in GM terms, saturn is one with opel and saab. all 3 are just opels, just the saab version cost twice as much.
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 9:44 AM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom Hargrave wrote: > >> The big three have built smaller cars here in the states. They tried >> repeatedly & we would not buy them. We wanted mid-size & larger cars from >> American auto makers. One great example of this is Saturn, who built a >> long >> line of smaller, efficient cars. Saturn is performing so dismally that its >> one of the brands GM needs to can. >> > > My opinion on Saturn: It WAS a company that made some of the most efficient > sedans and wagons in America. Now it's just another badge engineered sales > division of GM. There's nothing an Ion can do that a Cobalt can't do, and > the rest of the line up isn't especially compatible with the phrase "fuel > efficient". > > In the 90's, lots of people bought SLs, SWs, and SCs, partly for the no > hassle pricing and partly for the 35-40mpg hwy ratings. Some of those > customers loved the cars and bought more when the old ones wore out, others > hated the lack of noise control and shied away from Saturn after one plastic > bodied experience. > Myself, I came pretty close to buying a 1998 stick shift SC2 last summer, > but it had more wrong with it than I wanted to deal with, and I didn't drive > enough for the 35-40mpg to mean that much to me even at $3.50 a gallon. > > Mitch. > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
