![]() That and the fact that it is a "me too" kinda car, it arrived way too late on the 'vert scene to have any real impact or grab any notable market share. I've always felt that owners of these cars leave their tops down more than they might otherwise do if it were not so Gawd-awful ugly when up! I suspect GM was in such a hurry to get the car into production that they bit the bullet on the top design and that might at least partly explain why the car was never the raging success they had hoped for. The top design of the Saturn/Sky is, in more ways than one, a disaster. The Z is a great car, but more than I wanted to spend when I was ready to buy and it doesn't - at least to me - offer the same connection with the road as the Miata. I had the rental company switch me to a 350z convertible and all was well. Even with the top up, there was not enough room for even a small suitcase in the trunk.Ĭontinuing on the theme of poor engineering, a year or two later I was surprised by another poor choice - the hardtop Solstice's top would not stow in the vehicle. Having worked in the automotive industry for 6+ years, I was shocked at how a car could be so poorly engineered. We were arriving from different cities and I made it to the rental location first, only to discover there was no way I was going to fit any luggage whatsoever into the Solstice without most of it riding in her lap. Isn't the Miata GREAT? Pop open the TRUNK, drop your items, and away you go.Ī couple of years ago when I was still making up my mind about what car to purchase and wanted a fun car for the weekend (Miata wasn't available), I took my then girlfriend (now wife) on vacation and rented a Solstice. Like I said before, I like the looks of the Sky, but who in there right minds made a car without a trunk. Which is a 6" gap between the back of the car, and the folded up top. While she was replying, she was taking stuff out off her bags and stuffing them in her trunk. She replied to me, "What do you need a trunk for?". His wife arrived with a few items from the store, and as I said, nice car, but no trunk. (Don't see too many with the top down.) When I left the store, the driver of the Sky was sitting there waiting for his wife, top was still down, but the trunk was open. Went to a store and I parked alongside of a Saturn Sky which had his top down. I'd do the same all over again but I sure do like the Sky. I had a chance to buy a Sky but I want to travel in my convertible so I bought the Miata. I love the lines of the car, the wheels, etc. I think the Sky looks much much more like a sports car than the Miata does. ![]() While I'm there, I'll also admire the quality of the interior plastics. I'm going out to the garage to find the lush leather interior on my Miata. In the mean time we can cut costs EVERYWHERE else, glue cheap foam, thick uneven cut plastics all across door and dash panels and we won't bother tightening anything up it's eventually just going to loosen anyway right? Once the 20 minute test drive is through we'll leave the rest to our salesman. ![]() They do a lot of "research" and come to the conclusion that the buyer will immediately pay attention to 1. I can honestly imagine the way GM designs their vehicle interiors. It's equally as unimpressive in the Sky as it was in the Solstice. ![]() So if anyone thinks they were built as a mans car, they are wrong. "Miata girly good looks." I have a neighbor whose last project with GM design before his retirement was the Solstice/Sky and he told me that their target buyer was "Woman" and if the men liked it too, so much the better. I know GM can make a couple of good interiors I guess, but those models in my personal opinion were just not good looking. I was so turned off when I was checking one out at the dealership prior to my Miata. Top that with the fact that it's top goes down into the trunk so you're not able to drop it sitting down. I will however make a general note of the Sky (and solstice) they have absolutely crappy fit and finish interiors. She could have easily said something about the Miatas straight line performance or "girly good looks" it's not like we are not aware of these things either. I dunno, life is too sweet to take everything to heart. If i were a sky owner and someone said that, I'd respond with a "yeah, haha but drives great though!" smile, and drive away.
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