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Old 08-25-07, 08:18 AM
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The Sky for me. Its more edgy than the Solstice and looks wayyyyyyyy better .
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Old 08-25-07, 09:18 AM
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For the topic @ hand, I voted sky, however for the price of a well-equipped sky redline, you could get a really nice nsx or a decent nsx & a miata or early s2k.
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Old 08-25-07, 09:57 AM
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Neither.


Opel GT please :P
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Old 08-25-07, 10:59 AM
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None for me, I will not be happy driving them.
I 'd get a miata, HT version.
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Old 08-25-07, 11:10 AM
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I was going to buy a Sky Redline for 2 years now but keep waiting because of the drive train problems and poor fit and finish. I'm hoping the 2009's will be better, but I'm not holding my breath. By the time they fix the mechanical problems I'm sure the Toyota FT-HS will be out and I'll just get that.

Maybe for 30k I'll just get a used 911.
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Old 08-25-07, 12:12 PM
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The Miata and S2000 blow them both away, quality-wise, but between the two of them, the Sky's the limit.......it has a better interior and front end. The Solstice, in comparison, looks like a buck-toothed beaver getting ready to taste a tree trunk.
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Old 08-25-07, 01:34 PM
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I would pimp the Solstice...but only if I could have it with the Mallett turbo LS7 package!!



http://www.mallettcars.com/solstice-conversion.htm


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Old 08-25-07, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Faymester
so get the redline ... problem solved ... i definately wouldnt get EITHER in the base engine version ... hells no
Nah the redline isnt that fast either.
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Old 08-25-07, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Bean
Nah the redline isnt that fast either.
Web site says 0-60 in 5.5 (vs. 7.2 for regular) - that isn't slow.

And speed is about more than just straight line acceleration.
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Old 08-25-07, 07:56 PM
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Sky for me.. though this drift or autocross Solstice that I saw a couple weeks ago looked pretty sweet:

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Old 08-25-07, 10:12 PM
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I'll take a sky...........I need to go and test drive one
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Old 08-26-07, 02:10 AM
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The Solstice front-end is pretty ugly to me. The Sky on the other hand, looks good. It kinda reminds me of a VX220, especially the headlights.

I would buy neither, but to answer the question, Sky.
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Old 08-26-07, 03:31 PM
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Definitely the Sky... Not a fan of the Solstice nose at ALL.
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Old 08-26-07, 06:58 PM
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Neither, because the Miata owned them before they were even conceived. I don't think you can even get HIDs or proper head-torso combination airbags on the Skystice.
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Old 08-26-07, 07:18 PM
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I saw a red Solstice with its top up at Mr Bubbles the other day.Looked like a red pepper I grow in my back yard

Sky all the way
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