downingracing Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 The guy I sold the car to never liked it and only put ~200 miles on it in 4 years. I made him an offer to buy the car and spares back and he said yes. Brought the car (and 3 pallets of spares) home today along with extra body panels. Excited to have it back! Going to make it something that can be driven on the street, used for AutoX, Track Days, or whatever. It is a z0k package car from 2006 and only 16 were made that year. Doubt it will be worth a ton of money someday, but it only has 5500 miles on it and only 2 recorded owners. Need to make some modifications to be easier to get in and out of, but can't wait to get to drive it again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 Nice! At times I do miss my Sky and I just switched jobs to work at GM, so I feel like I should pick up something like this again... Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 can the pictures get any bigger? asking for a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 can the pictures get any bigger? asking for a friend. A super moderator should help him out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 My '8 Solstice GXP was not great ergonomically; it was cramped, window sills were too high, and uncomfortable seat position. It also needed more gear in its manual transmission (5-speed in the world of 6-speed sports cars). It had a GM Stage 2 turbo upgrade that allows for a higher boost level. Other aspects are great. The Corvette-like chassis and suspension constructions are very nice and those are the main points to me. The clamshell hood is heavy and it probably should have been made from a lighter material. I made mine to attract attention with minimal mods, yet I wanted it to have increased engine performance and suspension characteristics. I miss it sometimes and while looking for a salt car, I now include it in my search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 My '8 Solstice GXP was not great ergonomically; it was cramped, window sills were too high, and uncomfortable seat position. It also needed more gear in its manual transmission (5-speed in the world of 6-speed sports cars). It had a GM Stage 2 turbo upgrade that allows for a higher boost level. Other aspects are great. The Corvette-like chassis and suspension constructions are very nice and those are the main points to me. The clamshell hood is heavy and it probably should have been made from a lighter material. I made mine to attract attention with minimal mods, yet I wanted it to have increased engine performance and suspension characteristics. I miss it sometimes and while looking for a salt car, I now include it in my search. I'm sure we're all looking at $5-$10k fun cars all the time and I see a few chewy Solstices up in that range. It's just tough to not go either Miata or even a C5 Corvette (if you stretch the budget a bit) at that point. https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/d/new-castle-97-c5-corvette/7366203520.html https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/spring-2000-corvette-ls1-speed/7355743608.html https://www.ebay.com/itm/224553464342?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&siteid=0&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&toolid=20008&campid=5336658105&customid= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downingracing Posted August 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 Yea. The pricing for my recent purchases (92 Miata and the Solstice) make them no-brainers. They will not be worth less than I paid and are insured for a ton more. That and they are super fun to bang around in with little worry. (A total win/win/win) I've been shopping C5s and really need my wife to want a new truck. That would get her out of the house garage and make room for a lift to stack 2 more cars in there. Once I ditch the Solstice parts (and the left over Civic stuff), I may be able to fit a C5 as well. May need to have a friend bring his over to see how that would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 Glad to see another track car in this sea of minivans. Do work son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 I'm sure we're all looking at $5-$10k fun cars all the time and I see a few chewy Solstices up in that range. It's just tough to not go either Miata or even a C5 Corvette (if you stretch the budget a bit) at that point. https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/d/new-castle-97-c5-corvette/7366203520.html https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d/spring-2000-corvette-ls1-speed/7355743608.html https://www.ebay.com/itm/224553464342?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&siteid=0&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&toolid=20008&campid=5336658105&customid=Got any decent $9k C5's that aren't convertibles? Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted August 17, 2021 Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 Do work son. Damn... that's a phrase I have not heard in a hot minute... KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downingracing Posted August 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 More pics (hopefully smaller this time). Enjoying cleaning this thing back up and can't wait to get to take it out for a nice drive around the block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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