is this a chick car?

[phillydilly]

So i saw a pontiac solstice on the road the other day,
I thought it looks like a very cool car and would consider getting one when they are in dealerships in september, or maybe next spring.
but looking at their specs, they are only marginally larger than my girlfriend's mom's mazda miata, which is the epitome of a chick car.
So i'm going to do someting i never wanted to, and ask OOT's opinion

what do you think of the solstice, and is it a chick car?

[DemonDeac]

you should include pics, ill do it for you

http://www.fast-autos.net/pontiac/solstice.jpg

im not so sure. if you're 40 and up, i think it'll fly. no so sure if you're younger. if you're less than 40, i think you might have to be a chick to drive this sucka

then again, im not so sure of any pontiac

[RacersEdge]

Looks cool, but is a little chickish.

[codewarrior]

And if it was featured in a James Bond movie, it'd be the studliest car ever. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[bdohaney]

I really don't think this is a chick car. Looks fairly aggressive as far as convertibles go. And, besides, chick cars aren't always such a bad thing. lol After all, women obviously like them, or they wouldn't be chick cars. Who cares what your friends think. Besides, I think most people consider any convertible shy of an Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lambo, Mercedes or Cobra a chick car.

[codewarrior]

C-6 Z06 Corvette?

[swede123]

Small two-seat roadsters are pretty much chick cars by default, but the styling of the front of the solstice makes it aggressive enough to possibly bump it out of severe chick-car territory.

Swede

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

It's hard to say for sure on the convertible from just these pictures. It's tough, though, to get a convertible that's not a chick car. As a general rule, I don't like convertibles, but there are exceptions. Definitely get the coupe if you must get one of these. To be honest, I'm not a real big fan of either one. I don't know what these cost, so I'll refrain from telling you what exactly you should get instead.

http://www.edmunds.com/media/news/regularnews/101403/pontiac.solstice.500.jpg
slightly better, larger image here (http://www.dieselstation.com/wallpapers/Pontiac-Solstice/Pontiac-Solstice-004.jpg).
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http://www.columbiafleet.com/images/new/05/2006%20pontiac%20solstice%5B1%5D.jpg

[2planka]

1. This is a GM product.

2. This GM product is clearly:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/wormtowne/carsonkr01.jpg

[smokingrobot]

may not be a chick car, but its definately ugly.

and since we're talking about ugly, why the [censored] is nissan effing up the skyline by turing it into the G35 coup?

shame on them.

[swede123]

Yikes. That little hatchback whatever model is ugly. The convertible is much better looking.

Swede

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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Yikes. That little hatchback whatever model is ugly. The convertible is much better looking.

Swede

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They're both ugly. The coupe is more ugly, but definitely more "manly" (or at least less unmanly).

[ddollevoet]

I like the Solstice, but I'm going to get a Sky instead.

http://www.reach4thesaturnsky.com/pb/images/img112824277c27595b58.jpg

[CrazyEyez]

What are the specs? That may make the decision more clear.

[CrazyEyez]

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http://www.edmunds.com/media/news/regularnews/101403/pontiac.solstice.500.jpg

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Reminds me of the Z3 = reminds me of the Ambiguously Gay Duo car = yuck

[CrazyEyez]

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I like the Solstice, but I'm going to get a Sky instead.

http://www.reach4thesaturnsky.com/pb/images/img112824277c27595b58.jpg

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Holy rip-off of a caddy XLR, batman.

http://www.edmunds.com/media/news/regularnews/033005/cadillac.xlr.500.jpg

Cool, though.

[touchfaith]

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Small two-seat roadsters are pretty much chick cars by default...

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With the obvious exception of the greatest car ever built....

http://goliath.frostburg.edu/barbatoa/cobra_01.jpg



ps....Swede...Make a real poll, this place has been lacking lately.

[MtSmalls]

I think it depends more on performance than styling. I don't think you can call this a "chick car", when it turns out 240hp and tops out at 145...
http://automobiles.honda.com/images/banners/2005/s2000/exterior_gallery/photo_01_large.jpg

Oh, and I happen to have a black one for sale...

[swede123]

Agreed. You can call a Shelby many things; chick car is not one of them.

Regarding the poll thing I've been waiting for that war movie poll for a while now; the guy had a good nominations thread but it kinda disappeared after that. My next poll will probably be to determine the greatest of all horror movies.

As far as the S2000 goes, to me its still a chick car (though no where near the amount of chick car-ness of a Miata).

Swede