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Own a 03 l200 that was lightly driven that took over for a few bucks. Wish we had just sold it. We hardly drive it but every time we do something else needs fixing, lol.
"A classic car is an older automobile; the exact definition varies around the world. The common theme is of an older car with enough historical interest to be collectable and worth preserving or restoring rather than scrapping. Cars 20 years and older typically fall into the classic class."
OK lesson learned, but I did state in the OP "will any model Saturn ever be considered classic, and appreciate in value", which I believe defines collectable even if I didn't actually use that term...
We owned an Aura for a few years. Nothing remarkable really other than the V6. We go traded it in after the steering wheel started making noises when turned. There was no quick fix. The moment GM stopped selling them they also disappered from the roads. The 2007 model years are going for $5000, which is high if you ask me.
Meh, still driving my '08 Aura, and there are 2 others in my little neighborhood, so maybe not disappeared
I mean, that model did only have a 2.5 year output so not surprising not too many on the roads.
The 2007 model years are going for $5000, which is high if you ask me.
That's about what 2007 model Camry's are going for. So yes, I would say that's a little high for a car that's no longer made. Then again, the Aura was just a rebadged Malibu, so parts are probably still plentiful, and at 11 years old there's no warranty to worry about, so maybe the brand not existing isn't that big of a deal after all.
I think that the only Saturn that would tend to fit that description would be the Sky, as everyone else has mentioned. None of the others would tend to merit collectible status, even when they become classic cars. It will be like the Chevrolet Citation or Pontiac Phoenix -- GM blunders that are classic by age, but not appreciating collectible cars.
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Meh, still driving my '08 Aura, and there are 2 others in my little neighborhood, so maybe not disappeared
I mean, that model did only have a 2.5 year output so not surprising not too many on the roads.
I never considered the Aura a ‘true’ Saturn, since it was basically just a rebadged Malibu, same thing with the Outlook and Relay. The original Saturns had their own engine designs that could not be had in any other GM brand.
My impression was that ~1990-2002 Saturn produced some unique and interesting vehicles. Post-2002 most or all Saturns were rebadged vehicles from other GM divisions - even the Sky was a rebadge. It would not surprise me in the least if there were no plastic body panels at all after the S series.
Don't get me wrong, I liked the early Saturns, but my impression was that even though they weren't mechanically unreliable, the interior and lots of little things under the hood just fell apart.
Also Saturn were all plastic when they were first made my brother hauled plastic injection molds to the GM Spring Hill assembly plant the molds were made in Michigan and the body panels were made in a plant next to the main assembly plant. And yes GM started to use sheer metal in 2005 the Saturn sky had a sheet metal front and rear fascia, with plastic panes for the rest of the vehicle.
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