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Curbside Classics Archives
Saturn Archive
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![This car was bought to solve a particular problem that showed up for our third son and came about in a strange set of circumstances not of his making. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2002-Saturn-SC1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 2002 Saturn SC1 – Three Door Sporty Appearing Coupe for a New Driver")
My 2002 Saturn SC1 – Three Door Sporty Appearing Coupe for a New Driver
Posted on March 9, 2025 | 26 CommentsThis car was bought to solve a particular problem that showed up for our third son and came about in a strange set of circumstances not of his making. I […] -
![“Just be yourself.” “You do you girl.” “Never let anyone dull your sparkle.” “Be whoever the *expletive* you wanna be and screw the haters!!!” These are just a few of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PXL_20240819_160707298.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2003 Saturn Ion – Ironing Out Our Differences")
Curbside Classic: 2003 Saturn Ion – Ironing Out Our Differences
Posted on September 20, 2024 | 21 Comments“Just be yourself.” “You do you girl.” “Never let anyone dull your sparkle.” “Be whoever the *expletive* you wanna be and screw the haters!!!” These are just a few of […] -
![(First posted 10/3/2017) Even by today’s standards, the original concept for Saturn was highly innovative and revolutionary. Despite it being a new brand from a large automaker known […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/thumb_IMG_2573_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Saturn L300 – Falling Back To Earth")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Saturn L300 – Falling Back To Earth
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 99 Comments(First posted 10/3/2017) Even by today’s standards, the original concept for Saturn was highly innovative and revolutionary. Despite it being a new brand from a large automaker known […] -
![(first posted 10/18/2011) Earlier in this space we traced the promising birth (and rapid maturation) of GM’s first new nameplate since the depression. The car was the Saturn and in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sw1-wagon.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Sad Final Years Of Saturn")
Automotive History: The Sad Final Years Of Saturn
Posted on March 30, 2023 | 117 Comments(first posted 10/18/2011) Earlier in this space we traced the promising birth (and rapid maturation) of GM’s first new nameplate since the depression. The car was the Saturn and in […] -
![(first posted 9/21/2011) My wife often warns me that I come across as a GM basher. According to her, I bust out the whoopin’ stick far more than the General […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/91-95_Saturn_SC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Saturn’s Early Years – Corporate Camelot")
Automotive History: Saturn’s Early Years – Corporate Camelot
Posted on March 29, 2023 | 98 Comments(first posted 9/21/2011) My wife often warns me that I come across as a GM basher. According to her, I bust out the whoopin’ stick far more than the General […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2015) There was one major problem that plagued Saturn. It wasn’t just the fact than when it was released it looked like a Mini-me decontented Cutlass that had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0412.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Saturn VUE – Just Enough, Too Late.")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Saturn VUE – Just Enough, Too Late.
Posted on August 22, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 8/22/2015) There was one major problem that plagued Saturn. It wasn’t just the fact than when it was released it looked like a Mini-me decontented Cutlass that had […] -
![Saturns are not rare in junkyards and generally I pass right by them. Exceptions are made for old ones to see if I can beat the astounding 556,016 miles that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2216.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1995 Saturn SL1 – X-Ray Spec")
Curbside Recycling: 1995 Saturn SL1 – X-Ray Spec
Posted on May 26, 2021 | 26 CommentsSaturns are not rare in junkyards and generally I pass right by them. Exceptions are made for old ones to see if I can beat the astounding 556,016 miles that […] -
![(first posted 3/11/2015) Saturn was created as “a different kind of car company”. Now whether or not you take that to heart, I think we can all agree that Saturn’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_7620.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2004 Saturn L300 – A Not-So-Different Kind Of Car")
Curbside Classic: 2004 Saturn L300 – A Not-So-Different Kind Of Car
Posted on March 11, 2021 | 69 Comments(first posted 3/11/2015) Saturn was created as “a different kind of car company”. Now whether or not you take that to heart, I think we can all agree that Saturn’s […] -
![When a co-worker offered me his SC for a pittance, I couldn’t refuse it. The ’90 Spirit had served well, but was getting well up in miles and was starting to feel […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/104_0459_1-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1992 Saturn SC – Sport Coupe Plastique")
COAL: 1992 Saturn SC – Sport Coupe Plastique
Posted on August 11, 2018 | 37 CommentsWhen a co-worker offered me his SC for a pittance, I couldn’t refuse it. The ’90 Spirit had served well, but was getting well up in miles and was starting to feel […] -
![We are treated to many shots of typical carscapes in Eugene, Oregon. Today, for a change of pace, let us go to a different location – Lafayette, Indiana. Do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ParkingMidwest.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Streetscape – Midwest Edition")
CC Streetscape – Midwest Edition
Posted on February 12, 2018 | 34 CommentsWe are treated to many shots of typical carscapes in Eugene, Oregon. Today, for a change of pace, let us go to a different location – Lafayette, Indiana. Do […] -
![Last time, I wrote about my 1994 Nisan Pathfinder. It ended up being too much car for a college student, and coupled with the on-going electrical issues, I returned to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1st_Saturn_SC_-_03-28-2012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL – 1992 Saturn SC: Low-Cost And Durable, Right Up Until The Dashboard Fire")
COAL – 1992 Saturn SC: Low-Cost And Durable, Right Up Until The Dashboard Fire
Posted on May 14, 2016 | 30 CommentsLast time, I wrote about my 1994 Nisan Pathfinder. It ended up being too much car for a college student, and coupled with the on-going electrical issues, I returned to […] -
![T.S. Eliot once stated the Mississippi River had made a greater impression upon him than any other part of the world. As one who has lived within a mile of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_2619.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Walk and Talk: A Stroll Around Downtown St. Louis")
Walk and Talk: A Stroll Around Downtown St. Louis
Posted on August 4, 2014 | 61 CommentsT.S. Eliot once stated the Mississippi River had made a greater impression upon him than any other part of the world. As one who has lived within a mile of […] -
![Pop quiz, hot shot. It’s 2029 and you’re walking down the street. An older gentleman is pulling the cover off a shiny, black, early 2000s muscle car in his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/800px-Mercury_Marauder.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 7")
Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 7
Posted on February 24, 2014 | 61 CommentsPop quiz, hot shot. It’s 2029 and you’re walking down the street. An older gentleman is pulling the cover off a shiny, black, early 2000s muscle car in his […] -
![After a short break, it’s time to look again at cars of the new millennium that will attract the attention of the Curbside Classic Cohort. We come to this site […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Crosstour-brown.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 6")
Future Curbside Classics: The Cars We’ll Be Photographing Later – Part 6
Posted on February 17, 2014 | 42 CommentsAfter a short break, it’s time to look again at cars of the new millennium that will attract the attention of the Curbside Classic Cohort. We come to this site […]
