Before you bought your first Saturn, did you own an import or domestic vehicle?

[Charlie]

Before you bought your first Saturn, did you own an import or domestic vehicle? What vehicle did you own? Which Saturn did you buy to replace it?

Post your thoughts.

Thanks,
Charlie

[Uzzy]

Here is my list. I have never owned an import and likely never will, well not a Japanese or Korean one anyway. A German car is about the only non-domestic kind I'd ever own, specifically BMW.

1. 1987 Plymouth Reliant; burgandy; 4-door 2.2L (I still have it)
2. 1989 Dodge Aries; burgandy; 4-door(parts)
3. 1986 Plymouth Horizon; grey; 4-door 1.6L
4. 1986 Dodge Aries; white; 2-door; 5-spd (parts)
5. 1987 Dodge LeBaron; dark burgandy; turbo (parts)
6. 1985 Chevy S-10; flat black w/cheap chrome illusion flames; ext. cab; short box; 2WD; 2.8L (I still miss driving it :( )
7. 1989 Chevy S-10; black; reg cab; long box; 2WD; 2.8L (parts)
8. 1993 GMC Sonoma; black; ext. cab; short box; 4WD; 4.3L
9. 1989 GMC 1500 burgandy; reg. cab; long box; 4.3L (parts)
10. 1997 Kawasaki Ninja ZX9R; green (never rode it)
11. 1990 Buick Regal GS; white; 3.1L
12. 2002 Saturn SC1; Silver.
13. 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 4x4; black; ext. cab; standard box; 4.8L

The ones in bold I had more than just a few months and acutally consider mine. The rest were short lived, or I never even drove them any distance further than my driveway.

I'm 25, been driving since 17, the K-car was mine on July 4th 1999, and so it went on from there.

[1994Saturn]

1989 Mercury Cougar LS.... Full Digital dash, power windows, locks, leather, sunroof, wood, oil life monitor, instant MPG, Avg MPG, distance till empty, Speed alarm, power antenna, auto headlights, AUTO HIGHBEAMS, fords am/fm/tape "premium sound", keyless entry, and 200K miles, rust, and a slow 3.8L. that req prem... Yep, and was in red LOl. I really did not replace the Cougar, just got a great deal on the Saturn. (So now the cougar sits...:tear:) It was a 1994 Saturn SL1. with 121K miles had A./C, TC, ABS, PS, AUto..... and that was it in options. Blue interior With gray headliner, also blue exterior..

[piney]

My first Saturn was the 1991 SL2, 5-speed with the spiral wheels, in 1991 and it was purchased to replace a 1988 VW Golf 4dr, 5-sp.

Prior to that I'd had a 1985 VW Golf, 2dr, 5sp.
Prior to that I'd had a 1984 Trans Am, auto
Prior to that I'd had a 1978 Toyota Celica GT coupe 5-speed
Prior to that I'd had a 1983 Honda Accord LX 4dr, 5-speed
Prior to that I'd had a 1978 Honda Accord CVCC hatchback, 5-speed
Prior to that I had a Puch MaxLux! <--- chick magnet!!

[eRic 02sc2]

1988 Ford Mustang
1992 Saturn SC
1996 Saturn SC2
2002 Saturn SC2

[Tethys]

Saturn #1 replaced a dark blue 1988 Chevy S-10 EL. It had the ancient Iron Duke 2.5L 4-cylinder mated to a 5-speed manual whose throws between gears were about as long as the shifter was tall. It also sounded like a school bus when I engaged the a/c - all sound and very little movement. To its credit, it hauled my mountain bike very well.

[Saturnkid]

Before I bought my first Saturn (an aquamarine 1993 SL1), I had a 1992 Pontiac Lemans for 6 months, which was a pretty good car.

I'm having a hard time voting, considering the Lemans was an American nameplate designed in Germany, and built in South Korea.

[bryanm326]

My 1992 Nissan Sentra was my divorce car. My ex only drove imports and passed it on to me. Ever since my first Saturn, that's all I drive and will drive.

[termite]

1rst '71 Plymouth Scamp
2nd '82 Chevy Monte carlo
3rd '85 MonteCarlo SS
4th '83 Ford Ranger
9th '94 Chevy S10 Blazer
10th '01 Saturn Sc2
11th '03 Saturn Vue

[Citation84]

66 Mercury Caliente 2 dr. Hardtop w/ Earl Scheib Avacado Green paint, trans went , still in College couldn't afford to fix it

65 Dodge Monaco 2 dr hardtop. Bought because of bus strike. Sold it twice. The first couple brought it back because they couldn't afford to keep gas in it.

