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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: JiMbOb789 on 09 October 2007, 09:46:18

Title: Pontiac Solstice
Post by: JiMbOb789 on 09 October 2007, 09:46:18

Hey, has anyone ever seen a Pontiac Solstice in Britain.
Jamie

Title: Re: Pontiac Solstice
Post by: Tafty on 09 October 2007, 10:01:45

You mean one of these: :y
This ones in Leicester
(http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_web/servlet/media?id=592409984)

or this one in Bournmouth

(http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_web/servlet/media?id=608328373)

(http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_web/servlet/media?id=608328340)

They're nice but would find something better to spend £22K on.  Probably RHD too

Title: Re: Pontiac Solstice
Post by: Markie on 09 October 2007, 17:01:57

nice looking piece of kit.....but maybe not for £22k

Title: Re: Pontiac Solstice
Post by: Kevin Wood on 09 October 2007, 17:04:03

Quite a nice looking car from the side view but I don't like the front end.  :o

I'd rather have an RX8 or an S2000 I think.

Kevin

Title: Re: Pontiac Solstice
Post by: Paul M on 09 October 2007, 21:40:41

I bet they're only $22k in the US... which works out as less than £11k at the current exchange rate :o

Reasonably nice looking but I wouldn't expect much of the build quality if the Pontiac I hired in the US is any indication.

Title: Re: Pontiac Solstice
Post by: Kevin Wood on 09 October 2007, 22:37:19

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I bet they're only $22k in the US... which works out as less than £11k at the current exchange rate :o

Reasonably nice looking but I wouldn't expect much of the build quality if the Pontiac I hired in the US is any indication.

That's true. US cars are cheap for a reason. They're disposable. Not worth paying UK prices for them.

Kevin

Title: Re: Pontiac Solstice
Post by: Entwood on 09 October 2007, 22:39:33

ouch ......

http://www.importmyvehicle.com/villadetails.asp?locationsel=59&countrysel=007&villaid=10522

Title: Re: Pontiac Solstice
Post by: nuclear onion on 09 October 2007, 22:40:25

The car they used to use in "Knight Rider" was a Pontiac Firebird and apparantly at one stage they considered building a Knight Rider production version but then Pontiac heard some guy was planning to jump the grand canyon or similar in his DIY version.  Forseeing a wave of shattered wrecks, bloody corpses and massive lawsuits, they abandonded the idea (according to urban legend)

Title: Re: Pontiac Solstice
Post by: Danny on 09 October 2007, 23:09:02

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Pontiac heard some guy was planning to jump the grand canyon or similar in his DIY version

how the hell do these people get their driving licenses??? ;D

Title: Re: Pontiac Solstice
Post by: Jay w on 10 October 2007, 08:30:59

the style and wheelbase looks the same as a VX220