I finally picked up my replacement Outlook after my first one died. So what was wrong with it? Well, the dealer doesn’t know and neither does Saturn Engineering. The truck has been shipped back to the factory for “Engineering Discovery.” The cool thing is how great the dealer was about it. They went out of their way to locate a model as close to the one I originally had and when they found it, a model that had everything mine did with the addition of the trailering package, the dealer didn’t charge me for it. They also agreed to pick up the rental car cost even though technically, I was 100% responsible for that.

This newer one seems great so far (though I still have less than 100 miles on it) and I’m really glad I didn’t give up and go to a different brand. I’ve had four people ask me about the truck and all four said the same thing “this is a Saturn?!” The fit and finish of the interior is definitely not similar to the other Saturn models and they’ve gone out of their way to improve the brand’s image. I think they’ve succeeded. Granted, the sticker price was a little over $42,000 but I think that’s still a great value.

Now I just have to have some babies or get more dogs to justify all of the interior space! Kudos to Saturn of Colorado Springs for doing the right thing and keeping me in a Saturn.

I’ve added a few new pictures in my Flickr gallery.