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Originally Posted by JeffInDFW
Stevie, have you ever heard ANYWHERE that the Kappas lost $10,000 for each unit sold? I have not, and they have really grabbed hold of that over at GMI as gospel.
And yes, the post about the Cobalt SS convertible filling the same hole as the Solstice/Sky just shows how many people on these boards have no clue. There is NO chance in hell that I would have even considered a Solstice if it was based on the Cobalts FRONT WHEEL DRIVE unibody platform instead of the excellent Kappa which has full frame rails and is rear wheel drive. The Kappa platform looks very much like the platform you find under the Corvette. How do you compare that to the Cobalt? Give me a break.
They can make a car look good, but if it is a wimpy unibody front wheel drive vehicle, you can forget it.
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We agree. But, I know GM loses money on each of the "Halo" Sols and Skys sold. I don't know the exact number and it is hard to pin anyone inside GM down on this exact number, but there is a loss for each kappa sold. That is factual. $10K, says that the GXP would cost around $42K and at that point, GM would have shot itself in the foot. If there is no next gen Kappa, then so be it. I hope to have a CTS-V and a Camaro by then
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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...
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