My first car. Like your first girlfriend/boyfriend, you never forget. I was tired of arguing with Mom to borrow her ugly orange Ford Pinto to go out on dates... I used it as basic transportation to HS, then College and my jobs at Chuck-E-Cheese then Pay-N-Save... and yeah, the occasional date!

I had been looking forward to getting a brand-new car, and that time finally came when I started my first professional job. I didn't have a lot of money, and it cost about $13,000. I consciously bought American, and Saturn was supposed to be GM's "import killer". This car was pretty solid, moved well and looked sporty. It was NOT quite up to Japanese car standards, it had a couple annoying rattles. However, overall, I was very happy with this Saturn Couple. I had it for about 9 years, a good run. It was still in good shape when I sold it.

What can I say about "clunk"? The heater core streamed from under the dash, the trunk and hood were tied down, the back doors tied together shut, the siding flapped, and the suspension was shot. But the engine and transmission were rebuilt - it was my grandmothers car given to me by my dad. My step brothers got a z-24 cavalier and a mustang II - I got clunk. I was run off the road and totaled it on my way to school in 1984 in Bellevue WA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Chevy_II_/_Nova