2nd guy was going to paint it blue and name it Brenda:eek:Got a thing from the DMV saying it was going to be sold at auction fopr storage fees. The guy never put it into his name.

63 Plymouth Valiant Signet 2 dr hardtop 3 speed manual. Still have it

84 Citation II 2 door notch back, which I still miss: metallic beige & dark brown 2 tone, mag wheels, pretty car, perfect size, plenty of room inside, "First Chevy of the 80s" Iron duke and Hydramatic. Traded for:

86 Olds Calais 2 dr. Iron Duke [oops "Tech IV"] and Hydra [just love saying that, just like my Grandfather and tales of his 56 Pontiac.
Gave to parents who gave to my little brother who is still driving it, still gets comments on it's nice condition.

99 Cavalier: first brand new car, the one closest to my Citation in size and shape and space in the Chevy lineup. 2.2 and auto, never went wrong. Rear ended by a BMW

95 SL1 5M: bought after I rode in bro's 95 SL1 in Salt Lake City. Had to have one myself. Found it in No. Hollywood with 116,000 miles a clean Car Fax and one owner.Paid for with a credit card. Not the best idea, but got it down to 2.9%. I told you I had to have it !!;):eek:
Grateful for it after the Cavalier was murdered, [and still have it]got me around till I bought

05 ION 1 Auto. The 95 was so good at 116,000 miles, I thought this would be a great choice, though I hated them when they came out. Currently has 26,000 miles. It makes for a nice pair of Saturns in the drive way.

[bboynowee]

1991 Mercury Sable LS Automatic (1st car)
1998 Saturn SL2 Manual (2nd car)
1995 Jetta GLS Automatic (Wifes car)

[TexJer78]

1984 Toyota Corolla
1993 Ford Ranger XL
1999 Ford Ranger XLT Ext Cab
2000 Ford F-150 XLT
2001 Ford F-150 XLT Lightning
2000 Ford Taurus SES
2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Convertible GT
2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2003 Saturn Vue
2005 Saturn Vue
2006 Saturn Relay
2007 Saturn Aura XE
2007 Saturn Aura XE Special Edition

It took me awhile to get into the Saturn fold, but once I did, I have never looked back!!!:D

[KevinMoire]

01 Dodge Durango RT

[wxmd]

1987 Honda Accord DX Hatchback (Got ripped off by the dealer)
1993 Saturn SL1
1985 GMC Jimmy (S-10)
1987 Chevy S-10 Blazer
1997 Saturn SL1
2000 Saturn LS2 (V-6)
2002 Saturn SC2
2005 Saturn Ion Redline

I got my wife Saturnized as well;
2003? VUE 4Cyl CVT (She didn't like the unpredictability of the CVT)
2004 VUE 3.5L V-6 (Honda Motor)
2008 Outlook XE AWD

[AuraDrvr89]

My FIRST car was a:

1992 Chevrolet Lumina EURO 3.1 4 Dr.

Sold that and bought:

2004 Saturn Ion 3 Special Edition

The summer before I got my license, I bought and sold a couple cars to make some money:

1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais 4Dr. (Tech IV, bought $150, sold $500)
1991 Mercury Topaz GS (bought $100 sold $400)
1996 Ford Escort Wagon (bought $500, sold $1800)

[bc3tech]

'88 monte carlo LS
'97 SC1
'04 QC2
'07 Aura XR

[GR898SL2]

'74 Olds Cutlass Supreme coupe
'78 Olds Starfire SX hatchback
'93 Ford Escort LX hatchback, totalled last year, 45 days before the SL2 (it had 183K miles and was my father's daily driver)

I hope to be back in the Saturn fold in the future as I do miss the SL2 and my brother and mother are still in Saturn's orbit (they've stepped up to ION and VUE from their S-Series). (No buyer's remorse on the Maxima, though, it's a sharp car). For my next Saturn experience, I'm just as likely to consider pre-owned/late-model as brand new.

:flag:

[MS3DALE]

I have always been a truck guy,until my Dad gave me his '88 Corsica back in '02 that I started using as a "beater" and "work" car.
I just bought my '02 SC2 a couple weeks ago to replace the aging Corsica.

