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#61 of 2869 Funny move by samnoe Sep 29, 2003 (12:18 pm)
IMHO
#62 of 2869 I can live with Uplander, by logic1 Sep 29, 2003 (12:43 pm)
although Venture seemed to be a good conservative name for a conservative market.   Adding SV6 to the existing name seems somewhat indecisive. GM is moving Pontiac away from basic transit. To demonstrate this, it is switching to more performance style names such as GTO and G6.   GM should show its faith in the trend by naming the mini-van just SV6.
#63 of 2869 Old names by lennx Oct 06, 2003 (2:37 am)
I like Venture and Montana better.   Its rare that a name would influence what I would buy but If there is little other differences, the next van will be a Montana SV6 rather than an Uplander. I would not want to be confused with a Highlander or an Outlander
#64 of 2869 by montanafan Oct 06, 2003 (5:59 am)
No plastic for Saturn Van. http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat- _code=carnews&loc_code=index&content_code=06889743
#65 of 2869 Saturosmobile? by lennx Oct 06, 2003 (12:53 pm)
And Saturn's identity is gone. It is just another Chevy, Pontiac or ... the Oldsmobile.   Why buy a Saturn when I can buy essentially the same vehicle at my Chevy dealer and pay lots less. Its why I own a Chevy rather than a Pontiac. Saturn atleast gave you something unique.
#66 of 2869 lennx by jchan2 Oct 10, 2003 (3:20 pm)
all is probably lost. Let's try to save it by writing GM. Saturn was something special- it gave buyers not just a car but a whole ownership experience. The dealer in my city gives their customers (current and old) tickets to a local holiday festival that is held at the rec center next door. Now, Saturn is just like any old Chevrolet or Pontiac or (gasp!!!) Oldsmobile. yes, the cars were inferior towards modern day (2000 and beyond) but the early 90's, which was the beginning for Saturn, was a great time period. I really want to buy a Saturn but if the Relay loses the plastik body panels, then I'm moving on. Let's hope that the bean-counters don't override the whole motto of Saturn: IT'S DIFFERENT IN A SATURN.
#67 of 2869 was great because... by jchan2 Oct 10, 2003 (3:21 pm)
the cars were different and could actually compete!!! But then- no redesign after 6 years and then the products couldn't compete anymore.
#68 of 2869 and... by jchan2 Nov 12, 2003 (4:16 pm)
let's hope that the Saturn van gets the Honda engine!!!
#69 of 2869 GM's new minivans by rctennis3811 Nov 13, 2003 (12:10 pm)
i read all of the posts in this discussion, and everyone has good points: especially about having a more powerful engine, better safety results, and keeping Saturn unique   there is a rumore that GM will stick the new 3.6L Global V6 in the new minivans, but they'll be tuned less than the CTS and Rendezvous..probably about 240-245 HP only..but still a great improvement over the old ones!!   and why is it names Montana SV6?? Remember the Transport?? It was called Transport, then Transport Montana, then Montana, and now Montana SV6....GOODNESS!!! just call it SV6 to blend closer to the upcoming G6!
#70 of 2869 by regfootball Nov 13, 2003 (6:51 pm)
or come up with a better name entirely.

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