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Originally Posted by Chip

solkool: For me this is the million dollar question. I don't want to turn this thread in to that discussion, but I believe it needs to be discussed as GM's future is at stake. Why don't you pose it as a seperate thread. No doubt there will be a varied response. Now that this car is moving into it's second year of production we need to talk about our "expectations".

Well you two are asking what I am asking as well.
I have 13000 miles on my PHATSOL, and I absolutely love the styling. I have had some minor nagging issues like that of the horn and airbag electronic failure requiring 2 weeks to get the spare parts in and two weeks for me without PHATSOL. I have had 4 different failures of the cheaply built cupholders and my leather sags like well, you know what sags. I have had the top get pinched when in the trunk retracted, and this has occured because those little gromets that hold the top in place are held on via cheaply adhesed double faced tape which has fallen off repeatedly. I have had several dealership visits and consultations regarding these gromets. All in all, I love the Solstice. But, taken as a whole in the first year of ownership (for me now 8 months of predominantly all highway driving) well, I feel this car may have major issues when it is out of warranty and this will affect how GM gets viewed down the road. Look, the cupholder issue is nothing really. But the top issue, the electronic glitches with my air bag not working and then the horn mechanism failing and needing new electronics at 8000 miles was a big big deal to me. Nagging issues like this during warranty is one thing. When the warranty is up, those things will be costly and pathetic in the view of the modern American buyer.

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Solstice GXP picked up 10/13/2006. Triple black Mysterious, Darkside, Ebony leather with red stitching. All Options, but no spoiler. 5 speed chrome wheels, XM, OnStar, sport metallic pedals everything but the blonde salesgirl...

Last edited by StevieG : 07-02-2006 at 09:32 AM.

	StevieG Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Albuquerque, NM	Quote: Originally Posted by Chip solkool: For me this is the million dollar question. I don't want to turn this thread in to that discussion, but I believe it needs to be discussed as GM's future is at stake. Why don't you pose it as a seperate thread. No doubt there will be a varied response. Now that this car is moving into it's second year of production we need to talk about our "expectations". Well you two are asking what I am asking as well. I have 13000 miles on my PHATSOL, and I absolutely love the styling. I have had some minor nagging issues like that of the horn and airbag electronic failure requiring 2 weeks to get the spare parts in and two weeks for me without PHATSOL. I have had 4 different failures of the cheaply built cupholders and my leather sags like well, you know what sags. I have had the top get pinched when in the trunk retracted, and this has occured because those little gromets that hold the top in place are held on via cheaply adhesed double faced tape which has fallen off repeatedly. I have had several dealership visits and consultations regarding these gromets. All in all, I love the Solstice. But, taken as a whole in the first year of ownership (for me now 8 months of predominantly all highway driving) well, I feel this car may have major issues when it is out of warranty and this will affect how GM gets viewed down the road. Look, the cupholder issue is nothing really. But the top issue, the electronic glitches with my air bag not working and then the horn mechanism failing and needing new electronics at 8000 miles was a big big deal to me. Nagging issues like this during warranty is one thing. When the warranty is up, those things will be costly and pathetic in the view of the modern American buyer. __________________ Solstice GXP picked up 10/13/2006. Triple black Mysterious, Darkside, Ebony leather with red stitching. All Options, but no spoiler. 5 speed chrome wheels, XM, OnStar, sport metallic pedals everything but the blonde salesgirl... Last edited by StevieG : 07-02-2006 at 09:32 AM.