R.I.P. Saturn

[FoBoT]

http://investors.penskeautomot...l.cfm?ReleaseID=412840


the Penske deal fell through, there will be no more Saturn brand cars made after the current deal is up, in 2011 i think

http://www.allheadlinenews.com...0%20Jobs%20Jeopardized

Detroit, MI (AHN) - The Penske Automotive Group (PAG) is no longer buying General Motors' Saturn brand after partnership negotiations fell apart, the Detroit-based firm announced Wednesday.

The development cast a pall of gloom on 350 Saturn dealers and some 13,000 of their workers, who now stand to lose their jobs as GM returned to its original plan to stop making the car this year if no buyer is found.

GM and Saturn dealers were expecting businessman Roger Peske to close the purchase deal this week and the news came as a shock to them.

Peske issued a statement citing PAG's deal with a third party was rejected by its board of directors.

Last June, Peske offered to buy Saturn giving dealers and their employees hope to keep their businesses and jobs.

 

[Barfo]

*shrug*

 

[RESmonkey]

I hardly see any Saturns on the road.

 

[El Guaraguao]

bout damn time.


anyone remember that saturn commercials with a rep in a silky green shirt talking about how saturn makes good cars? lol SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSYKE!!!!!!11111

 

[waffleironhead]

my sc2 has 180k miles on it and is still going strong. It has been by far the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned. Its too bad they went away from the independent designs and started making gm clones. That is what killed them imo.

 

[jinduy]

the planet blew up?

 

[biggestmuff]

If we only had a forum for cars. Sort of like a 'garage' for car-related threads.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: jinduy
the planet blew up?

which one? the next one out further from Saturn?

 

[RU482]

burn baby burn
/plastic burns nice

 

[FelixDeCat]

Sad face.

I used to love Saturn cars. Cheap and reliable. I owned one. :thumbsup:

 

[Pliablemoose]

IIRC, Saturn never once turned a profit.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Barfo
*shrug*

This

Never owned one...never will.

 

[pockets83]

yea, they kinda live in europe dont they?

 

[FelixDeCat]

If I win the the $63 Million Texas lottery drawing, Ill make an offer for Saturn. :shocked:

 

[kalster]

Saturn sky seemed like a fun car, although it didnt drive as well as my miata

 

[RadiclDreamer]

I love my Saturn, their customer service is the best of any brand by far. Sucks to see them go, they were inexpensive but not "cheap"

 

[Fritzo]

They made mechanically good cars, but their styling was terrible until the last few years. The Sky is on my "want to own someday" list

On a side note, that commercial they were running where that guy said "We make cars people want to buy!" made the company sound like a whiny loser. If you are---why aren't people buying them?

 

[Fingolfin269]

I'm not sure why people say Saturn didn't make good cars. They did make good cars. I just think they screwed themselves by keeping the same design for waaaay too long in the beginning.

 

[Redfraggle]

Yuk, good riddance.

 

[Unheard]

That's no planet!

(modified quote)

 

[nerp]

I see a lot of saturns burning oil and leaving trails of smoke around town. Sup with that, eh?

 

[El Guaraguao]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
They made mechanically good cars, but their styling was terrible until the last few years. The Sky is on my "want to own someday" list

On a side note, that commercial they were running where that guy said "We make cars people want to buy!" made the company sound like a whiny loser. If you are---why aren't people buying them?

yea, thats the commercial i was talking about. I gots horrible memory."we make cars americans want to buy" just like a whiny lil bitch, haha. so long saturn.

 

[Possessed Freak]

My SL2 is going strong. Somewhere at 190k miles (odometer stopped at 170k).

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
my sc2 has 180k miles on it and is still going strong. It has been by far the most reliable vehicle I have ever owned. Its too bad they went away from the independent designs and started making gm clones. That is what killed them imo.

QFT...my 96 SC2 was a great car. People make fun of it here, but in real-life most didn't know it was a saturn.

My wife's bought new 2000 SL2 is still going strong at 100k+ miles. Clutch may need to be serviced soon (first time), need to check her brake linings (never replaced yet), and the only other maintenance has been oil changes / tires plus one upper motor mount / idler pulley which were under $75 for both.

The main problem I think with GM in general was when in the 60's and later they decided to have inter-corporate competition/overlap. You can't have 2-3 companies selling the exact same car with a different name and expect to do well overall.

 

[KMc]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
IIRC, Saturn never once turned a profit.

That would be because Saturn is a brand and not a financial entity.