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bigjohn16 (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 04:38 PM Original message |
GM to shut down Saturn after Penske ends talks |
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Larkspur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. I own a 2001 Saturn L200 |
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Born Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. you don't need to replace your 2001 L200 ... |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. We've been taking ours to an independent shop for years already. |
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LTR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Any GM dealer can fix them as well |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. We have a 2002 SL2. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. Isn't this being penny-wise, pound foolish? |
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NeoConsSuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. Damn, I really liked the Saturn Sky |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. I guess this is "total" bullshit |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. I just bought a 1995 Saturn SW2 a few months ago... |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. Those are great cars. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. Sad. In the early 90 I thought that Saturn was going to be |
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vinylsolution (807 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
8. Who the hell is making these decisions at GM? |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. I know. |
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LTR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. Saturn had loads of wasted potential |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. The Obama administration is running GM at the moment. So Geithner, most likely. nt |
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Born Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. Penske also has Smart Cars... |
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NeoConsSuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Smart cars aren't that smart |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
10. when i bought our new saturn last may |
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onestepforward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I hope they do have more than one interested foreign companies too. |
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RadicalGeek (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I'll 2nd this |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
12. That sucks. I love my 2000 LS. |
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olddad56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. I thought the Saturn was the best car they made. |
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d_r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 07:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. I did too |
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Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
16. Damn! |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
17. GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH! |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. You had one bad apple. |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'm guessing the "other automaker" was Chery of China |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. The other company was Renault |
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vinylsolution (807 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #19 |
34. That's a real shame.... |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. unless Renault has squared it's act away |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:31 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. The reason Renault's are unmarketable here: |
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vinylsolution (807 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. But that was 30 years ago.... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Ford has worked hard in the US market in the last 30 years, while Renault fled... |
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david13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
22. Penske got wise. I thought it would be the downfall of Penske if |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. Spoken like a true Saturn non-owner. |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
28. some of the newer Saturns share the same stuff w/Chevy, Buick, & GMC vehicles |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-30-09 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
31. Penske's plan was to import cars from China and badge them as Saturns. No loss here. nt |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. I think it was South Korea, under Samsung, which is a Renault subsidiary |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. The aborted deal with Nissan was only the latest. Chery was in the mix, too. |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Didn't hear about Chery |
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NavyDavy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-01-09 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
33. well not everything can be fixed by an independent mechanic.... |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
42. I have had my Saturn for 6 years. It has been a great car. We |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
43. Saturn had to die |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-02-09 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
44. we looked at saturns when they first came out... |
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FVZA_Colonel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
45. I guess someone lost the file. |
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