Heres all the trucks I've had since '88....
'83 S10 Reg.Cab 4X4
'91 S10 Reg.Cab 4X4
'93 K1500 Reg.Cab Z71
'94 S10 "ZR2" Reg.Cab 4X4
'94 K1500 Ext.Cab Z71
'97 K1500 Ext.Cab Z71
'99 K1500 Ext.Cab Z71
'04 K1500 Ext.Cab Z71
'07 K1500 Ext.Cab Z71

I currently have the '07 K1500,'02 SC2 and the 'ol Corsica's still runnin' with over 244,000 miles on it!!!:usa:

[DesertPuma]

Both:

'88 Nissan Sentra
'88 Dodge Dakota <-- POS

[lewdwig]

Domestic. 1994 Chevrolet Lumina APV
1992 Dodge W-150 - current "back up vehicle"
2002 Subaru Legacy (made in Indiana)
2000 Mercury Tracer (made in Mexico)
1982 Datsun Maxima
1981 Mercury Lynx
1973 Pontiac Ventura
1965 Chevrolet Bel Air
1964 Chevrolet Impala

[davidsky]

Right before I bought my L200 I had a 89 Acura Legend but that was only for a few months. Before that I had a 1988 Audi that was at the end of its life.

[JohnS_98]

The first car I had was my parents 1984 Chevy Caprice Classic station wagon. Chocolate brown w/ a chocolate brown interior. Terrible, but I was 16 so I didn't care.
Next was a 86 Chevy 4X4. 12mpg. More than doubled my gas mileage when I picked up my 98 SC2.

[redkees@msn.com]

I drove a 1993 Toyota Tercel before I bought my first Saturn a 1998 SL2., which I bought brand new.
I still own and drive that car today.
Last month I purchased a used 2004 2.2L 5 speed Manual VUE.

Before the SL2 I drove many cars over the years before. I don't own these anymore:
1977 Dodge Aspen,--couldn't sink this slant 6 engine
1962 Chevy Bel-air, had a 283 Engine, my mother totalled it
1965 Buick Special--given to a relative-was in a flood and still ran 350K miles
1986 Chrysler Laser,---Nice car, Should have kept it.
1987 Plymouth Horizon,--a piece of junk
1987 Plymouth Sundance--another lousy chrysler product.
1991 Toyota Corolla--great car, I shouldn't have sold it.
1993 Toyota Tercel--at 300K miles I traded it in when I bought the 98 Sl2

[Nutz2You2]

My teenage car was a white 2-door 1967 Chevelle; then I drove a 1978 Buick Skylark for many years until I'd sunk so much money into it, I realized I had to sell it, which I did and about a month later the engine blew up. I took very good care of that old Buick but it couldn't help it, it was old and had lots of mileage on it. I loved that old jalopy. My first-ever-in-my-middle-aged-life brand new off-the-lot car was a 1998 SL2 in a midnight blue color. I now drive a 2004 Ion 3, electric blue, which I bought used.

[BKW]

Purchased a 2004 VUE, traded in a 2000 Olds Intrigue.

Traded the 2004 VUE in on a 2005 Titan Crew Cab.

Traded the 2005 Titan in on a 2006 Titan Crew Cab.

Traded the 2006 Titan in on a 2008 VUE.

What did I do for a living for 35 years?

I was a Ford partsman.

But my family owned an Olds dealership for many years.

btw: Bought my first car in 1956: 1936 Lincoln Zephyr.

Owned over 300 cars/trucks since. Only 15 were purchased new.

You got it...I'm old.

[Kotofeich]

Domestic 1989 Buick LeSabre. Drove it into the ground and that took some doing.

Others that my father owned and that I was thus exposed to:
1979 Zaz 968 (Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporozhets) for the curious)
1986 Lada 2106
1979 VW Golf Diesel
1986 AMC/Renault Alliance
1993 Saturn SL1 (This is where my love for Saturns comes from)
2003 VW Jetta TDI

[maclifer]

Wow, difficult question... hmm... I just gave up my 1990 Honda Accord with 156K miles on it and got a [generous] $150.00 for my lovely trade-in.

I also own a 2003 Chrysler Town & Country van. Guess i'd answer import.

I've had quite a few cars... it's fun to think back on... let me see....


