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Walking
Join Date: Apr 2007
Drives: 2006 Chevy Cobalt LS
Posts: 10
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Re: Father's New Solstice!!! (56k warning)
Pfft, the automatics are just as good as manuals in sports cars!
Try taking advantage of the stall converter, im sure you can do a burn out then. :-) You should be able to do a launch at around 2800RPMS.... Do it fast and you shouldnt have to worry about heating up the transmission. |
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3.8 Liter Supercharged V6
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: New Zealand
Drives: 2000 Toyota Hilux Diesel
Posts: 670
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Re: Father's New Solstice!!! (56k warning)
Sigh.....It's a pity GM wont build a RHD model for the parts of the globe that drive on the other side of the road.
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7.0 Liter LS7 V8
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Philadelphia Area
Drives: 04 Accord EX V6, 08 Sienna Limited AWD
Posts: 5,593
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Re: Father's New Solstice!!! (56k warning)
Cool car! The practical side of me is starting to think that my quest for a new Corvette sometime next year as a new car is not feasible. It sure would be more cost effective to go with a Solstice, especially since transaction prices will probably drop next year and I have a nice chunk of change ($3600) in GM Card earnings on the old card with no redemption limit.
I'm about 6'4" 190...think I'll have any problems fitting into one with the top up? I heard Bob Lutz fits in them, and he's about my size. I've only ever sat in a Sol/Sky at auto shows, and they had the top down. |
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6.2 Liter Vortec V8
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Pulaski TN
Drives: 04 Silverado Z71
Posts: 2,640
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Re: Father's New Solstice!!! (56k warning)
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7.0 Liter LS7 V8
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Philadelphia Area
Drives: 04 Accord EX V6, 08 Sienna Limited AWD
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Re: Father's New Solstice!!! (56k warning)
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I mean, if I ever did buy one, of course I'd drive it top up and top down to be sure the fit was comfortable. But it's nice to know that if I'm lusting after/saving for a car, that I could actually fit into it too. ![]() The last car that I drove that I barely fit into was a first-generation Miata about a dozen years ago. I did manage to fit into it and actually drive it, but the fit was tight and it was too small of a car for me to actually own. |
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6.2 Liter Vortec V8
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Pulaski TN
Drives: 04 Silverado Z71
Posts: 2,640
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Re: Father's New Solstice!!! (56k warning)
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6.2 Liter Vortec V8
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Pulaski TN
Drives: 04 Silverado Z71
Posts: 2,640
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Re: Father's New Solstice!!! (56k warning)
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![]() My Current Ride: 2004 Z71 Silverado Family: Father 2007 Solstice, Mother 2003 Envoy XL & Bro 2004 Z71 Silverado |
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6.2 Liter Vortec V8
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Pulaski TN
Drives: 04 Silverado Z71
Posts: 2,640
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Re: Father's New Solstice!!! (56k warning) (Update pic)
My father got the Solstice's windows tinted a couple of months back and I finally remembered to take a pic. It makes the car look 10x better IMO. Sorry, I only had my cell phone with me at the time to take the pic (I was at my parents lake house).
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