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Second Saturn Joins Our Family!
In less than a year I've purchased my second new Saturn. My first one was in August 2008. A beautiful Ocean Mist Aura XR with a sunroof. Wow! What a car! I didn't know they made them THIS well!
I'd been eyeing the Saturn Sky for quite some time and decided that if I was going to buy one, it would either be now or never. The coming model year could also very well be the last year of its production and there will probably be a price increase as well.
Well, this past Saturday, I drove over to one of the Saturn stores in our area because they had THE EXACT Sky I imagined wanting to own. A Silver Pearl 2008 Sky Red Line w. 5 speed manual transmission. It is the classic roadster color dating back to the 1920's / 1930's Mercedes and Auto Union (Audi, et al) race cars of that era. The factory upgraded chrome alloy wheels, decklid spoiler and stereo w. Monsoon were icing on the cake. Wow! What a car! I'm hanging onto this one forever!
The history of my decision can be traced back to circa 1969. I was only 9 years old at the time but I remember it very clearly. My Father took me to the International Automobile Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany and we sat in an orange Opel GT. My Father considered purchasing one because it was a great looking car, plus it was a GM and we already owned two Opel Rekord models (model A, ca. 1964, and model C, ca. 1967) which my parents (and I) liked an awful lot. In the end, however, he decided not to buy one. Perhaps he thought two Opels were enough at the time? (4 years later he added a Fiat 850 Sport Coupe to the stable of our two Opel Rekords).
So, here I am today, a "wild child" of the '60's and '70's - almost 50 and all grown up - allegedly, yet, still holding onto to a dream from childhood of being able to step into my Father's shoes and to own a real Opel GT.
In 1987 I gave up on GM and went to Honda. In 2008 I came back to Saturn / GM. In 22 years I've come full circle now that I own a Saturn Sky / Opel GT and a Saturn Aura XR / Opel Vectra (cousin). BTW, I traded in a Honda on my new Saturn Sky Red Line. Life is funny that way. -)
I'd been eyeing the Saturn Sky for quite some time and decided that if I was going to buy one, it would either be now or never. The coming model year could also very well be the last year of its production and there will probably be a price increase as well.
Well, this past Saturday, I drove over to one of the Saturn stores in our area because they had THE EXACT Sky I imagined wanting to own. A Silver Pearl 2008 Sky Red Line w. 5 speed manual transmission. It is the classic roadster color dating back to the 1920's / 1930's Mercedes and Auto Union (Audi, et al) race cars of that era. The factory upgraded chrome alloy wheels, decklid spoiler and stereo w. Monsoon were icing on the cake. Wow! What a car! I'm hanging onto this one forever!
The history of my decision can be traced back to circa 1969. I was only 9 years old at the time but I remember it very clearly. My Father took me to the International Automobile Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany and we sat in an orange Opel GT. My Father considered purchasing one because it was a great looking car, plus it was a GM and we already owned two Opel Rekord models (model A, ca. 1964, and model C, ca. 1967) which my parents (and I) liked an awful lot. In the end, however, he decided not to buy one. Perhaps he thought two Opels were enough at the time? (4 years later he added a Fiat 850 Sport Coupe to the stable of our two Opel Rekords).
So, here I am today, a "wild child" of the '60's and '70's - almost 50 and all grown up - allegedly, yet, still holding onto to a dream from childhood of being able to step into my Father's shoes and to own a real Opel GT.
In 1987 I gave up on GM and went to Honda. In 2008 I came back to Saturn / GM. In 22 years I've come full circle now that I own a Saturn Sky / Opel GT and a Saturn Aura XR / Opel Vectra (cousin). BTW, I traded in a Honda on my new Saturn Sky Red Line. Life is funny that way. -)
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Comment by peg reilly on October 14, 2009 at 11:27am - Just got my second Saturn -had the L2 series(6cyl). Beautiful car. ONly traded it because it didn't have ABS, everything but!!! Now found a great 2008 Aura XR in polar white. Fast, beautiful and people are always asking "what is it'?. JUst hoping since they have decided to stop making Saturn, we can still get parts. Probably, they are GM's. Can't wait to get my Sky!!!!!!
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Comment by Carmen L. Skrine on June 6, 2009 at 11:35am - I bought my 09 Redline for my 53rd birthday, in october of 08, can't keep this kid away from the keys, so I gave him a pair for himself. But he can't still find the car, it's alway on the road, LOL
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Comment by John busenbark on June 5, 2009 at 11:09am - Congrats on your new Sky. Look for a Sky-Sol or GM Roadster club in your area and you get a social life with your new car. Rides, dinners, coffees, etc. and the National Meet is in Denver this month. Check out gmroadster.com.
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Comment by TJ on June 2, 2009 at 4:35pm - I'm 47 and since 1998 I have purchased 5 Saturn vehicles. I traded in my SL for a Vue in 2006, liked it so much I bot another one in 2007 and then another one in 2007.........Uh yeah, I had three Vue's. So the ex got the Blue one (which I did buy for him in the first place) in the divorce but I replaced that with my Black, REDLINE Sky.........grow up? What's grow up?
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Comment by Vegas Linda Lou on May 26, 2009 at 11:41am -
Almost 50 and all grown up? What's your secret? I'm 51 and adulthood is nowhere in sight.
Congratulations on your new Saturn Sky. Long may it run!
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