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Replying to: ttbuyer (Jan 16, 2006 5:05 am) No, probably to keep kids from jacking around with the top. The same reason that shift knobs are always missing in the cars at the auto shows. In regards to courtesy rental cars: I think you guys are pummeling a deceased equine. Both Pontiac and Mazda have language in their warranties which provide for rental cars. Yes, I suppose that there is some 'wiggle room' in the warranties from both manufacturer's for lawyers to hem and haw over. Personally, I think that it all comes down to dealer attitude rather than what the manufacturer has put in writing. Besides, someone who makes their decision between the Solstice and Miata based on rental car policies at their local dealer for warranty work has (IMO) a screw loose. Can we move on to cupholder design please?
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Replying to: rorr (Jan 16, 2006 7:49 am) I agree...to decide solely on rental policy is goofy...But, Mazda has a customer commitment that Pontiac doesn't have. Simply, Pontiac puts the possibility of a loaner on the local dealer...Mazda puts the worry with the manufacturer not the mood of the local dealer. Also, if Pontiac had a real commitment to customer satisfaction they would offer a warranty that is 4 years and 50K instead of 3/36. Buick buyers get 4/50, why not Pontiac?
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Replying to: audia8q (Jan 17, 2006 9:07 am) JD Powers consistently rates Mazda dealers near the bottom in customer satisfaction. Pontiac rates around the industry average. With the Sky, and Saturn's consistently high customer ratings, Mazda will not even have a chance. |
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Replying to: logic1 (Jan 12, 2006 9:06 am) 
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Replying to: ttbuyer (Jan 16, 2006 5:05 am) I can't seem to find it, but I believe the trunk release needs the battery to work. If not, only other ways for them to lock the trunk would be to disconnect the wire from the release button or pull fuse #18 from the underhood fuse box. |
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Replying to: sashajo (Jan 25, 2006 2:01 pm) Sounds more like a dealer issue, find a better one. During the months waiting for mine, my dealer let me take out a GTO and G6 GTP coupe. |
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Replying to: sashajo (Jan 25, 2006 2:01 pm) This complaint should be in a dealer issues forum. GM/Pontiac have no policy preventing test Solstice test drives. Even if GM/Pontiac wanted such a policy, and it stretches all bounds of credibility to think they would, federal law in place with little change since the Teddy Roosevelt Presidency make it illegal. Auto manufacturers sell their product to auto dealers. Once the dealer buys the product, the auto manufacturer has no right to tell the dealer how to price the product or to market it. Auto manufacturers can and do provide a msrp. They also can and do their best to educate dealers on the way they think product should be marketed. In the end, the dealer you encountered chose not to allow a test drive. The reason is clear. The dealer has a hot car it wants to sell at an inflated price. Many people may pay an inflated price for a car with 15 miles on the odo. Fewer will do so if there are 100 or even 50 miles on the odo. If you want to test drive, you should either look for a dealer less greedy, or watch for the next GM drive time program near you which I am sure will include a Solstice and/or Sky. |
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Replying to: logic1 (Jan 09, 2006 6:42 pm) I'm not sure you realize how big the MX-5 Miata is. They have their own racing circuit! I dont see a Kappa car circuit? Tuning a Pontiac is a waste of money, for the car will fall apart from what you do to it. Unless it's a 60's Firebird, or a GTO. The Mazda MX-5 is a PROVEN vehicle, and has PROVEN it can handle many mods and stay reliable. I have never seen that with Pontiac.
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Replying to: aviboy97 (Jan 31, 2006 8:40 am) Tuning a Pontiac is a waste of money, for the car will fall apart from what you do to it. Unless it's a 60's Firebird, or a GTO. The Mazda MX-5 is a PROVEN vehicle, and has PROVEN it can handle many mods and stay reliable. I have never seen that with Pontiac. Pretty weak argument. The Miata has a circuit some 15 years into its run. There already are multiple mods available for the Kappa cars. Where it took Mazda some 12 years before it figured out how to do a MazdaSpeed version of the Miata, Pontiac has a GXP ready in less than one year. Tuning a Pontiac is a waste of money, for the car will fall apart from what you do to it. Unless it's a 60's Firebird, or a GTO. Yeah. And the only Mazdas anyone tunes is the Miata.
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Replying to: logic1 (Jan 31, 2006 11:01 am)
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