Buy a Pontiac Solstice, or wait for the 2010 Camaro?

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I'm really digging the Pontiac Solstice, and like the small size; It fits well with my garage which is not that huge, and has a look that is definitely unique (The BMW Z4 is the only other car which comes to mind, in terms of front-end design for a covertible).

On the other hand. I'm in love with the 2010 Camaro; Bad News - Production is backed up 14k cars going forward; I could get one on the open market, but would pay above retail. And I just cannot bring myself to do that - One year is not worth several thousand dollars more.

I really don't want to wait trading in my PT Cruiser for another year, so I'm inclined go with the Pontiac.

Thoughts?
NOTE: I'd jump for the Saturn as I do dig it over the Solstice, but I have my concerns about buying a model that did not sell well and the entire brand is promised to be phased out by 2010.
 
no, never buy a solstice. the british call it "a horrible american interperetation of what a sports car should be". even an american car magazine, motortrend, rated it 4th out of 4 with all its competitors. it doesn't handle well, and the interior is shit.

the camaro, on the other hand, is going to be amazing. it was tuned on the nurburgring (the only place to tune a car in my opinion, because just a few weeks there can simulate an entire life's worth of ware on the suspension, differential, clutch, and brake pads. not to mention, its the best place to test handling and grunt).

it has the same chassis as the holden commodore/monaro (you would know them as the pontiac g8, pontiac gto) which is a good thing because they have the best chassis's that general motors has ever made.

the camaro will combine muscle car grunt with sports car performance, and on top of that, it will get green car economy.

gm knew that the camaro was coming out in an unsure time of the economy, so they tuned the v6 to not only have as much horsepower AS THE V8 MUSTANG, but to get better fuel economy than the v6 mustang.

the camaro is so much better than the solstice, it's like comparing a kia to a rolls royce.

definitely wait for the camaro. they go on sale in a month or two btw.
 
I'd get the Solstice also, the GXP model. Actually I'd get the Sky Redline over the Pontiac but to each his own.
 
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