1979 Chrysler LeBaron (V8 and seats 8 with a squish)
1974 Ford Mustang II (I may be wrong on the year; i'm getting feeble here)
1989 Dodge Omni (bought new for same price I just bought my Ion for)
1992 Toyota Corolla
1996 Dodge Caravan


I believe that's the damages so far. Yeah, a small list compared to many, but still lots of fun and crazy (my Flintstones Mustang where the passenger could run and push the car while still seated... okay, almost ;) )

Hope you're all having a good day,
Steve

Oh, by the way, I HATE these live ads that exist over links in our posts!!!! :drool:

[MHH]

Replaced my 92 Mercury Topaz (two door sport model with spoiler) for the 01 L200. That Topaz was the best car in the world. It took everything and kept going and going.... It took me all over the country and back again too.

My list of cars:

82 Buick LeSabre. It was HUGE and FAST!!
88 Ford Taurus This one was junk!
88 Ford Bronco (the fullsize one) Went everywhere.
89 Plymouth Sundance
This is where the Topaz comes in.
Also drove a 95 Ford Ranger for a short time during the Topaz era.
Now have the 01 L200 (almost 100,000) and a 95 Dodge Dakota (over 150,000 and runs great)
Will be keeping these two. L200 will become husbands work car to save gas and Dakota will be the winter work truck for him.

I will be getting an Outlook this summer.

[maclifer]

Kotofeich: I hate to admit it, but that Zaz is so weird and unlike anything you'd see stateside that I actually like it. I always liked bizarre little foreign cars... just could never afford to own them because of repair bills! :usa:

"Others that my father owned and that I was thus exposed to:
1979 Zaz 968 (Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporozhets) for the curious)"


Steve

[Kotofeich]

...Zaz is so weird and unlike anything you'd see stateside that I actually like it. I always liked bizarre little foreign cars... just could never afford to own them because of repair bills! :usa:
If I was still back in Russia this could have been a little pet project to restore and mod one of those... A very masochistic pet project - I still remember having to pull the alternator apart for the fourth time and the gas powered heater (air-cooled engine ;) ) that hardly ever worked. Those cars may be the reson why people think Russian winters are cold ;)

Interestingly, many people back in Russia consider Saturn the equivalent of a ZAZ (for lack of more info perhaps) - quirky, cheap, unpopular, but not without appeal.

[Uzzy]

Kotofeich: I hate to admit it, but that Zaz is so weird and unlike anything you'd see stateside that I actually like it. I always liked bizarre little foreign cars... just could never afford to own them because of repair bills! :usa:

"Others that my father owned and that I was thus exposed to:
1979 Zaz 968 (Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporozhets) for the curious)"


SteveLooks like a Corvair. :snide:

[Ranger762]

I've only owned and WILL only own domestic vehicles. My last ride, a 1995 Buick Park Avenue, was basically a hand-me-down from a relative. My '96 Ranger needed some work which my wife and I couldn't afford to put into it at the time, so we sold it and bought the P/A from my grandparents really cheaply.

It was a good car for the most part, though it had an oil leak when we got it that we were never able to get fixed. We spent $1,400 twice to have various parts replaced -- it would fix the leak here, then start a new one over there. Finally, when they told us the only thing left to look at was going to be a repair of at least $2,000, we left it alone and began feeding it more oil than gasoline. In January, the engine began needing 4 or 5 quarts a DAY on a Friday, then seized up and died altogether on a Monday. So long, Buick.

My new-to-me Vue, I have to say, is absolutely my favorite vehicle I've ever owned. In fact, the only other vehicle I've driven which was more fun to drive was an '07 Ion rental car we had a year or so ago -- that thing was an absolute go cart! It's absolutely the reason my wife and I started looking at Saturns when it was time to replace the Buick.

[jr1]

Hey, Guys!! long time no visit - been busy.

Have to comment IMNSHO bad poll questions. The stated question was "Before you owned your first Saturn" the poll asked "you first car". Not the same. My "first car" and the one before my first Saturn and the one before my current Saturn are all different.

BTW:

1979 on - I'm sure you don't care prior to coming to the US from UK - anyway I don't, so tough ;-)

Some may appear to be odd choices, but there were good reasons and they all worked well in the circumstances.

