[ChopTop]

2006, Manual, Black, 90K, $5,100, Huston, TX
2006 Pontiac Solstice Sale (pics)

2006, Manual, Black, 202K, $3,900, Scottsdale, AZ
2006 Pontiac Solstice for Sports Car Enthusiast! (pics)

2006, Manual, Red, 131K, $5,000, Tampa Bay, FL
http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5404056063.html

 

[ChopTop]

Totaled, needs to be rebuilt, 2006, Auto, Red, 54K, $3,000 OBO, Macon, GA

2006 Pontiac Solstice (pics)

 

[ChopTop]

2007, Manual, Green, Miles?, Weekend Special/Cash only $4,500, Miami, FL
2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE CONVERTIBLE / MANUAL TRANSMISSION/ RUNS 100% (pics)

 

[Kerfuffle]

would you guys actually buy a solstice with a salvage title? seems very risky

 

[LatinVenom]

When you go to the web site is listed at $4488.00 + dealer fees and Fl. State fees

 

[ChopTop]

would you guys actually buy a solstice with a salvage title? seems very risky

I dunno because it seems like insurance companies are quick to total repairable Solstice's, and I'd want to see pics of the damage before I'd consider one. OTOH, if I was looking for a candidate for an engine conversion than the lower price of a totaled car might be worth considering.


Rebuilt, 2007, Auto, Black, 110K, $5,500
2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE

Rebuilt, 2007, Manual, Red, 110K, $4,000, Hileah, FL
Pontiac Solstice 2007 Manual

2006, Manual, Silver, 204K (Rebuilt), $4,500, Inland Empire, CA
2006 Pontiac Solstice (pics)

 

[skersfan]

I bought one, and it only had two small cracks on the hood bracket. That is what constituted frame damage. I bought it for 2000 dollars. It also had a blown engine, so I replaced everything from the windshield forward. Some of it could have been saved, but I did not want to deal with it. I put about 6500 in the car, and it drives like a new one. No rattles, actually is quieter than my pampered one with 30K on it.

I bought it in August, finished it shortly after Thanksgiving. Pictures on this site.

I doubt I would buy one that was completed. I wanted to see the damage.

Most are totaled because the owner wants them gone. Parts are getting more expensive so the value is going down. A serious frontal crash is going to total the car no question.

500 for a fender
1000 for a hood
500 for all the bracing.
500 for headlights
3000 in body work and paint. It does not take much else to end the car.

Now if you replace with used parts and know a body guy, you can make out on them

Hoosier GXP would be the guy to ask on this. He has redone 20 plus of these. He must be making some money on them I would guess

 

[The_Ghost]

would you guys actually buy a solstice with a salvage title? seems very risky

Being in the body shop business back in the day, it's incredible what insurance companies will consider totaled. And a lot of the "totaled" cars are "back room" deals where the owner wants $$$$. So, lets say you have a Solstice worth $10k. You have an accident where the body shop puts together a $2k estimate. Now the owner knows the body shop manager...a personal friend (or the body shop manager wants the car!!). He tells him he doesn't want the car back, so find some "frame damage". So the body shop manager invents some frame damage and puts on the estimate...now the est is at $6k. Most shops are now "direct repair" anyway, which means the ins adjuster never comes out to look at the car. Why? Because the car is only worth $10k. So the adjuster signs off on the check for $10k, but the owner wants the car back (or the BSM wants it), so they pay the ins. $2k for the car because that's all they'll get for it at auction. The BSM calls his buddy and says he's going to fix the car for him for $2k but it will take 12 weeks because they won't work on it all the time, just when they have no work in the shop...no problem. So the BSM documents all damage in photos, and in 12 weeks the owner/BSM walk away with a car for $4k and $6k in his pocket!! I can't tell you how often this happens in the body shop world.

 

[ChopTop]

Salvage 06, Manual, Grey, 73K, $4,950, Sparks, NV
06 solstice (pics)

2006, Manual, Dark Blue, 123K, $5,975, Suwane, GA
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/5422234667.html (pics)

2006, Auto, 166K, $4,800, Carey, IL
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/5424531734.html (pics)

Salvage, 2006, Manual, Silver, Miles?, $4,500, Doyline, LA
http://shreveport.craigslist.org/cto/5420439417.html (pics)

 

[ChopTop]

2007, Manual, Black, 142K, $5000, North Richland Hills, TX
2007 Pontiac Solstice (pics)

 

[rlhammon]

Responding just to be sub'd to the thread. I'm interested in finding that "one" good deal out of these postings that makes sense to convert to a V8 and make my track car.

 

[Windrestrictor!]

Upping. Great thread!

 

[ChopTop]

FYI, I've been trying to bump this thread up once a week (Sundays). The rest of the week when I find a car that is around $5K, I've been using the edit feature to add it to my last posting. That way this thread isn't popping up to the front of the forum every time I find a low priced Solstice throughout the week, but then that might also be a downside if someone is trying to be a first responder. The only suggestion I can make is to check the thread to see if I have added new cars throughout the week.

