Re: Solstice GXP Review
A friend of mine up in Washington has a GXP Coupe and loves the thing. I've not been up to his place to drive it but I know they're pretty quick. The interiors though, as has been stated here, are junk. I've been in a few Solstice and Sky roadsters at auto shows and just can't get past that interior. If someone is looking for an inexpensive, fun roadster then the Miata is a far better car. And given the price of used Crossfires, you'd be nuts to take a Sol/Sky over a Crossfire Limited!!
Back when I had my Miata I would often come upon a Sol/Sky roadster at a stoplight, and I always took the opportunity to toy with them. See, both cars have manually operated roofs, but the Miata can be put up or down with one hand while sitting in the drivers seat. The Sol/Sky twins have to have the buttress areas of the top released by hand from outside the car before lowering the top. So I'd reach over my shoulder and raise the roof of my Miata, then just toss it back over my shoulder to put it down again. I'm such an ****.