God bless Saturn

It's almost like a Miata. Who would buy one of those?

 

A Miata has a top you can put down without getting out of the car, and a trunk you can fit more than a Manila envelope in. But aside from that...

 

You're right, a Miata fits at least two or three Manila envelopes.

 

Haven't heard this, at least, about the Saturn:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/fashion/12cars.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

RON GEREN, an actor in Los Angeles, commutes to auditions and jobs throughout Southern California in a sleek black Mazda MX-5 Miata convertible. But for a recent date with a woman, he rented a Cadillac Escalade because he was so used to friends saying his Miata is “gay.”

 

I had a Saturn ION for 2 1/2 years. The first year-and-a-half it was great. After that, it was hell every day.

It got to the point where every other day or so it just wouldn't start. Not the battery, not a fuel pump, not the transmission, the starter, sparkplugs, anything. It just wouldn't start. I would have to get pissed, go sit in the house for about 10-15 minutes, come back out and it would start fine.

I took it to everyone I could think of, and the Saturn dealership I bought it from had a combined IQ of 12. They were pains to deal with, and one day when I went up there to look into trading mine in, I was treated like crap and the salesman pretended like I hadn't bought this car from the same dealership two years earlier. He checked my credit without asking me and asked me if I was going to waste his time. I guess he thought that since I was young, I must not know what I'm doing.

So I left, waited a few months and got rid of it. I prayed to God it would start the day I traded it in. It did, and no one said a thing about any problems. I got my Ford Escape and it's been a trooper. About 26,000 miles later in 10 months, it still seems like it's brand new.

So needless to say, I'll always think Saturn sucks balls and will never buy one again.

 

Miatas aren't gay so much as they scream "midlife crisis."

 

They scream "tinny" and "underpowered." If you must have a convertible, go with the Honda S2000.

 

Tiny, too.

 

Miatas are much, much more fun to drive unless you're on a track.