2006, Manual, Dark Blue, 72K, $5,900, Surprise, AZ
06 Pontiac Solstice (pics)

 

[ChopTop]

2006, Manual, Silver, 63K Miles, $5,000, Westland, MI
2006 pontiac SOLSTICE (no pics)

 

[ChopTop]

I will try and start post on Sundays and edit the post with new CL finds throughout the week. Generally speaking I only post cars priced close to $5,000 (and lower) in this thread.

2007, Auto, Yellow, 88K, $4,700, Little Rock, AK
2007 Pontiac SOLSTICE Convertible (pics)

2006, Manual, Black, 83K, $5,500, Rogers, AK
06 solstice (pics)

Salvage & body damage, 2007, Silver, 40K Miles, $3,900, San Antonio, TX
http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/cto/5449160642.html (pics)

2006, Auto, Silver, 123K, $3,999, Phoenix, AZ
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/5441361814.html (pics)

Salvage, 2008, GXP, Auto, White, 50,123 Miles, $5,800, Inland Empire, CA
http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/5448246278.html (pics)

2006, Auto, Dark blue, 110,000, $5,900, San Diego, CA
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/5449050402.html (pics)

2006, Manual, Black, $4,500 OBO, San Diego, CA
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/ssd/cto/5451478614.html (pics)

2007, Auto, Black, 105K, $5,700 Miles, Fresno, CA
http://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/5445056738.html (no pics)

 

[ChopTop]

Folks, I'm going to begin posting this thread on Sundays, and will then edit the post w/new finds throughout the week. That way this thread isn't popping up every time I find a low-priced car. FYI, generally speaking I only post cars priced close to $5,000 (and lower) in this thread.

2006, Manual, White, 106K, $5,650, Greenville, SC
2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE, (pics)

2006, Dark blue, 123K, $5,975, Suwanee, GA
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/5455897473.html (pics)

2006, Manual, Black, 105K, $5,000, Xenia, OH
http://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/5461280615.html (pics)

Salvage, 2006, Manual, Red, 109K, $4,250, Grapevine, TX
http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/cto/5461369490.html (pics)

2006, Manual, White, 73K, $5,850, Midland, TX
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/5454633149.html (pics)

2006, Manual, Red, 100K, $4,000, Raleigh, NC
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/5461531917.html (no pics)

2007, Auto, White, 96K, $5,500, NYC, NY
http://newyork.craigslist.org/stn/cto/5464023598.html (pics)

2006, Manual, White, 73K, $5,850, Carrollton, TX
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/5463971538.html (pic)

Salvage, 2006, Manual, Red, 109K, $4,000 OBO, Grapevine, TX
http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/cto/5463325005.html (pics)

 

[Windrestrictor!]

Upping for Choptop!

 

[ChopTop]

Folks, I'm going to begin posting this thread on Sundays, and will then edit the post w/new finds throughout the week. That way this thread isn't popping up every time I find a low-priced car. FYI, generally speaking I only post cars priced close to $5,000 (and lower) in this thread.


Light on info, and no pics.
2008, $5,000, Highland Park, CA
2008 Pontiac Solstice

Rode HARD, & put away wet. No price listed, just best offer.
2006, Manual, Black, 163, 732 Miles, San Diego, CA
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/ssd/cto/5472577271.html (pics)

Salvage, Manual, Sly, 2006, 74K, $4,750, Sparks, NV
http://reno.craigslist.org/cto/5474644678.html (pics)

2007, GXP, Manual, Red, $1 (dollar, thousand?), starts but white smoke from exhaust, Santa Rosa, CA
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/5474989110.html (pics)

 

[ChopTop]

Folks, I'm going to begin posting this thread on Sundays, and will then edit the post w/new finds throughout the week. That way this thread isn't popping up every time I find a low-priced car. FYI, generally speaking I only post cars priced close to $5,000 (and lower) in this thread.

2006, Manual, Sly, 110K miles, $5,600, Ramsuer, NC
2006 Pontiac solstice (pics)

2006, Manual, Silver, 63K miles, $5,750, Kansas City, Missouri
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/5479700840.html (pics)

2009, Auto, Black, 82K miles, $5,800 OBO, El Paso, TX
http://elpaso.craigslist.org/cto/5482632438.html (pics)

Rebuilt, 2006, Manual, White, 105K miles, $5,000, Glendale Heights, IL
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/5483174408.html (pics)

Body damage, 2007, Auto, Yellow, $89K Miles, $4,700, Little Rock, TN
http://memphis.craigslist.org/ctd/5477463526.html (pics)

 

[ChopTop]

Folks, I'm going to begin posting this thread on Sundays, and will then edit the post w/new finds throughout the week. That way this thread isn't popping up every time I find a low-priced car. FYI, generally speaking I only post cars priced close to $5,000 (and lower) in this thread.

Rebuilt, 2006, Gray, 91K Miles, $5,500, East Dallas, TX
2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE O.B.O. (pics)

2006, Manual, White, 73K Miles, $5,500, Horizon, TX
Pontiac Solstice 2006 (No pics)