Lost Sol said:
You seemed to be attempting to "calm down" the MSRP speculations and IMHO the Sky has sparked a similar or greater :willy: factor than the Sol. Using the Sols debut issues, continued lag in deliveries, and the weekly "I am otta here" posts, as a measuring stick ... then it could get ugly around here. However, the Sol Forum did calm down quite a bit, once the F1Ks mad it to their owners. :cheers:
Hopefully a lot of the delays that frustrated the Sol owners to be won't exist with the Sky. The frustration started when people first thought production was going to start by mid May, and production didn't actually begin in earnest until almost August. Those couple months of waiting and wondering, compiled by reports and rumors of body fit problems, leaks, and other issues really got on people's nerves.
Hopefully the Sky will avoid most of those issues, simply because they have already been worked out on the Sky. The workforce will be trained and have plenty of experience assemblying Solstices, and the Sky should go together just about the same. The initial fit problems should be non-existent, the leak issues that have been rumored should be taken care of, etc. They should be able to avoid any major delays with the Sky, and be able to ramp up fairly quickly. Hopefully that will help avoid the worst of the craziness! :willy:
Also what should help is that they shouldn't be in trouble of missing a summer launch with the Sky, even if there is a delay. With the Sol, the delay meant most owners wouldn't see their car until the weather was cold enough they couldn't enjoy it. Since the Sky is supposed to be out early in the year, even a delay should mean they will have plenty of cars on the road by summer. At least we can hope!
On the down side, I have a feeling the Sky owners may be a little more demanding too. The Sky will cost a little more and is being positioned as a more upscale kappa, which will raise expectations for meeting deliver estimates, build quality, etc. Any perceived problems in those areas may be seen as a bigger deal on this car than on the Sol.