Posted on 06/07/2009 8:41:43 AM PDT by Kaslin
My wife is 4’ 11”. No problem reaching the pedals in her Chevy Tahoe. How’s that? Electrically adjustable pedals.
has reached a preliminary deal to sell its Saturn distribution network to Penske Automotive Group.
This was per the wall street journal. Nothing about buying Saturn, manufacturing. I see Chinese cars with Saturn label's. LOL, So I would not bet the farm on this deal!!!
DO they come 4X4 standard with an extended cap ?....I’ll have to look into that one. Mine is over ten year old now. 100,000+, need to look for another work-horse no frills.
Exactly. I will never buy a government car. I'd rather have one put together with parts from a junkyard first.
Saturn is already importing other countries’ cars and selling them as their own. Half of their lineup is Opels from Europe, the other half have things like Honda engines.
Korean, actually. Word is that he’s going to bring in cars made by Renault-Samsung of Korea - which are basically Nissans that aren’t sold in the US.
He could do a lot worse than that.
Congratulations on your support for Obama and the Unions then, Democrat.
It’s Saturn. Most of their stuff is made somewhere else already.
I hope they change the Saturn name, to rid all ties back to GM. Besides I have never liked the name.
My boss has owned 3. He has nothing but glowing things to say about them.
Penske doesn’t own NASCAR, but he sits on the board of directors of their sister company International Speedway Corporation (ISC). NASCAR is owned by the France family, who also happens to own a large portion of ISC. He was given a seat on ISC’s board a few years ago as part of a deal where ISC bought a couple of the tracks he owned.
I hope he outsells government motors along with improving Saturn.
A neighbor who works for a 'Custom' Used Car Dealer comes home with all kinds of top end pricey cars. One day he comes home with a Saturn 'Sky' Roadster. When I first saw it I thought is was another high end European roadster, like a Beemer or Benz. (right now he has a $100,000+ Black Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster on his driveway)
Anyway, after checking out the Saturn Sky online I found it has a 2.0L, 260 HP Turbo engine and does 0-60 in 5.5 seconds, and is only $28,265 MSRP (the EPA est is 28 MPG hwy w/ a manual tranny).
That ROCKS! And a car like that is made for Roger Penske to 'toy with' (watch out Corvette) and build the Saturn line up from there.
And here's another reasoon I'd never buy a Ford:
Local TV Station Catches UAW Workers Boozing Instead of Working
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2151596/postsThis is an FR thread from December 19, 2008 about Ford workers at their Truck Tranny Plant. The linked video in the article is 'no longer available' but is prolly on YouTube if you search.
I agree with you about Penske acquiring Saturn. It’s nothing but good for both.
I don’t agree with your opinion of Saturn though. From what I’ve observed, the vast market of single women who feel very inadequate walking into an auto dealership feel more confident with Saturn because the Saturn dealers have the reputation of treating customers fairly and gently and fixing their cars right.
The brand’s strength is that reputation. I think Roger Penske knows that and that it’s a big asset.
No, to a family member of the Ford family.
Same union makes Saturns and Fords ... GM and Chrysler weren’t the problem, its the unions that broke the system, then walked off with the spoils. I think Saturn/Penske is super ... but talk to me about the union contract. I don’t intend to spend “more” for a USA built car to help a bunch of 50 year olds retire in luxury.
We he men Silverado drivers don’t have much empathy for you folks, sorry.
Ford took NO bailout money.
Saturn and Ford have not taken bailout money!
Agreed with the unions. GM is successful overseas. GM makes profits building small “B” cars in India. Folks graduate from Michigan State and GM assigns them overseas. These State grads are successful overseas, but get dumb upon return to USA;yeah right!!!
Toyota, Honda etc are successful in the US.
Was/is/and always will be the fault of the UAW
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