First Thousand Pontiac Solstices Ordered in 41 Minutes

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First Thousand Pontiac Solstices Ordered in Minutes

Exclusive First Orders Received from Customers in 47 States

DETROIT, April 15, 2005; One thousand lucky driving enthusiasts are looking forward to receiving an exclusive version of the new Pontiac Solstice roadster after being first in line to participate in a special promotion announced on Thursday night's episode of NBC's The Apprentice. Only 41 minutes were required to sell out of the specially-badged "First 1,000" Solstices.

"With the great response we've seen to the design and performance features being offered in our new Pontiacs, we were expecting many customers to jump at the chance to order one of the first Solstices," said John Larson, general manager of Buick-Pontiac-GMC. "But we were thrilled that we achieved such amazing results so quickly."

Orders were received from more than 650 dealers in 47 states. Additionally, more than 4,000 customers have asked to be placed on the wait list for one of the exclusive vehicles.

The Solstice early order program will continue through Sunday, April 24. Although the exclusive "First 1,000" cars have been ordered, Pontiac dealers have an additional allotment of Solstices available for pre-order during this period.
 
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Heh, it would be pretty funny if the first 1000 had some sort of problem and all would have to be recalled...
That's close to what happened to the new Ford T Bird when it came out a few years ago. They were ready to roll off the production line and they found a major problem. They held production for 3 months and ticked off a whole bunch of people who were promised a build date. That really killed the T Bird's intro.
 
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This looks so much better anyways. The Thunderbird is really not such a good-looking car and it doesn't have much a purpose...it's strictly just a boulevard cruiser. It's not fast, it doesn't handle particularly well, and only people who are familiar with the old one will really appreciate its styling.

This new Solstice is a hot little roadster that a lot of people will like.
 

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I have a friend who has a T-Bird - totally a girls car, it's a 2003 and I think she only has 15,000 miles on it, she drives her Caddy all the time.
 


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