GM - Saturn - One Car at a Time - How We Build a Saturn (1994)

[@maxwelld3753]

I have a 1999 SL1. Parents bought it brand new in 99 right after they got married, and it’s the first car I ever rode in. Flash forward 24 years, it’s now mine and the best car I ever owned. NEVER getting rid of it.

[@xFactoryUSA]

The other brands were so jealous, Saturn team had it all, INCLUDING QUALITY

[@Alkebulani_Shujaa]

I now own a 2008 Saturn Outlook and a 2008 Saturn Sky Redline. I like them both. I will certainly but another. They are still such amazing cars to drive. Mine are both just over 80k miles and drive like new.

[@junechris]

I have a 95 SL2 with so many modifications, I don't feel like typing again but I responded to the 1st commenter, its very quick and fun, and has been very reliable.

[@sparksfly13]

it's so cool to hear about an Outlook still on the road! they always seem to be in way better condition compared to their GMC counterparts, their owners really cared i guess..

[@MissAmazanda]

I have a 1999 Saturn SC2 that i've been driving for the last 5 years and I love it, 24 years old and runs as good as anything on the road...before that I had a 1996 Saturn SL1 and it got 250k before I got rid of it, darn good cars

[@junechris]

I have a 1st gen, a 95 SL2 and I just added a set of 15X7 +41 Einkei RPF1's with 4 Yokohama Advan performance tires. It also has KYB GR2 struts 30% stiffer in front, stock rear with H&R sport springs, a polyurethane master bushing kit, with polyurethane engine mounts, a Seibon carbon fiber hood, a 5 speed manual , with an MFactory limited slip differential, and billet aluminum flywheel, a Gude performance ported intake manifold, and bigger throttle body/with bigger butterfly, a cold air intake, a GM 1991-1992 factory header and pace setter high performance catalytic converter and a set of glow shift gauges in an A Pilar and digital tach with LED. The car is very quick and fun to drive and handles like a race car. My dad gave it to me in stock form with an automatic and I've owned it almost twice as long as he had it, and its very reliable.

[@xFactoryUSA]

These things SMOKED Hondas in their day. The whole package was too good to be true even for its day, GM really didn’t have a say in quality, the Saturn team demanded it. Hats off to them

[@scoobycrush9231]

I have a 1997 Saturn SC2. It just reached 100,000 miles and still running strong. I love these cars!

[@junechris]

I have a 1st gen, a 95 SL2 and I just added a set of 15X7 +41 Einkei RPF1's with 4 Yokohama Advan performance tires. It also has KYB GR2 struts 30% stiffer in front, stock rear with H&R sport springs, a polyurethane master bushing kit, with polyurethane engine mounts, a Seibon carbon fiber hood, a 5 speed manual , with an MFactory limited slip differential, and billet aluminum flywheel, a Gude performance ported intake manifold, and bigger throttle body/with bigger butterfly, a cold air intake, a GM 1991-1992 factory header and pace setter high performance catalytic converter and a set of glow shift gauges in an A Pilar and digital tach with LED. The car is very quick and fun to drive and handles like a race car. My dad gave it to me in stock form with an automatic and I've owned it almost twice as long as he had it, and its very reliable.

[@TECHNOGEEK20000]

I just bought a 2002 Saturn SL1 2 days ago and I love it. Only has 153,000 miles on it and super clean.

[@johnlavender242]

The Saturn concept was great while it lasted. Arguably the best place to work if you worked in an automotive factory.

[@jeepguy95]

The best part about the video is how much fun it looks like the assembly line workers are having putting together the cars... if you have pride in what you're making, it'll be a higher quality product, and that's definitely what's happening here... I doubt GM is operating Spring Hill Assembly the same way today for assembling its SUV's, but then again, I hope they are.

[@straightpipediesel]

It's not GM's fault. Saturn had a very unique contract with the UAW as a huge experiment to remain competitive with the Japanese. Workers had more job and wage security, and the union had broad work veto powers. However, workers had a lower hourly wage (a larger bonus instead), could be assigned many crappier jobs, and grievance and seniority rights were limited. Generally, Saturn workers liked it, but the rest of UAW hated it and refused to let it spread to any other plant. As a result, it died with Saturn.

[@jeepguy95]

@@straightpipediesel I know, I was just saying that I doubt GM is operating the plant in a manner that the employees had input on the cars they built, and the fact that it was a team effort.

[@ClassicBMWFanInQuebec]

That was a good video, with a refreshing human touch.

[@fujifrontier]

I loved it 😭 It made ME want to work there

[@Cokie907]

I have been driving a 1996 SL2 as my “grocery getter” for 26 years. The car has over 250,000 and most of those miles are city miles NOT highway. The car runs like a champ and gets 40mpg routinely! I just filled up at Sam’s in Knoxville and put in 7.3 gal for 299.5 miles. The only problem is she burns oil, especially above 3,000rpm. I’ve learned to carry an oil jug in the trunk and check it every fill-up. I love my Saturn just as much as my “highway car”, a torch red 2000 Corvette (C5).

[@carwrtr1]

It’s a crying shame that GM cut Saturn; Saturn is the division that woke up GM and improved quality in GM cars, especially Chevrolet and Pontiac. Chevrolet may have hated Saturn, but it was out of jealousy, for Saturn was successful and made a top notch product. It’s funny, but Saturn was the top rated GM division in overall quality and customer satisfaction, according to JD Power, with Oldsmobile being 2nd. GM is still paying for discontinuing Saturn and Oldsmobile today…

[@AlphaFlight]

Is it? Lol it's crap

[@digitalrailroader]

Saturn might be dead, but Spring Hill is still making high quality GM vehicles like the GMC Acadia, and the Cadillac XT5 and XT6!

[@rareview362]

My Saturn Aura is currently at 236,000 miles

[@TheRichardOlson]

Gold

[@sergeynemir]

That is when GM did build quality cars ! That was the only time that GM did build quality vehicles.

[@RedneckTipsByScott]

I have an sw2 with a Pontiac Eaton m62 and a header. It's not tuned yet

[@raynalddalmasso]

La fin de ces voitures 🚗 🚗 🚗 est peu glorieuse 😢😢😢😢😢

[@mattw8332]

They look like attractive cars. However, I wonder if GM over-complicated it's branding with Saturn and Geo. They also dropped Pontiac and Oldsmobile to be leaner.

[@frothe42]

They eventually dropped GEO, which Chevrolet dealers would retail. Most were imports from Suzuki, and Toyota (the GEO Prizm was basically a Corolla).

[@Sapp440]

GM spent an untold fortune on building these toilets when they were simultaneously cranking out Geo Prisms that were better vehicles in every single way. They really deserved to go bankrupt.

[@Dallas-wu6st]

I had a Saturn SL2 and found it under powered and the headroom was not all that great.

[@briabba123]

This is a GM not a Ford

[@rovr]

Thanks!

[@Sticklean]

Freddie mercury ?

[@RayEttler]

gone and perished

[@junechris]

My S series is still running strong. Too many modifications to mention, commented on top but if that car even becomes unfixable, I'll be very depressed for a long time.

[@MissAmazanda]

They may have stopped making them but there are still a lot of good old 90's saturns around, I have a 99 in pristine condition

[@pm6613]

NOT one car at a time.

[@ericwheelhouse4371]

Good old styrofoam engines

[@slackerman9758]

And then we add a heaping scoop of bland.