A Horse With No Name

We may be closer than you think. I once almost bought an airflow, and I am leaving the Library right now with a book on the history of Chrysler. Chris

I hear that! Chris

I thought it was a little harsh. As a Miata owner, i am actually a big fanboi of the Solstice for some reason. Chris

There are about 50 guys on the net using 66stang as a username...probably because Ford sold a ton of 66 Mustangs and they are still a popular car. Chris

I'm not saying the car is sold by SCCA results, nor am I saying it is as good as the Miata. (I own a Miata and could have bought a Solstice) I am saying the Solstice has Merit. BTW, I agree on the Wrangler thing. My teenaged son will soon be driving and I have a teenaged daughter that will follow him in short order. I figure the Wrangler is one of the few things on the planet tough enough for them not to destroy...and it is a ragtop. Chris

I love it...I'm a sucker for ragtops, and that one looks good. I'm also a sucker for big blocks... Chris

+1 Although the Subie could be cool... Chris

The Duramax is a great diesel. I've been thinking of picking one up used to act as a work truck/tow vehicle. Chris

Ultimately, if you were a little more open to them, I think that you would enjoy the 70-74 E-Bodies. It took me awhile to warm up to them, and in some ways I still would rather have a Mustang or a Camaro, but they are cool cars. The B-5 Blue 70 Challenger S/E I saw at last nights car show was wonderful! Chris

It's kind of like sexual fantasy about someone you haven't talked to since you were in high school. It's mindless and pointless but it can make you feel better for reasons that are not rational. Chris

Which is why it is so much fun going to the Mopar Nats here in Columbus. Chris

I'm not denying that Chrysler has built some really cool stuff. It's just that GM has built more really cool stuff, IMHO. Chris

Not to be cruel...but once you drive a Civic/Fusion/Milan/Malibu/Aura/Astra/Mazda 3/VW Rabbit/GTI/Cooper/CooperS/Jetta...et al...you won't want to. At some point Chrysler is going to ahve to start building much better cars if they want to stay in buisiness. Although it would be cool to build "continuation" Challengers like they built continuation Studebaker Avanti's. Or maybe we can get Dynacorn to build a 70 challenger Body. We could run two lines, kind of like the beetle plant in Mexico, where both the old beetle and new beetle were built alongside each other. Two kinds of challengers, set up however you want...I could get into that. Chris

+1 Chris

A friend wanted to trade her two year old F150 in on a Fusion and the local Ford dealer wouldn't even talk to her. When I bought my Miata (used) a two year newer and nicer Pilot was $2500 cheaper than the Miata. My other friend can't give his Tahoe away. What's your point? Chris

Let's see, the highest finishing Solstice in SCCA Showrom Stock "B" at last years runoffs in Topeka, Kansas was "First" The highest finishing Miata was "eighth." The Miata is in some ways a better car, but the Solstice is a hell of a car. Get over not being man enough to buy/drive one, dude. Chris

Your post is assinine. Solstice values are falling because they are a specialty car and the economy is weak. Look at the value of a Z4 BMW, Miata, Sky, S2000...or even a vette, 911, Boxter, etc. Chris

Really pretty good for that car, Mr. BV. Should be cheaper than the cutty to fuel Chris

Hell, I've known loaded for bear big blocks that get like 12-13 on the highway. You wouldn't be abusing that poor elderly poncho now, would you mr Borger? Chris

Like I've said before, all of the carmakers "copy" each other to a certain level. Look at the Nissan Altima and the Saturn Ion, previously discussed on these boards. Or look at a 65 GTO, 65 Sport Fury, and a 66 Fairlane. To me, I have to give credit where credit is due, and Mopar did a great job with some of its cars in the muscle car era. Now if we are talking about a 77 Cordoba vs. a 77 Monte Carlo vs. a 77 Granada, then GM wins hands down. Which is what I love so much about GM. While there are cars by other makers in other eras I like, GM pretty much has kick ass cool cars in every size and era. I can pretty much count on my fingers, or maybe my fingers and toes, the cars of each other maker I like. With GM, it is a several hundred page volume of cool stuff, from 1950's Bonnevilles to 1940's Chevy Trucks to 1930's LaSalles to 1920's Buick Touring cars to Camaro's to Impalas to Vettes to the CTS to the HHR to The SSR to the Solstice to the Buick 225 to...you get the idea. No one has built more cool, unique cars ever than GM. Ever. Chris

I would agree. Chris

...your making me feel like an old man, dude. I just LOVE that car in grey. But to each his own. Chris

...not just yes but Hell Yes! Chris

I think I'm in lust. Who needs internet porn when there are cars like that to look at? Chris

My son Jeol and I went out to the local Dodge dealer and checked out the Challenger. They had TWO on the sales floor in Orange. Sweet car, were I to buy one I'd take an R/T in B-5 blue with the heritage package... Chris