At present’s Good Value or No Cube Solstice is one among two the vendor is providing on the market, however it’s by far the extra attention-grabbing of the pair. Let’s see if its value piques our curiosity.
Colin Chapman famously engineered his Lotus automobiles to go quicker by “including lightness.” The builder of yesterday’s homage 1964 Lotus Seven took a barely totally different strategy by including a Lexus V8. Sadly for the vendor, the automobile was burdened underneath the burden of a $20,000 asking value, one thing nearly all of you felt was an excessive amount of, handing the home-built a 60 p.c No Cube loss.
A enjoyable side of the package automobile tradition is sussing out the place the builder sourced sure elements. The place did that windshield come from? How about these taillights? Whereas far be it from a package automobile, in the present day’s 2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP T2 SCCA Championship Version does share a slew of elements with different GM choices of the time, and a great time could be had by all, stating issues just like the Chevy Cobalt instrument cluster, GMC Envoy backup lights, and Grand Prix entrance fog lamps. Much more elements bin dumpster diving was concerned within the creation of the Solstice and its sister automobile, the Saturn Sky (and the varied Opel, Vauxhall, and Daewoo variations), however we’re right here to debate this explicit automobile as a result of it’s an version that occurs to be rather more distinctive.
It begins out with this being a GXP mannequin, which suggests it has the warmer, turbocharged version of the GM company 2.0 Ecotec DOHC 4 underneath its hood. That’s good for 260 horsepower and the identical variety of torques. Right here, that’s mated to the usual five-speed guide. That’s all effectively and good, however it’s not what makes this automobile distinctive. What does is the extraordinarily lengthy tag appended to the mannequin’s identify—“T2 SCCA Championship Version.”
That implies that this automobile celebrates Pontiac’s 2007 SCCA T2 Sequence Championship and makes this one among simply 88 automobiles the corporate constructed for that self-aggrandizing. Together with the total identify that requires two breaths to finish, the Championship Version is identifiable by its yellow paint matched with silver strips, two-tone black and grey inside, and “SCCA T2 Champion” embroidery on the seat backs. In case you’ve ever jonesed to personal a Solstice, this is likely one of the greatest editions to purchase.
However ought to anybody purchase this explicit one? Based on the vendor, it has 88,000 miles on the clock, practically new Michelin tires, and is reportedly freed from mechanical malfeasance. It additionally has a clear title and a passing grade from the state security inspector. Aesthetically, it suffers solely from a tear within the driver’s seat facet bolster. Apart from that, the automobile comes throughout within the footage as being in completely acceptable form.
It ought to be identified that this vendor really has two Solstices (Solsti?) up for grabs. Together with the SCCA automobile, they’ve a black GXP that appears simply pretty much as good however suffers from having comparative ubiquity and an automated transmission. That’s why we’re acknowledging however not participating it.
As an alternative, let’s discuss this one among 88 Solstice and its $12,995 asking.
What’s your tackle this uncommon little bit of Pontiac historical past at that value? Does that appear honest, contemplating the mannequin’s historical past and current state? Or, just like the automobile’s full identify, is that simply an excessive amount of?
You resolve!
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