Saturn Sky > C63 .... :(
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Saturn Sky > C63 .... :(
So.. I'm at the gas station this weekend.. truck pulls up with a trailered Saturn Sky...
Many moons ago I was looking into purchasing a Sky or Pontiac Solstice.. and I am well aware of what can be done to them. When you see Mallet Racing logo on the rear (small, not obvious, but still there).. it is a good bet it will probably eat you for a minor snack.. doubly so when it is on a trailer and has a custom roll cage inside..
It could have been the lower end of the racing packages.. but I'm betting it was the Turbocharged LS7 (was definitely a manual), which if you believe the companies web page... puts out 900hp...
Many moons ago I was looking into purchasing a Sky or Pontiac Solstice.. and I am well aware of what can be done to them. When you see Mallet Racing logo on the rear (small, not obvious, but still there).. it is a good bet it will probably eat you for a minor snack.. doubly so when it is on a trailer and has a custom roll cage inside..
It could have been the lower end of the racing packages.. but I'm betting it was the Turbocharged LS7 (was definitely a manual), which if you believe the companies web page... puts out 900hp...
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Yes, I'm sure it's a beast and can destroy MANY cars including ours but at the end of the day, it's a POS Saturn. I wouldn't be caught dead in one. I'd happily lose to a massively tuned STI or Evo - at least those things have trick diffs and a lot of engineering built into them which I can appreciate.
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Yep gonna have to agree with the fellas on this one, the sky is a saturn and the c63 is a benz.. yeah the v8 saturn is faster but a c63 beats it in style, prestige, comfort, class, stereo - everything except track speed.
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I will have to disagree a little, I actually liked the Solstice (same as the sky, different styling, but also can be modified by Mallet), and was looking at getting one years ago before I ended up with a 07 Camry Hybrid (don't ask.. my wife made me do it.. its a sore point... )
Fun little car, but cheaply made (both the sky and solstice) when I went to look at one in person, I had high hopes for it.. At the time, the SLK was a stinker too, rather ugly to me, and back then, SL was a lot of out of my price range (hell it still is)...
But while this one was trailored, I do not see why you could not use it as a daily driver, who knows where he was coming from, I know of a few people on this board who trailer their C63's when they go long distances...
Fun little car, but cheaply made (both the sky and solstice) when I went to look at one in person, I had high hopes for it.. At the time, the SLK was a stinker too, rather ugly to me, and back then, SL was a lot of out of my price range (hell it still is)...
But while this one was trailored, I do not see why you could not use it as a daily driver, who knows where he was coming from, I know of a few people on this board who trailer their C63's when they go long distances...
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Ooooo... A heavily modified Saturn! How are you even comparing?lol You can make any cheap car fast with money. GM's are ****! Had a 10' Tahoe that needed a full tear down at 2500 miles. If you are getting one at least make it a Vette.
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Who would put that much money into a Saturn manufactured car? Aren't their cars made out of Rubbermaid trashcans? I'll pass, I like quality.
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Unlike other Saturns, at least on the outside, the Sky had metal panals.. the inside was still rubbermaid crap though.
And yes.. I know that with enough money, anything can be made fast or nice..
However, Saturn or not.. I thought it was a nicely modded vehicle... (which probably cost more to modify then a new C63 would cost.. not sure, did not really do much more research into it).