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376 messages, Last post on Jan 17, 2008 at 3:20 PM
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The Pontiac people didn't bother to worry about trunk space in the new Solstice since they knew that GM owners would be afraid to go out of town in this car anyway. Hopefully they will ad OnStar so they can easily call for assistance when they break down.
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Replying to: mx5rules (Jan 08, 2006 8:28 pm) and we have had the car on several.."out of town" trips already...... Do I detect a hint of jealousy here?????...why would a MX5 fan post on a solstice site????? just kidding...car purchases are a personal choice....anyway..so enjoy your miata.......
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Replying to: pao (Jan 09, 2006 5:02 am) Well, the title of this thread IS 'Pontaic Solstice vs. 2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata'...
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Replying to: mx5rules (Jan 08, 2006 8:28 pm) I had my share of issues with my NB Miata. GM performs much higher on quality ratings than Ford and Mazda. There is nothing to suggest the Solstice and Sky will not continue the trend.
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Replying to: rorr (Jan 09, 2006 6:05 am)
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Replying to: pao (Jan 09, 2006 8:37 am)
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Replying to: mx5rules (Jan 09, 2006 9:40 am) The dealer's 'Asking price' and sales price are completely different things. I'm quite certain he would have let it go for only $6,000 on top of sticker...... 
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Replying to: mx5rules (Jan 09, 2006 9:40 am) |
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Replying to: logic1 (Jan 09, 2006 6:24 am)
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Replying to: mx5rules (Jan 09, 2006 9:40 am) A few comments: First, you are comparing the performance of your supercharged Miata to a base Solstice. The results might be a bit different if/when you run across a Solstice GXP supercharged to around 260hp. Second, a large portion of Solstice owners (and Miata owners for that matter) only want a nice looking, reasonably performing and inexpensive convertible. The track-worthiness of past Miatas was simply a bonus for them, and will be simply a bonus for that type of Solstice owners. I'm sure you'll have fun trouncing non-boosted Solstii on the track, but a large % of those you meet on the street won't care one little bit. All they want is the wind in their hair in a little convertible that looks really really cool. And there's nothing wrong with that. Pontiac could have cheaped out and concentrated purely on price and style (that seems to have been their modus operandi in the past); but the fact that the Solstice actually performs and handles very very closely to the Miata says alot (to me anyway) about Pontiac. You should give them their due. Mazda has had better than a decade to perfect the Miata; Pontiac seems to have built a very solid effort right out of the box. Given the fact that past Pontiac efforts have gotten substantially BETTER a few years after their introduction, makes me think Mazda should be worried about the state of the Solstice in '08 or '09.....
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