'79 Ford Pinto (I LIKED IT for it's purpose so there.....).
'74 Ford LTD
Divorce
'72 Mazda Pickup
'75 Ford 1/2 Ton Pickup
Married again (still happily 26 years later)
Corinne:
'81 Plymouth Horizon TC3
'84 Ford 3/4 Ton
'89 Ford Exporer
'02 Ford Explorer
Considering Saturn Outlook SUV for next replacement
Me:
'87 Ford Taurus
'89 Plymouth K Car
'93 Saturn SC2
'04 Saturn RedLine ION
'08 Saturn RedLine SKY :D

[sparkynsmoke]

1st "car" 1979 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe stepside truck
1st car (that I bought) 1980 Pontiac Phoenix (a Chevy Citation clone)
2nd car 1989 Geo Spectrum CL (an Izusu I-Mark twin)
3rd car "Sparky" 1995 SL2 (won in a church raffle- bought 1 ticket)
4th car "Smoke" 1997 SW2 (adopted 2/06, died in an accident 4/07)
5th car "Gordy" 2004 Chevy Cavalier (adopted 9/07)

Next car? An American car, probably a Chevy or a Saturn. :usa:

[gothdriver]

I have always owned American made cars starting with:
1955 Oldsmobile
1956 Chevy
1965 Olds 442:D
1969 Olds Cutlass
1970 Olds 442 W30 :D
1978 Olds Omega
1981 Chevy Citation
1986 Pontiac (issues with the timing rubber band :hothead:)
1991 Saturn SC (5-spd)
1996 Saturn SC2 Classic (5-spd)
1997 Saturn SC2 (auto)
2004 Saturn Ion QC2 (5-spd) Which is my current vehicle.
Loved them all.

[siregalahad]

1993 Chevy Cavalier Station Wagon (great car! Drove it all over the country... ran it into the ground.)

2001 Volvo V70 Station wagon (:cry::blockhead:dizzy::x:zzz: lemon! It was in the shop so much, my wife and I called it the "Revolvo.")

2007 Saturn Vue GL (love it! Good legroom. Sips the fuel.)

[pdbursh]

95 Saturn SW2 (wifes)(new)
90 VW Jetta GL (Wolfsburg Ed.)(new)
84 VW Jetta GLI (used)
85 Dogde Lancer ES (turbo) (new)
83 Toyota Celica (new)
78 Subaru Brat(1st new car)
71 Fiat 124 Coupe (used)
71 AMC Javelin w / 301 v-8 (used)
64 Rambler American 220 (mom's deathtrap)

[collator5]

59 impala
69 chevyvan
73 duster
71 torino
74 civic
78 nova
78 honda mc
86 reliant
90 lumina
95 ciera
82 cougar
00 saturn ls1
o3 dakota
08 saturn aura
These are the cars ive owned in the past 30 years,still have the ls1,dakota and just bought the aura

[johnjay]

Never have a import
3 FoMoCo
12+ GM

[MidnightVue07]

All Domestic Here: And Mainly GM except for one..

First Car..
94 Chevy Bertta
03 Pontiac Grand Am
05 Chevy Silverado
06 Dodge Ram
07 Vue


Future? Possibly Vibe or Astra..

[EdHasA99]

Import.

1st-1990 Nissan Stanza (Blew a piston due to no oil)
2nd-1977 Chevy Nova (Stolen)
3rd-1995 Nissan Altima (Blew the transmission, shoddy parts)
4th-2000 Chevy Camaro (Totaled in a car accident)
5th-1977 Chevy Blazer S-10 (Piece of junk; sold it for parts)
6th and current-1999 Saturn SL2 (Worth it's weight in gold; totally reliable car)

[marx404]

Many cars, I started restoring junkers and found that Saturns were easier to keep running :-)

In order:

1973 Mercury Marquis Broughham 427 Cobrajet
1972 Impala 350 cid (blueprinted engine)
1982 Chevy Camaro Berlinetta (V6 w/ fuel injection, total POS)
1964 1/2 Mustang Fastback 2+2 289 cid
1974 Chevy Caprice Classic Convertible 400 cid
1974 Mustang II Ghia 2800 cc V6
1978 Chevy Nova 250 I-6
1982 Datsun/Nissan 850 Maxima I-6 (stock 240Z FI engine)
1994 Saturn SL2 (modified)
2002 Saturn SC2 (modified)
2007 Saturn ION.3 2.2L manual

[MeMongo66]

