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Yes, you are right. I think it was based on the Lotus chassis (the older Speedster which Steve posted a pic above) But the new Speedster looks just like the Sky and it is now a convertible instead of a targa top car. I remember seeing pic of it in C&D awhile back. So what i saw a few years ago was the targa car that was based on the Lotus i guess. 
I agree i like the Sky's looks but i wouldnt go as far as buying one. Its a GM so who knows what the reliability will be like, especially the first year of production! Its actually one of the very few american cars i actually like to give more than a second glance 
And about the sky/solstice guys talking crap, well i guess they are in for a rude awakening on the road!
Boxster is a huge step or 2 or 3 upward and shouldnt be compared to that ugly thing 
Sorry but to me the Solstice is like a budget Miata. Actually id rather have the new MX5 and to me that is a huge step up from the bottom of the barrel Solstice.
I agree i like the Sky's looks but i wouldnt go as far as buying one. Its a GM so who knows what the reliability will be like, especially the first year of production! Its actually one of the very few american cars i actually like to give more than a second glance And about the sky/solstice guys talking crap, well i guess they are in for a rude awakening on the road!
Boxster is a huge step or 2 or 3 upward and shouldnt be compared to that ugly thing Sorry but to me the Solstice is like a budget Miata. Actually id rather have the new MX5 and to me that is a huge step up from the bottom of the barrel Solstice.
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Originally Posted by gladwins,Mar 21 2006, 08:50 AM
Although if you read some of the Solstice/Sky forums, these gys think the Solstice is on the same level as a Boxster and the trash talking about the S2000... 
Sometimes the fanatisism gets to be ridiculous...
Sometimes the fanatisism gets to be ridiculous...
I'm just curious
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I've been reading this forum since the Solstice concept debuted so i can't trace exactly the forums mentioned but here is a quick link
http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/search....56&pp=25&page=2
I just basically did a search for "S2000" for the whole community and came up with these results. Other forums I have read have been on Edmunds and the Caranddriver.com sites.
http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/search....56&pp=25&page=2
I just basically did a search for "S2000" for the whole community and came up with these results. Other forums I have read have been on Edmunds and the Caranddriver.com sites.
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Originally Posted by gladwins,Mar 21 2006, 10:28 AM
I've been reading this forum since the Solstice concept debuted so i can't trace exactly the forums mentioned but here is a quick link
Saving this for "entertaining reading" when I get a free chance
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^ Oh, its definitely entertaining! In a "take it with a grain of salt" frame of mind . I don't think the comments I read are from an objective POV that's for sure...
More like "Hondas suck, GM's rule" kind of mentallity... Ugh.
. I don't think the comments I read are from an objective POV that's for sure... More like "Hondas suck, GM's rule" kind of mentallity... Ugh.
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Interesing read. When I first read this, I thought the guy was nuts:
Then it was backed up by a different poster:
Interesting...
Let me just say first off - I'm sorry to hear about the damage to your car but I'm glad that you're okay!
Secondly - from experience the first thing you want to do is get off the gas, don't oversteer the car - it will come back mostly on its own, apply the brakes, and steer out of the skid! Remember - this is a REAR WHEEL drive so it will act differently than the front wheel drives that most of us have been driving for the last 15-20 years.
Once those rear tires lose the grip and you oversteer to compensate, you have in essence "whipped" them around and not allowed them to re-grip the pavement
Secondly - from experience the first thing you want to do is get off the gas, don't oversteer the car - it will come back mostly on its own, apply the brakes, and steer out of the skid! Remember - this is a REAR WHEEL drive so it will act differently than the front wheel drives that most of us have been driving for the last 15-20 years.
Once those rear tires lose the grip and you oversteer to compensate, you have in essence "whipped" them around and not allowed them to re-grip the pavement
This car doesn't seem to respond like the rear wheel drives we are or are not used too.
Most rear wheel drives the respose to a slide is to accelerate slightly and steer into the skid. Of all the skid corrections I have read about here it seems to be that you let off the gas and do nothing else the car self corrects.
Most rear wheel drives the respose to a slide is to accelerate slightly and steer into the skid. Of all the skid corrections I have read about here it seems to be that you let off the gas and do nothing else the car self corrects.
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Sounds like these cars can get twitchy quickly. I don't think the steering is speed sensitive like the S. I would think that with the mammoth rubber on those things that they would stay planted.
These cars were built on a budget. I don't think there was 100% effort in development, I think the body shape was more the motivation.
Could this be a modern day Fiero?
These cars were built on a budget. I don't think there was 100% effort in development, I think the body shape was more the motivation.
Could this be a modern day Fiero?
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Originally Posted by PsychoBen,Mar 21 2006, 11:46 AM
Interesing read. When I first read this, I thought the guy was nuts:
Then it was backed up by a different poster:
Interesting...
Then it was backed up by a different poster:
Interesting...
Oh, regardless of the looks of the sky and solstice, they are just 2 more cars for us to whoop on.