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2008 Solstice Gxp Turbo Black Convertible With Coilovers, Tune, Rims, Bluetooth on 2040-cars

Year:2008 Mileage:80749 Color:
Location:

San Mateo, California, United States

San Mateo, California, United States
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The car runs solid with no issues. The car has never been to a race track or drag raced or anything like that just normal spirited driving. When I purchased the car about 3 years ago it was a certified pre-owned car and had a warranty which has since expired but this means the car was gone through with a fine tooth comb by a GM dealer just 14,000 miles ago!

Specs on the car (includes every single option available on a 2008)
2008 GXP 2.0l turbo engine
5 speed manual transmission
Limited slip differential
Black exterior & black top with Premium Acoustic Headliner
Black leather interior (seats, shift knob, steering wheel) with power height adjust on driver seat
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system – shows actual psi of each tire on the dash display)
Black rear OEM spoiler
Monsoon 7 speaker stereo (upgraded speakers with amp and sub)
6 disk in dash AM/FM cd changer with mp3 playback
XM sat radio
Onstar
A/C – nice and cool!
Antilock brakes
Power door locks
Power windows
Cruise control
Sport metallic pedals
Carpeted floor mats
Two keys and remotes for keyless entry
Oil has always been changed on schedule or better with mobil1 synthetic
I have the manuals and all service records for the car, it needs nothing right now

Mods on the car (Everything below was done within the last 5,000-10,000 miles except the tune)
GMPP stage 2 tune 290 hp 340 ft lb tq (20-22 lbs boost) (done at about 35,000 miles by GM dealer)
Replaced stock silver headlights with the all black Street Edition Headlights from 2009 (brand new not used parts)
Silverstar headlight bulbs (for a more white color headlight)
Added the Bluetooth On-star module from a 2009 (still have stock one if you wanted to revert and remove Bluetooth)
Optima dry redtop battery (last longer, better voltage, will never leak, can handle vibration unlike standard battery)
DDM Backbone mid brace (the middle thickness of the 3 they make, still have stock thin one if you want to revert)
DDM Probeam rear brace (makes a huge difference in handling)
DDM Venom front brace (made a considerable difference in handling)
BC adjustable coilovers (can adjust ride height as well as the firmness of ride easily, still have stock shocks if you want to revert and sell coilovers)
Staggered 18x9 rear & 18x8 front OZ wheels (just 16lbs each that is 10lbs each lighter than stock, these are made in Italy & have NO CURB RASH AT ALL)
Hankook EVO v12 275/40 rear & Hankook EVO v12 245/45 front (still have 80-90% of tire tread and grip way better than the stock tires did)
Debadged back of car (removed “solstice”, “GXP” and Pontiac arrow, chrome pieces on back)
tinted front blinkers and rear tail lights (looks so nice on black car black car & light still gets through just fine)
blacked out the A-pillar around the front window as well as the 3 Pontiac arrows with plastidip (easily removed if you want to go back to silver)
Shorty antenna (still have the stock one if you want it)
Modified stock Airbox w/K&N washable filter (removed front noise baffling for better air intake and more turbo noise)
One step colder NGK iridium sparkplugs
20 gorilla lock nuts (to protect the OZ wheels from thieves)
T-bolt clamp upgrade (all clamps replaced with stronger t-bolt clamps so no boost pressure leaks out)
Car cover (the car is black, you need it!)

I have both original keys and remotes and the car has never been smoked in.

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