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title: "Do You Remember The Pontiac Solstice Coupe? Do You? Well, Here’s One For Sale With 23 Miles"
description: "$63,000 will get you a brand new Solstice Coupe"
date: "2020-05-13"
modified: "2020-05-13"
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  - name: "Peter Holderith"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/33459/do-you-remember-the-pontiac-solstice-coupe-do-you-well-heres-one-for-sale-with-23-miles"
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---

# Do You Remember The Pontiac Solstice Coupe? Do You? Well, Here’s One For Sale With 23 Miles

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2020/05/solstice-lead-image.png>)
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The Pontiac Solstice coupe is a real looker. They didn't make a ton, though—only around 1,200. They're somewhat desirable as a result, and low mileage examples are pretty common. [They don't typically have just 23 miles on them, however](<https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=543266573&zip=92630&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D92630%26sortBy%3DderivedpriceDESC%26incremental%3Dall%26firstRecord%3D0%26marketExtension%3Dinclude%26makeCodeList%3DPONT%26searchRadius%3D0%26isNewSearch%3Dfalse&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&makeCodeList=PONT&searchRadius=0&makeCode1=PONT&modelCode1=SOLSTICE&clickType=listing>), so this one we found for sale is as special as those get.

![message-editor%2F1589414565058-autotraderad.png](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1589414565058-autotraderad.png>)
*The listing, *Autotrader**

This particular Solstice Coupe is a GXP model, making it even rarer. All Solstices were rear-wheel drive, but the GXP got a more powerful four-cylinder, 2.0-liter turbocharged engine putting out 260 horsepower. It also received a limited-slip diff, and other options like the big chrome 18-inch wheels you see on this car.

The Solstice was never a great car, but it was a good for what it was—a $20,000 parts bin roadster.

![message-editor%2F1589416818481-33e112d33ad24d68b4e3e1a46dda5850.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1589416818481-33e112d33ad24d68b4e3e1a46dda5850.jpg>)
*Autotrader*

![message-editor%2F1589416823257-79aad98ab4cd49ee8224a2d6d45d1300.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1589416823257-79aad98ab4cd49ee8224a2d6d45d1300.jpg>)
*Autotrader*

![message-editor%2F1589416826715-88fff707a3644b379557762b7f1e75b7.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1589416826715-88fff707a3644b379557762b7f1e75b7.jpg>)
*Autotrader*

![message-editor%2F1589416831002-0305eaf7678b4db79fb0d5992cf74853.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1589416831002-0305eaf7678b4db79fb0d5992cf74853.jpg>)
*Autotrader*

![message-editor%2F1589416834442-656fe51522424e2684af9582db847249.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1589416834442-656fe51522424e2684af9582db847249.jpg>)
*Autotrader*

![message-editor%2F1589416858884-39621988a1914138a8c293b9fd85024f.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1589416858884-39621988a1914138a8c293b9fd85024f.jpg>)
*Autotrader*

At $63,000, this car is much steeper in price than it was new. The mileage is listed as zero on Autotrader, but the actual figure is posted to the [dealership's website.](<https://www.jessupautoplaza.com/VehicleDetails/used-2009-Pontiac-Solstice-Solstice_GXP_Coupe-Cathedral_City-CA/3594488873>) Beyond being such a rare car, there's not much else that adds value here. It unfortunately has an automatic transmission, which is common. Only 287 Solstice GXP coupes came with a stick. That particular statistic is very popular at parties.

If I said this car is overpriced I'm sure it would shock you, but other examples with very low miles have actually sold for much less. [A black one with 34 miles (and a stick shift) sold last year on Bring-a-trailer for about $45,000.](<https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2009-pontiac-solstice-12/>) So even as far as overpriced Pontiac Solstice GXP coupes go, this is an overprice Pontiac Solstice GXP coupe.

The Solstice may seem like a sort of sad, pre-bailout General Motors parts bin car, but it was a fast, stick shift, rear-wheel drive roadster. Enthusiasts beg for those kinds of cars today, especially cheap ones. It may not have been great, but it certainly deserves more respect than it gets.

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## Author
Peter Holderith is a former staff writer for The Drive. He enjoys covering the regular news cycle, writing reviews, and hunting down long features on obscure pieces of automotive history.

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