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easy as those living in Florida, California, Texas or wherever the sun shines a lot more than Western PA
I live in CA and buying a soft top would be no issue for me. I honestly think that Coupe buyers will rarely if ever remove the roof panel. I think GM added the targa for those of us that switch from the vert to the coupe.
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Here's what I've noticed on different import forums.
VWVortex loves it.
Miata forum has mixed reviews, but are praising GM for making a coupe and wish Mazda would step up their game with the Miata.
350Z has mixed reviews.
RX8 hates it.
S2000 has mixed reviews, but a lot are praising GM for making a coupe and wish Honda would do the same.
Thanks for this summary I don't get a chance to hit some of the other forums much.
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I live in CA and buying a soft top would be no issue for me. I honestly think that Coupe buyers will rarely if ever remove the roof panel. I think GM added the targa for those of us that switch from the vert to the coupe.
I love the look of this new coupe but in all honesty if I really wanted it, I would not want it under it's present confi. I think a solid top with electric sun/moon roof would best serve this design... on the run reconfig......not the best of both worlds but to me asthetically and functionally this would be the best config of a two seater coupe for me.
No storage issue, would look great all the time. I don't know if headroom would be drastically compromised though..it may just have to be a opening sunroof...open air.
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I love the look of this new coupe but in all honesty if I really wanted it, I would not want it under it's present confi. I think a solid top with electric sun/moon roof would best serve this design... on the run reconfig......not the best of both worlds but to me asthetically and functionally this would be the best config of a two seater coupe for me.
No storage issue, would look great all the time. I don't know if headroom would be drastically compromised though..it may just have to be a opening sunroof...open air.
I just realized how stupid my idea is!!!! After just driving DarkSol I realized that the retractable sunroof/moonroof needs an area in the roof to retract to! Yeh like what the rear window!!!! I guess a sunroof would have to be either a tilt up only or totally removable and stowable... I guess I am back to what they are selling us....Yes....I now totally agree..why the h.ll did GM not make that sucker a two piece lightweight stowable unit? DarkSol's foldable, stowable rag is looking better to me all the time! Thanks GM!!!
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Mysterious 2007 N/A 2.4. "DarkSol" is the name.
Mods: Billet front grille.
Venture shield clear bra
GM mud flaps (front)
Carolina Custom armrest pads
ASAP Signs & Graphics, Back up Lite Covers
Carbon fiber license plate frame
Solo Mach Split Duals for N/A with Resonator (Amazing Sound! DarkSol now has DeepSol's voice)
Norm's "Fabulous" Fiberglass Split Dual Rear Fascia
Lovin' AZ
Pontiac: "We Used to Build Excitement! Now We Build Nothing"....
I love the look of this new coupe but in all honesty if I really wanted it, I would not want it under it's present confi. I think a solid top with electric sun/moon roof would best serve this design... on the run reconfig......not the best of both worlds but to me asthetically and functionally this would be the best config of a two seater coupe for me.
No storage issue, would look great all the time. I don't know if headroom would be drastically compromised though..it may just have to be a opening sunroof...open air.
A moonroof would eat up about two inches of headroom, a sunroof would be about the same. Of course the real problem is that the roof is so small there's no place to tuck the panel after it opens up - the slope to the rear is fairly steep so you'd either need to elevate the panel up and over the top (which would goof up the look) or thicken the roof itself, shorten the rear window, and have it tuck it inside the roof. The targa is simple and doesn't chew up much headroom, nor development resource.
For guys like me who basically can't buy more than one or two sports cars and a half-dozen sedans, that's a very good thing. And yes, 37.4" is too little for me, so a ragtop it must be. Still, the point remains that car companies need to pay attention to us. Don't worry about the folks who are too wide, they have options, pay attention to those of us who are too long.
"The Gran Sport is a styling stunner, oozing style and class with it's beautiful pilarless construction, Velite styling, and T-Top roof. "
There's no mid support in that image-so how did they do that???
Come on GM, ifn' you can do if for a Beeuuuuwick.........
Your not the only one who thought the same thing. I was scratching my head for a while. If you do a search on google it seems like this car might make production. I find it funny the two are almost similar.
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If you look closer although they look somewaht the same, the Buick is 4 seater, although the back seat may not have a lot of leg room.
Is probably a much larger plattaform than our Solstice and the Vette.
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Sorry to burst your burble, but there is no Buick Grand Sport. That is a photoshop by some guy on GMI of a Buick Riviera backlight on the Buick Velite concept car. GM did the Velite. GM has nothing to do with adding the Riviera backlight.
I LOVE the looks of the Velite back end on that photoshop, but you will never see it on a Buick... Too bad, so sad... I would love to see them on the open road!!!!
I don't like convertibles. I don't want the extra maintenance of keeping the top clean, the reduced trunk space, and the difficulty in getting the car onto the track because it doesn't have a fixed roof. Have to put the top up every time you park because people use it as a trash can, or it could rain. Thieves and vandals CUT HOLES IN YOUR ROOF rather than smash windows like civilized folk.
I really like the Solstice's style, and if my other "fun" car hadn't been rear-ended, I would have successfully waited for the coupe/targa. Instead, I just ordered the damn car. I was hoping the fixed roof wasn't coming as soon as it did.
My idea of "fun" includes track days and the drag strip and the fact that the Solstice is a convertible is throwing a wrench in that, because there's no roll bar available for it. Not exactly a fun day at the strip to line up for the first run and get kicked out when I reach the timing booth because I ran too fast to be out there without a roll bar.
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I don't get a chance to hit some of the other forums much.
I love the look of this new coupe but in all honesty if I really wanted it, I would not want it under it's present confi. I think a solid top with electric sun/moon roof would best serve this design... on the run reconfig......not the best of both worlds but to me asthetically and functionally this would be the best config of a two seater coupe for me.
I just realized how stupid my idea is!!!!
After just driving DarkSol I realized that the retractable sunroof/moonroof needs an area in the roof to retract to! Yeh like what the rear window!!!! I guess a sunroof would have to be either a tilt up only or totally removable and stowable... I guess I am back to what they are selling us....Yes....I now totally agree..why the h.ll did GM not make that sucker a two piece lightweight stowable unit? DarkSol's foldable, stowable rag is looking better to me all the time! Thanks GM!!! 
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