Goodnight Oppo

"boredalways" (boredalway666) 04/04/2019 at 22:35 • Filed to: Goodnight Oppo, MotorWeek, Retro Review, Mazda, NC, miata is always the answer, Pontiac, Solstice, Comparison, Mx-5

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Member when GM was like “we haz Miata beater”?

I member.

CRider > boredalways 04/04/2019 at 22:48

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I thought Miata beaters are what Opponauts with $500 are constantly browsing Cragslist for?

Clown Shoe Pilot > boredalways 04/04/2019 at 22:49

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I test drove the hard top. the visibility was pretty bad and the rear hatch was laughable but I kinda wish I'd gotten a GXP just for the sheer oddness of it

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Clown Shoe Pilot 04/04/2019 at 22:55

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You could have sold coupe for tidy profit in hindsight. What they sell for now is not bad. 

Nauraushaun > CRider 04/04/2019 at 22:56

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Cregslist*

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Clown Shoe Pilot 04/04/2019 at 23:01

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Hindsight, GM was beginning its fetish with sports cars having shotty visibility. The current Camaro takes a lot from the old Kappa cars

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > boredalways 04/05/2019 at 01:19

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Fun fact, I actually liked the solstice more than the NC. Yeah, it was typical GM inside, and the trunk was horrible, and it was probably heavier, but idk, it just felt more solid and a little bit more special to drive. I kind of liked the high belt line and poor visibility. It made it feel like you were sitting in the car, not on the car, better than a lot of other vehicles I've driven.

Nick Has an Exocet > boredalways 04/05/2019 at 01:42

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GXP Coupe is probably the best oddity there is from the 2000's GM. The G8 GXP was a better car, but hey, we’re enthusiasts - better shouldn’t be objective.

boredalways > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor 04/05/2019 at 07:40

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The design of the convertible top was just wrong

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > boredalways 04/05/2019 at 11:39

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It really was. GM has a habit of coming so close, but so far, to making a good vehicle haha

Full disclosure, my mom had a solstice she bought used after I went to college. I took it on a few trips and absolutely loved that car. She totaled it in the rain due to those shitty goodyear eagle tires and her lack of skill.

boredalways > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor 04/05/2019 at 18:17

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Ouch.  At least she's OK. And tbf, I don't believe the standard Solstice had LSD.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > boredalways 04/05/2019 at 18:21

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I was able to always get it really sideways in the wet so I assumed it did. I’ve done zero research into the matter though haha