Right now’s Good Worth or No Cube Solstice is certainly one of two the vendor is providing on the market, however it’s by far the extra attention-grabbing of the pair. Let’s see if its value piques our curiosity.
Colin Chapman famously engineered his Lotus automobiles to go quicker by “including lightness.” The builder of yesterday’s homage 1964 Lotus Seven took a barely totally different strategy by including a Lexus V8. Sadly for the vendor, the automotive was burdened below the load of a $20,000 asking value, one thing the vast majority of you felt was an excessive amount of, handing the home-built a 60 % No Cube loss.
A enjoyable side of the package automotive tradition is sussing out the place the builder sourced sure elements. The place did that windshield come from? How about these back lights? Whereas far be it from a package automotive, right now’s 2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP T2 SCCA Championship Version does share a slew of elements with different GM choices of the time, and a great time could be had by all, stating issues just like the Chevy Cobalt instrument cluster, GMC Envoy backup lights, and Grand Prix entrance fog lamps. Much more elements bin dumpster diving was concerned within the creation of the Solstice and its sister automotive, the Saturn Sky (and the assorted Opel, Vauxhall, and Daewoo variations), however we’re right here to debate this specific automotive as a result of it’s an version that occurs to be way more distinctive.
It begins out with this being a GXP mannequin, which implies it has the warmer, turbocharged version of the GM company 2.0 Ecotec DOHC 4 below its hood. That’s good for 260 horsepower and the identical variety of torques. Right here, that’s mated to the usual five-speed handbook. That’s all nicely and good, however it’s not what makes this automotive distinctive. What does is the extraordinarily lengthy tag appended to the mannequin’s identify—“T2 SCCA Championship Version.”
That implies that this automotive celebrates Pontiac’s 2007 SCCA T2 Sequence Championship and makes this certainly one of simply 88 automobiles the corporate constructed for that self-aggrandizing. Together with the total identify that requires two breaths to finish, the Championship Version is identifiable by its yellow paint matched with silver strips, two-tone black and grey inside, and “SCCA T2 Champion” embroidery on the seat backs. When you’ve ever jonesed to personal a Solstice, this is without doubt one of the finest editions to purchase.
However ought to anybody purchase this specific one? In line with the vendor, it has 88,000 miles on the clock, practically new Michelin tires, and is reportedly freed from mechanical malfeasance. It additionally has a clear title and a passing grade from the state security inspector. Aesthetically, it suffers solely from a tear within the driver’s seat facet bolster. Apart from that, the automotive comes throughout within the photos as being in completely acceptable form.
It must be identified that this vendor really has two Solstices (Solsti?) up for grabs. Together with the SCCA automotive, they’ve a black GXP that appears simply nearly as good however suffers from having comparative ubiquity and an automated transmission. That’s why we’re acknowledging however not participating it.
As an alternative, let’s discuss this certainly one of 88 Solstice and its $12,995 asking.
What’s your tackle this uncommon little bit of Pontiac historical past at that value? Does that appear honest, contemplating the mannequin’s historical past and current state? Or, just like the automotive’s full identify, is that simply an excessive amount of?
You resolve!
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