAC AND SATURN! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Replies to this message: johnnieboy (Sep 06, 2008 11:23 am)
#1312 of 1325 Re: The Pontiac Soltice [thecarbuff] by johnnieboy Sep 06, 2008 (11:23 am)
Replying to: thecarbuff (Sep 06, 2008 6:36 am) Hello Carbuff.   My story is similar. I saw the Solstice, liked it generally and left it. Last year I was in a place called Whitecourt Alberta doing my consulting work. AS I approached the school I was going to, I noticed this absolutely striking yellow car - I put down my briefcase and went to see this beauty. It was a solstice. I fell in love with it. Within 2 weeks I bought by red 2008 Solstice GXP which is now not only my love, but also my mistress. I replaced the exhaust and turbo air intake to increase the HP by around 30. It is an absolutely fabulous car. Enjoy yours!!!!   Johnnie Boy

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