We've had an influx of new characters since the First 1000 Delivery Party. Add to that the fact that poeple are hearing how awesome the Solstice is, many of them ordered their car in April, and STILL haven't or are just now getting their cars.
There will forever be comments comparing the Solstice, the Sky, the MX-5, the Honda S2000, and the older roadsters and the more expensive. The Sky hasn't really officially been open for ordering yet. Wait 'til it does... :banghead:
All things tolled, I still think that, for an enthusiast site, things have been mostly tolerant over at Solsticeforum.
I know, Sky'c', you'll want to disagree with me on certain issues, but those that have popped money for a Solstice will defend their purchase choice - just as much as you are defending your choices, Sky4Christ & Lost Sol.
It will happen here (if not this thread being evident of same sentiment).
I'll ask it once again: What info do you think you're not getting here? There's more pics of the Sky than there were of the Solstice at same stage of the game. Many mysteries have already been solved (non-functional vents, similar chassis and same powertrain, etc., fixed mast antenna, colors available, top appearance), the Solstice automotive press reviews seem to be largely positive...
The only thing you don't have is "when you can order a Sky", "how much do they cost and what features are standard", and "when will you get your Sky".
These are unanswerables - EVEN by insiders - because they are currently UNKNOWNS at this point. Pricing has not been decided, as you have seen from the Solstice, delivery timing is tenuous at best, and since pricng has not been decided the options packages have not been completed yet.
What more do you want to know?
You know the Sky is coming Spring 2006 (says it in the Sky Calendar, and has been repeated by Jill L., and numerous sources). That means spring - somewhere between March 21, 2006 and June 21, 2006 (just like "summer 2005" for the Solstice - anywhere between June 21 and September 21).
We've got a very complete technical rundown of the car, and at some point I and the other mods will be re-vamping it as the info becomes available.
We've had a heck of a time trying to maintain respectful and civil discussions at times, but ALL public forums encounter the same stuff - and I'm sure it will happen here.
We're counting on this original "core" group here to help maintain a mature level, and a significant amount of that maturity is "tolerance" for people that have different views - INCLUDING perceptions of brands and character, etc.
For the longest time, Saturn was a car company that had the "perception" of being different... but for all that they only had one car for so many years. I'm sorry, but 1) a single car does not a car company make, and 2) the amount of "donated" support to make saturn even close to being viable can never be counted.
I've said before, and I'll state it again - IT IS A BLESSING THAT THESE TWO CARS ARE SO POLARIZING. GM seems to have done it right. Imagine the outrage if they just took a Solstice, slapped the square red/silver Saturn on the front and said: TA DA!!! Saturn Sky!!!
Or (jeez, I don't even want to think about this) what if they had transmuted the Kappa platform into the 2001 Saturn Sky Concept (<insert emesis smiley here>). What a disaster THAT would have been.
Take solace in the fact that some people find the Solstice a better car than the Sky, and some people find the Sky a better car than the Solstice. That will NEVER change, and thank heavens, too. What you call a "stupid" comment about the Sky is prolly being thought up right now by some magazine that will have a preference for one car or another - SolsticeForum won't be the only place you'll see it.
Also, in the future, there will be trolls that come in and will argue and flame and rant about the Sky, how the <insert your alternate roadster here - MX5/Z4/S2K/oldster/etc.> is SO MUCH BETTER... some will prolly actually claim the other Kappa variants may "perform" differently or better... It will happen.
So, all I'm saying is that some of the thread you are referring to may actually have some useable basis - and Saturn, as a brand, carries some preconcieved notions (like never really having a true "sports" car in the lineup before the Sky - and DON'T tell me the ION is one... :lol: ) and some perceptional baggage - AS DOES Pontiac, and GM in general. Get used to it - if it gets under your skin now, it's gonna be a long hard road ahead for you, and maybe you won't participate anymore when it gets tough around here.
ok so I'd sworn off the solstice site cause it keeps pissin me off with the stupid coments they make about the sky :banghead: . but I went over there just now and they've done it again. I have nothing bad to say about the solstice, but jezz whats up with the comments they make about our sky 