My previous cars started with
1. 1971 Plymouth Fury 2door 360 v8
2. 1967 VW type 117 (real bug with a factory steel sunroof)
3. 1976 Honda civic cvcc (paid the grand sum of $100.00, trade in at the dealer I worked for and it was in BAD shape.
4. 1981 Olds Cutlass supreme
5. 1983 Toyota Celica GT (nice car)
6. 1981 Ford F-100 (used city truck bought at auction for less than $200)
7. 1986 Chevy Caprice 9C1 package(old cop car, hot rodded engine with cam, headers, edlebrock intake, carter AFB carb, mallory ignition)
8. 1986 Ford tempo (ex-wife's car, what a turd)
9. 1978 Mercury Zepher (winter beater)
10. 1994 Hyundai Excell (cheap car, too expensive to fix)
11. 1995 Dodge Neon (sport package painted nitro yellow green)
12. 1997 Saturn SC1 (first Saturn, put 90k on it with only maintenance)
13. 2002 Satrun SC2 (128K miles, going for 250K miles)
14. 1971 Honda CB175 (cute bike)
15. 1985 Honda Sabre 1100 (FAST, Scary fast, still have it bought new)
16. 1997 Harley FLHRI Road king (loved it)
17. 1998 Harley Road Glide 95th aniverseray edition (sold it so my little girl has father for a few more years, too many blue hairs that drive BAD in FL)
I bought both Saturns new, I plan on keeping the SC2 until it dies, but I really like the new Astra. It's a shame it has metal body panels.

[darnell89]

1994 Ford Escort LX (Wagon) (Automatic)

1998 Saturn SL2 (Manual, only power sunroof which broke)

2004 Saturn ION 3 (Automatic, only Spoiler and XM Radio Leased Car Miss it! :()

1996 Saturn SL2 (Power everything, Sunroof broke as well, almost 200,000 miles & still running like new)

[filleyice]

My previous car was a 1988 Plymouth Voyager V6. Don't remember engine size.

I replaced it with a used 1995 Saturn SC2 1.9L.

[QKSC2]

i have a 200sx ser with a sylvia s15 blue bird swap. Its a great car for an import. But im not a fan of imports. My saturns motor outlasted and still is my nissan's original motor by 30k. although its way easier to find mods for the nissan

[AuraDrvr89]

Well the list grows now that I have my Aura:

2007 Saturn Aura XE
2004 Saturn Ion 3 Special Edition
1992 Chevrolet Lumina Euro 3.1L V6

Cars I "flipped" (bought cheap, fixed, cleaned, sold for profit) to make money prior to having a license.

1991 Mercury Topaz GS
1996 Ford Escort Wagon
1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais 4dr. (This was supposed to be my first car.. but I sold it instead.)

[Vuedoo Child]

Never owned an import. Not that I wouldn't buy one; just haven't seen too many that I either liked or felt were worth it. If I did but one, Hyundai and Honda's would be toward the top of my list; but I'd certainly consider a Jag S-type R or XKR if I could afford one.

1. 1977 Buick Regal, 350 Buick V8 (12 MPG beating it / 15 MPG babying it) -just had to beat it!
2. 1981 AMC Spirit, 2.5L Pontiac. 4-spd, 3.08 posi (28 MPG) W/ posi, fishtail & Donut time!
3. 1989 Chevy Cavalier RS, 2.0L Chevy (22-24 MPG) <- beating it!
4. 1990 Pontiac Sunbird coupe, 2.0L OHC (24 MPG City, 36 MPG HWY) <- beating it!
5. 1999 Ford Ranger XLT Sport, 3.0L flex-fuel, 5-spd (22 City, 28 MPG HWY) <- beating it!
6. 2001 Ford Ranger edge, 3.0L, 5-spd (20 MPG City, 26 MPG HWY)
7. 2001 Ford Taurus, 3.0L (26 MPG HWY)
8. 2001 Ford Ranger XLT, 2.5L, 5-spd (averaged about 22 MPG)
9. 2003 Ford Focus ZTS w/ sport pkg. 2.3L, auto (ave. 22 MPG)
10.2003 Ford Ranger XLT, supercab, 4.0L, 4WD, AEM-CAI, JBA-cat back, Jet-chip, (ave. 13-16 MPG) <- had to beat the snot out of it, just too much fun! Ever see one of these slowing down for a red light; nail the gas, downshifts to second, engine snaps wide open, whole truck starts to launch, tires (32x10x16's) break loose, and tail starts nice little wiggle (as long as it wasn't wet). Too much fun! ...and now you see why only 13 mpg. Though stock was little better, and much less enjoyable.
11.a. 2005 Saturn Vue, V6, FWD - My wife's! (26 MPG HWY)
11.b. 2004 Saturn Vue, V6, FWD - Mine (ave. 20 MPG City)
12. 2004 Saturn Vue Redline, AWD - (first tank appears to have been 18 MPG, mostly short commute to work, and hard on the pedal)

[OnDaGround]

import... easy to find parts for but not as reliable...

