I had a Saturn SC2 for 5 years before the engine blew up, prompting me to buy a hybrid (my dream car). Decent mpg, great pickup, suberb sound. Only 18K new.

When I bought it, it was a very good vehicle and Saturn was at the cutting edge. But GM would not give them the funding they needed to sustain that edge.

So nowadays, Saturns are noisy and crude compared to their competition. The SC fails in comparison to the Civic, Focus, Corolla, and Mazda 3.

Do you think Saturn lost money for GM? Their service was second-to-none. No hassle, max satisfaction.