That's right. I'm now the proud owner of a five-figure debt for 5 years & a 2002 ice blue Saturn SL1. Acheived the impossible. The first song played in it was "Last Goodbye" by Jeff Buckley; the second was "Wealth Of Words" by Kim Leaman. Perfect christening thoughts.
This morning as I talked with my friend Veronica about all this, she mentioned that "ever since everything with Heather, you've been more headstrong, more adamant about what you want. This is proof of that."
Indeed it is.
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
Wow, way to go, Shik! I just recently became the proud owner of a 1998 tan-gray Saturn SL2 this past summer. I even have the four-figure five-year debt to prove it.
Anyway, happy cruising and all that! My experience with my car has been very good thus far.
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
Saturn?
*snigger*
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
::punches The359 for being a dick::
Nice car, dude. Going the PDG route?
Edit: Damn smileys ...
Edit #2: AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRAAAGH!
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Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
The damn smilie is still there, Jeff. Posted by IDIC (Member # 256) on :
Nice pair of wheels. Not so sure about the mileage tho.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Better then what I get, I'd wager.
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
Mileage? My Saturn gets about 25 to 30 miles to the gallon. Not bad by most standards.
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
What did I do now?
Saturns are dorky cars. I can't help it they are what they are...
Nothing against your choice, I just don't like Saturns.
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
My "dorky car" will get me more chicks, will get me 37-40 MPG (which will end up being 45-50 MPG after syncing), AND will still be on the road in prime condition after all your cockmobiles are busy rusting away.
I plan on giving this car to my kids.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
I may not get as much mileage, but I'll drive over your car with my car
And, actually, I plan on keeping my Jeep and giving it to my kids too.
And, I do like Saturns. It came down to me getting a Honda and a Saturn ... and then I found my Jeep, so I got that. But I almost got a Saturn (one of those nifty three-door models).
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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
A Saturn will get you chicks?! Where the hell do you live that chicks go for guys with Saturns? Hello, haven't you heard of little cars like Firebirds, Camaros, Mustangs, Corvettes? Yours isn't even a coupe, it's a sedan!
And my Alero will be around as long as yours, heck, it almost uses the exact same engine (except mine is more powerful). And my car can't possible rust. It's only a year old! Plastic doesn't rust...
It's still a Saturn...
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
Hell, one of my friends used to pick up lots of girls with his Geo Tracker. From the early 1990s. With two different colors. It's not the car that counts, it's the confidence that one exudes by the very nature of driving the car one has.
Jeff drives a battle-damaged Jeep but gets the chicks because his attitude is one of, "I drive a Jeep, I don't care what you think, wanna get some barbeque and get busy?"
I drive a Saturn SL2 sedan and don't get chicks because my attitude is one of, "I drive a Saturn, I crave your love, won't somebody please date me!?"
Shik drives a Saturn SL1 sedan and gets the chicks because his attitude is one of, "A sophisticated Saturn for a sophisticated driver that gets 40 miles to the gallon which equals massive staying power in the car and in bed."
The typical man driving a Camaro or Mustang doesn't get the chicks because his attitude is one of, "I wasn't breast-fed enough as a baby so I have issues dealing with the opposite sex plus I also have latent sexual desires for the Golden Girls in an orgy setting and this flashy car is merely a cry for help because I need to screw something -- anything -- that moves."
It's simple psychology.
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
Exactly, my Teutonic princely friend. Camaros, Mustangs, Firebirds, Trans Ams, Corvettes, & the rest are called "cockmobiles" for a reason. My car says, "Hi. I'm practical. I'm committed & into the long haul. I'm smart & sensible & why yes, the rear seat DO fold down so we can use the back seat AND the trunk for hot sweaty sexxing, thank you."
On a related note, this is the final year for Camaros & Firebirds/Trans Ams. GM's killing them becasue they haven't been selling for the past 10 years. Hmm. And yet Saturn is like #1 in almost every class it's in.
Posted by IDIC (Member # 256) on :
Practicality is nice, but given the choice, I think I'd still rather pick a Corvette Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
Except Saturn isn't in very many classes of cars. All they make a small coupes/sedans and a mid-size sedan, as well as the wagons. They have no large vehicles, no convertibles, no trucks, and no SUV...at least, until this comes out later this year:
2002 Saturn VUE
Among all of GM, Saturn is the lowest rung when it comes to luxury. Chevrolet is only a step above, and in my opinion a lot of the Chevrolets actually have better styling.
Also, I think Saturn engines are actually built in Germany. I know that a few of the engines used in the Saturn are also used in the Opel cars in Germany, and maybe the Vauxhalls in Britain.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Luxury? Who cares about luxury? Cars only need two things:
a) Reasonable nice stereo
b) stick-shift
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
How about decent seats? Or seatbelts for that matter...
Posted by IDIC (Member # 256) on :
Stick-shifts definitely rate high on the priority list. Nothing beats pulling through the gears @ 7000 rpm.
I'm actually quite surprised you are familiar with them, Snay. I thought 99.999999999% of all Americans drove automatics?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
My car has neither a nice stereo, nor a manual transmission, yet it still manages to transport me from one location to another. It would seem your theory is disproven...
Oh, and I'm not surprised no-one buys Firebirds/TAs. Actually, I'm surprised anyone buys Pontiacs at all anymore. Are all the designers there blind? Those cars just keep getting uglier and uglier every year. And when they can't make their existing cars any uglier, they invent new ones (e.g. the Ass-tek)...
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
Actually, the Firebirds/Trans Ams do sell sort of well, its just the people that buy them aren't exactly the best people in the world to use as an image...
And Pontiac has some nice cars. The Grand Prix for one is very good, and so is the new Vibe.
Oh, and GM has released pictures of the redesigned (it was so bad they had to change it after just 1 year...) 2002 Pontiac Aztek (123). Seems GM thought gray plastic was too drab, so colored plastic is better? Nah...
Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
My old best friend has a 97 Saturn that he bought new.. he is almost done with his four figure five year debt, and I've constantly snickered about how he sold himself into indentured servitude to pay for the damn thing starting when he was 18 years old.
But I've never laughed at the car, because its a damn fine vehicle and has taken us to the galactic barrier and back... ok to the R.I. border and back.. only because Rhode Islanders dont really think that much of CT or Mass.
And I've always looked for girls who would like me and not my car.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
I don't see any reduction in the ugliness level of the Ass-tek...
Posted by Mr. Christopher (Member # 71) on :
Well, let's see. I like my mom's Focus because it handles very well and gets good gas mileage. I like my dad's F-150 because it sits high and it's pretty rugged. Hopefully my Ranger will be a mix of the two, which will make me very happy Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Just remember to drive slow in rain and not accelerate going into turns.
Posted by Stingray (Member # 621) on :
Actually, it seems to me that the Corvette rather says, "I go really REALLY fast." But hey, that's just me.