[mike08vue]

76 Chevette--lasted 2 years and had to be pushed into dealer to trade. 78 Malibu classic--V6 rod bearings went out at 6000 mi.--traded for 79 Camaro RS 305 V8--exhaust valves burnt and positraction went out. 81 Citation 4 cyl.--everything leaked fluids and cam went out. Got fed up with Chevys and got an 83 Pontiac Phoenix--decent car but blue paint flaked off repeatedly. 85 Cimmaron--wonderful little car but overpriced--88 5-speed v6 cimmaron--hot little car but totalled at 2000 mi. 88 v6 automatic Cimmaron--nice car kept 6 years no problems--used 91 Infiniti G20 nice car but totalled by hail storm--new 95 G20 good car but boring.98 Acura CL 5-speed--ok but kind of tinny after G20-got my first Saturn an SL in 92 as a second car while I had
88 Cimmaron--Like Saturn so much I traded for 92 SC ,then 96 SC2, then 99 SC2 then 2001 L300 ,traded 99 SC2 for 2004 VUE 3.5 Very good vehicle for my new wife, and traded L300 for 2004 SAAB 9-3--very bad car-electrical,brake,transmission,emisson problems galore-got rid of it and got 05 Cadillac CTS--LOVE IT. Traded 04 VUE for 08 VUE XR. Phew!!

[m100]

My list, born into GM family (although we did have a 64 Ford Galaxy 500)

1964 Olds 88 (mom's car)
1970 Pontiac Catalina
1972 Delta 88 Royale
1976 Cutlass Supreme
1978 Olds 88
1980 Cadillac Fleetwood (Dads,he had numerous company cars which were mostly Pontiacs)
1987 Cadillac

My cars
1975 Malibu Classic Coupe (sisters actually)
1980 Ford Fiesta traded in 1983
1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 2 door auto. traded in 1986
1987 Pontiac Fiero GT 5-Speed (wrecked)
1989 Ford Mustang GT Conv. 5 speed (flood)
1991 Mazda B2200 Pickup 5 speed (sold to cousin 1993)
1992 Infiniti G20 5speed (sold to ex g/f in 2003,250000 miles)
1980 Ford Fiesta (2nd one, purchased in 1998, sold to friend in 2006)
1991 Lotus M100 Elan (Still own,)
2005 Lotus Elise (Still own)
2008 Astra

[saturnsl293]

both for me

first car was a 72 VW Bug that everyone called mine but was my parents car
first car bought was a 77 Datsun 280Z which tops the fun list but was always having problems with
then:
88 Chevy Celebrity 4dr which got me where I needed to go
95 Honda Civic 4dr (given to me by my grandma when she quit driving) sold after bad luck with the car though it got me across the country and back
83 Chevy C10 as I always wanted a truck but ended up being a major POS
then got the 93 SL2 which my mom actully won off ebay a year ago and have only had a few things I've needed to do but all have been minor and to be expected at some point

[Wolfc70]

Here are the cars I have owned.

1987 Buick Century. Good car, but no rust protection. Literally rusted away one winter.

1994 Saturn SL2. Best Saturn I have owned. Trouble free 100k miles. Some issues after that, but nothing major.(Alternator, water pump). Car totaled.

1997 Plymouth Breeze. Worst car I have ever owned. Period. 3 Head gasket failures in 2 years. $1500 per head gasket replacement. Cut my losses and ran.

1998 Nissan Altima SE. Hands down the most reliable car I have ever driven. Bought used with 30k on it. Eight years later it had 186k miles, and never left me stranded. Nothing broke either, just normal maintenance. Very cheap to own and maintain. Dealer parts (window switches, I broke them while removing the door panel) were very cheap. My local dealer also split the cost of TSB updates past the warranty. Timing chain broke just shy of 200k, mechanic friend made cash offer I could not refuse.

