Location: Huntersville, NC formerly South Bend, IN
Sadly, my beautiful 2006 Z0K Club Sport Solstice is no longer mine. It's probably being towed to a salvage yard as we speak.
Long story short, we had one day of snow followed by one day of ice down here in NC. On the day of ice I tried to drive to work on my "Summer-only" 265 wide Michelin's and ended up meeting the business end of a cement drainage pipe at 20-30mph. Amazingly the car was drivable and didn't look that bad. The main damage was to the passenger frame rail near the front of the door. The car should be repairable but GM currently does not make a replacement rail for the Sol so it was determined to be a total loss.
Too bad about the ZOK. Maybe someone nearby can benefit by raiding the springs, etc outta her.
Why do you plan to replace her with an RX8 ? ? ?
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2006 2.4 Solstice
Envious/Darkside/cloth int.
Limited Slip Diff, Sport suspension
GM Factory black mud guards
Alarm system
Airbag cover decal
Tony's slotted backup light covers
DDM Intercooler
DDM STAGE 2 Supercharger
DDM Stainless Coil Cover
DDM High Flow Catalitic Converter (still in the box)
Wish List
Aftershock side markers
Tony's Stripes
Solo SQR2 dual center exhaust
Norms Center Diffuser style rear fascia, fenders and skirts
Audi style headlights
DDM Backbone
Sorry to hear about your loss, fear of ice is one reason my Solstice has stayed parked whenever the weather gets down near freezing.
While I am not a body repairman it sure looks fixable to me, if not with OEM parts then with used parts from a wrecked Sol that suffered a different fate (rear-end, roll-over, etc.). Recently my Miata was rear-ended and the insurance company tried to total it and I managed to talk them out of it. Any thoughts about fighting it or have you simply made the mental switch to the RX-8 and don't want to look back? Even if you don't keep the car it still looks like the car should be salvageable as a race car in some way or form.
BTW the RX-8 is not particularly strong in that area either, I've seen some pretty big rocker dents caused by nothing more than a shiny new cone.
So glad to hear that YOU are okay! This season's weather is throwing many for a loop - I'm sure you never expected ICE in North Carolina.
Sorry to hear the parts are available to fix your sweet ride ... like Mike said "don't be a stranger". You're still 'one of us' even if you are Sol-less!
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My wife and I had the pleasure of meeting you in Nashville.
I can still hear your exhaust above me as we ran the twisties.
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Vin# 2082 Sly with sand/steel leather, everything including rubber floor mats and wheel locks, but
no smokers or onstar. Her name is Summer.
Location: Between the mountains and the beach!! NC
Wow the pics really put it into perprective from what you described to Bill and I. Since you are getting an RX-8, does this mean you will be kin to the miata?
Now that you have created an autoX monster out of my husband you get another car that is just wrong . BTW the OZ's are sweet and look great on our GXP but do not let Bill know I said that!!
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2008 "Mysterious" GXP
Automatic, Leather interior-Ebony, Monsoon Stereo, Tinted Windows, Lil Chromies, Red interior LED floor lights & Map lights, V1 Red Illuminated Wind Restrictor. -Solo 3" Street race exhaust kit - K&N Air Filter- 18x8 ET50 OZ Ultraleggera wheels (Purchased from My-Low-Sol), our newest addition...Koni Shocks
Location: Huntersville, NC formerly South Bend, IN
The car has already left for the salvage yard. I was initially going to keep it and build an SM2 car out of her but the buyout was CRAZY!! Almost $6k!!!
For me, the Sol without A/C was killing me here in NC this past summer. It was fine in the midwest but we had 30+ consecutive days above 90 and multiple days tying the all-time high of 104 here in Charlotte. I bought my car because it was the car to have for CS. I decided that my next car should have A/C, a little more room and is still a top dog in it's class. The RX8 fits that bill perfectly.
The scavenged parts from the Sol were the hitch and the 18x9 forged SSR wheels with 265 Michelins. 6 custom drilled ultra-lightweight wheels with 4 kick-a$$ tires, yours for the low, low price of $2K!! A $5000 value!!!
Did a very similar thing with my '70 convertible about 12 years ago. Knocked over a tree with the passenger side frame rail. How? I was on the driver's side wheels only! I hit black ice on a corner on hopped one of those big granite 1" high curbs while spinning at 30 mph. I doubt my radial T/A 235x60s had anything to do with the loss of control- ice is ice
I didn't even get a scratch. That Sol looks like it's in much better shape than my '70 was, but frames pop back out
Location: The avatar shows my motivation to work .... Work takes place in Houston, Republic of Texas .... Motivation takes place in CA, NV, UT, CO and similar locations.
It was tragic to lose the car because of summer tires on ice. But I'm glad you came through ok.
These tires are All Season. They are as good or better in the wet and in the dry than any summer tire. They are quieter on the road. They are fairly good in ice and snow. AND they come with a 40000 mile warranty. No summer tire that I know of has any warranty at all.
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Her name is MariSOL
VIN 6Y101319, delivered 10/15/05. 72,541 miles.
My bet is someone is going to get a good deal on that car and it will be on the road in less than 3mo.......
It stinks, I know cause I am in it right now. That frame rail looks like it can be torched
Just depends on the hidden damage. Ours I think is too far gone for anything but a radical chop.
Do you know if it went to Clayton?
. BTW the OZ's are sweet and look great on our GXP but do not let Bill know I said that!!
