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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #25 on: October 01, 2009, 12:35:48 PM »
I agree. I think after all of this GM should just whither and die already.


I mean sure.... I'm a Ford guy, but I'd say the same if they made grossly bad business decisions after the Gov't stepped in.
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #26 on: October 01, 2009, 02:03:39 PM »
Eh... screw 'em. I had a '95 SC2 that threw a rod '98. It was just a bit out of warranty and they wouldn't do anything for me unless I had the receipt for every oil change, which was impossible considering I bought the car from my step-mom and once I had it I did them all myself. They were more than happy to try to sell me a car though. I ended buying a new Pontiac that was actually made by Toyota and I couldn't be happier with it.
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #27 on: October 01, 2009, 02:10:11 PM »
Quote from: BurtonWarpup on October 01, 2009, 02:03:39 PM
Eh... screw 'em. I had a '95 SC2 that threw a rod '98. It was just a bit out of warranty and they wouldn't do anything for me unless I had the receipt for every oil change, which was impossible considering I bought the car from my step-mom and once I had it I did them all myself. They were more than happy to try to sell me a car though. I ended buying a new Pontiac that was actually made by Toyota and I couldn't be happier with it.

was that the aztec? i think thats the one thats the same as the matrix.
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #28 on: October 01, 2009, 06:24:19 PM »
Aztek was the van thing wasn't it? Same as Buick Rendezvous?

Matrix and Vibe wasn't it?





Pontiac Aztek


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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #29 on: October 01, 2009, 07:52:58 PM »
The buick is based on the aztek chassis. I had an aztek and aside from a little underpowered, it was a really nice ride and great in the winter. I had the versatrak model.
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #30 on: October 01, 2009, 08:37:31 PM »
thats the one, dont know why i was thinking aztec.
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #31 on: October 02, 2009, 07:00:15 AM »
saturn quite being it's own brand years ago
gm just put a saturn name plate on it
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #32 on: October 02, 2009, 07:41:25 AM »
I thought the Aztec was a design "joke" amongst the engineers there.
One of those, "Let's make the ugliest ute we can just for #$%*s and giggles" type of thing.
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #33 on: October 02, 2009, 08:29:39 AM »
It was different yes but I thought it was nice. Interior was great. Besides, people drive porche 911s and I think those are ugly.
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #34 on: October 02, 2009, 11:55:33 PM »
My sister and her husband bought a Saturn Ion in 2005...

In the past 100,000 miles it has gone through a bad catalytic converter, 3 ignition switches due to faulty engineering in the factory security system (when it gets cold outside the switch goes bad and the car won't "recognize" the key), bad swingarm bushings at 40k miles and a worn out clutch at 70k miles.

My brother in law says GM can suck it.  They're buying Japanese next time.
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #35 on: October 03, 2009, 06:43:33 AM »
Lol, swingarm bushes? You mean control arm bushes?
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #36 on: October 07, 2009, 11:22:53 PM »
Hey, I'm a motorcycle guy not a car guy!
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #37 on: October 08, 2009, 07:44:33 AM »
Hehe, just givin ya a hard time  ;)

Some guy I went to RIT with had a bagged Saturn 4 door of some sort. He would drop that sucker to the ground and throw sparks everywhere...then it blew a headgasket...then the water pump went...then he broke part of the unibody with his stupid suspension setup and the extra stress it put on a very floppy car to begin with. Granted that's not a very good example because he beat the piss out of that car...and obviously it wasn't designed with an air bag suspension in mind lol.

The only saturn i've ever been vaguely interested in is the Sky Redline...but I don't fit in it very well, and even a brand new one i test drove already had creaks and rattles galore. Much better looking than it's Pontiac Solstice sister car though.
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #38 on: October 09, 2009, 04:08:27 PM »
Quote from: ColinMc on October 08, 2009, 07:44:33 AM
Hehe, just givin ya a hard time  ;)

Some guy I went to RIT with had a bagged Saturn 4 door of some sort. He would drop that sucker to the ground and throw sparks everywhere...then it blew a headgasket...then the water pump went...then he broke part of the unibody with his stupid suspension setup and the extra stress it put on a very floppy car to begin with. Granted that's not a very good example because he beat the piss out of that car...and obviously it wasn't designed with an air bag suspension in mind lol.

The only saturn i've ever been vaguely interested in is the Sky Redline...but I don't fit in it very well, and even a brand new one i test drove already had creaks and rattles galore. Much better looking than it's Pontiac Solstice sister car though.
Was that because the Redline had a Honda engine?
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #39 on: October 09, 2009, 05:49:04 PM »
Quote from: Mdub on October 01, 2009, 08:50:05 AM
Quote from: ColinMc on October 01, 2009, 06:10:25 AM
Good riddance...

Wow, that's cold!
How many Saturn plants are in Asia NONE
How many Asian plants in America?
ALL OF THEM!
Read the writing on the wall  and you might not be so giddy about it.
Depending where YOU work, YOU may be next.

By the way, just out of curiosity, what kind of car do YOU drive?
I have two Lincolns an MKZ and MKX. Ford owns Mazda or part of it, so the AWD systems are Mazda. On my wife's
"American" MKZ the final assembly point was Mexico. If I had bought a Honda, some American working in the plant would be putting food on the table. There are almost no National companies. The largest selling car in China is Chevrolet.

Kawasaki is the only Train Manufacturer selling Railcars in the US with their two Train Plants in the US. Go figure. It is a World economy, get used to it.   
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #40 on: October 09, 2009, 10:56:38 PM »
What? There's a train factory in Erie, PA.
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Re: RIP Saturn
« Reply #41 on: October 09, 2009, 10:57:44 PM »
Quote from: tramp on October 01, 2009, 02:48:37 AM
i guess he couldn't get backup after 2010
too bad, another 13k without a job
anyone know whats going on with hummer?
The civilian division is/was sold to a Chinese company.
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