2001.5 VW Passat GL. Owned car for a few weeks, previous owner did not believe in oil changes. Motor pretty sludged up. Needed new turbo and oil pump. Dealer bought car back. I just pictured that car being a headache.

2003 L300. Ok car, but very pricey to repair. Parts prices make VW/Audi look cheap. I was surprised to find GM still having assembly (oil cooler cover, short lived thermostats) problems with the V6 after 9 years in production. I was also shocked to find that Saturn expects me to pay full price for TSB's after warranty. I was expecting them to stand behind their products more.

Would I buy a Saturn again? Hard to say. I really liked the Astra, but it is pricey. The Aura is nice, but has the typical GM hard shiny plastics inside, which seems to cheapen the feel. If in the next year or two, GM gets it's act together and stops treating their customers like victims, and can stop the massive production issues (cam failures anyone, BCM?) then yes a new GM product may be in my garage.

[wlhawk]

In over 40 years of driving, I've only owned 1 rice burner- a honda

[Biohzrd1]

I had a 95 tacoma, a 2000 Hyundai Tiburon, a 2005 Chevy Colorado, then my Saturn

[Warren]

Got my license in 1956. Here is the complete list of everything I have owned since then.
1947 Plymouth
1953 Plymouth
1958 Austin Healey 100 Six :)
1957 Mercury Convertible:)
1961 Volkswagen Beatle (got married in 1960)
1964 Rambler American
1968 Ford Falcon
1971 Volvo 145
1976 Dodge (forget the model)
1978 Chev Malibu Stn Wagon
1980 Ford Falcon
1981 Dodge Omni
1983 Peugot 505
1986 Honda Accord
2002 Toyota Sienna LE
2008 Saturn Vue XR:)

[Janesy]

1995 Nissan Sentra coupe (lowered stiff, struts, with falcon tires. amazing in the corners. drove it into the back of a civic, rebuilt the whole front end and a few months later had to get rid of it because the frame was bent) turned into a "what if" car, like what if i drove to work in second gear the whole way... what if i took the header off and ran it for a bit with no exhaust at all.... those kinds of things that you always wondered but were afraid to do....
1995 Nissan Sentra coupe (bought it to fix the other car)
2007 Ion2 (love it)


im possibly going to be looking for another Nissan or something along those lines to build for autocross

[danger d]

1-chevrolet s-10 1987 (first car)
2-Oldsmobile delta 88(I fixed a guy's snowmobile and he gave me that car to thank me)
3-pontiac tempest 1991 3.1(the frame broke)
4-Oldsmobile achieva-V6 3.3 kinda powerfull for a 1993(totaled while drunk:sneeze:)
5-Pontiac trans am 1986(350 4bbl fitted in it)330 WHP
6-Chevrolet Lumina 1993 good car but was falling apart when so I sold it.
7-Oldsmobile achieva 1995 3.1(POS compared to the 1993 3.3 achieva)
8-Pontiac grand prix GT 2001.3.8 liters with a turbo= lots of power(400WHP)sold
9-Saturn astra 2008.


10-Im planning to get rid of the astra an buy a Coblat ss turbo 2009.

[spiderpig24]

last to first
1996 Infiniti G20 automatic, sold $2000
1993 Mazda MX3 GS stick demon car sold scrap
1995 Mazda MX3 stick loved it but wreaked scrap
1992 Mazda Protege auto sold to get MX3
1996 Ford Crown Vic sold
1988 Honda Prelude rust bucket scrap

[cobalt]

1. 1964 Ford Fairlane - 1st car
2. 1968 RS Camaro
3. 1970 Z28 Camaro
4. 1970 Dodge Challenger 440 magnum
5. 1975 Chevy Nova custom
6. 1970 triump spitfire motor blew
7. 1970 dodge truck
8. 1973 ford truck
9. 1980 Ford courier
10. 1982 chevette
11. 1986 Ford ranger
12. 1989 Misubishi Mirage
13. 1989 Ford bronco II
14. 1995 chrysler cirrus - Real POS got rid of car after 3 months- It never seen a shop it didn't like!!
15. 1995 Infiniti G20 Great Car
16. 1999 Acura TL
17. 2000 Ford F150
18. 2008 Saturn Aura so far - good car
I believe that's all of them. :dizzy: