I noticed that the Solstice has a center armrest which is good, but it's kind of low. My piece of shit Grand Am has one adventage over most other cars... it's comfortable as hell. I can drive for 10 hours stopping only once for gas and a piss. The center armrest is padded and positioned so that when I shift I don't even have to lift my arm. You might not realize how great this is until you drive a truck with a stick shift or a car without a center armrest where your arm is just hanging out there with nowhere to put it. I just sat in a car today (VW R32) that didn't have the center armrest. I mentioned it to the sales guy and he didn't know what I was talking about.

Is it just me or is there anybody else out there who needs their armrest?

I know what you mean, but I can't tell by the pics if the Solstice armrest is going to be a good one or not. That is the worst thing about my wife's 2000 Mazda 626 - no place for my elbows to rest. What year is your Grand Am? I had an '89 for 10 years until it died, and you're right, I was rather comfortable in it.

Attached picture shows some kind of arm rest. Looks like an extention of the transmission hump.

I'm talking about my '96 Grand Am that I've had for 8 years

I'm going to try and attach a pic I hope it works