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RIP Saturn
Sep. 30th, 2009 02:19 pmThe automotive brand, not the planet. ("We will all go worship Mars / We will all go worship Mars / The god, not the candy bars / And it's good enough for me." - Glenn Glazer, iirc)
When B. and I were car-shopping some years ago, we wanted a vehicle large enough to seat our friends of size in the back seat. We ended up with a Honda Accord, which has occasionally successfully served that function, particularly on convention dinner expeditions.
One of our less successful stops along the way was at the Saturn dealership. Us: "There's not much room in the back seat, is there?" Salesman: "You can move the seat forward." (Demonstrates) Us: "But then there's not much room in the front seat." Salesman: "Well, then you can move the seat back."
Against such invincible ignorance of the nature of the problem, the only solution was to look elsewhere. I haven't forgotten that, and never went back. That's our small contribution to Saturn's official demise today.
When B. and I were car-shopping some years ago, we wanted a vehicle large enough to seat our friends of size in the back seat. We ended up with a Honda Accord, which has occasionally successfully served that function, particularly on convention dinner expeditions.
One of our less successful stops along the way was at the Saturn dealership. Us: "There's not much room in the back seat, is there?" Salesman: "You can move the seat forward." (Demonstrates) Us: "But then there's not much room in the front seat." Salesman: "Well, then you can move the seat back."
Against such invincible ignorance of the nature of the problem, the only solution was to look elsewhere. I haven't forgotten that, and never went back. That's our small contribution to Saturn's official demise today.
