New Roadsters Hard to Find

One of GM's new little roadsters, the 2006 Pontiac Solstice, should be in some dealerships by now. That's the good news for the 10,000 people who are waiting for them. The bad news is that there aren't enough to go around because of limited production. This is going to be a hot car at a base price of only $20,000. Don't expect to get any deals on this little baby.

Those who are looking at the gracefully lined Solstice might also want to look at the upcoming Saturn Sky, which is very similar in specs, but with a harder-edged design (think difference between the BMW Z3 and Z4).

The new redesigned 3rd generation 2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata is also just out and in the same price range. Actually, they've dropped the Miata part of the name from the car this year, although they still use the name in advertising. Dealers won't have a full inventory of these models for at least a couple of months.