Well goodness me, another car?

"Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy" (zipppyart)
04/16/2018 at 18:55 • Filed to: None

A) It’s plastic.

B)Its low mileage.

C) Its cheap.

I introjuice the Sat-run. Honda has been gone for a few months now, shows how often I post anyway. That project was a jumbled mess of my own mismanagement. The probe and the Mazda can fill the roles in nicely. This is an extremely low mileage car with very likely majority of its parts being factory, and my goal is to make it the mintiest late 90s Saturn ever. Just fix’er up a bit and do the body the little TLC it needs. This is gonna be fun.

DISCUSSION (18)

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
04/16/2018 at 19:28

Wow, that dealer had a really unfortunate range of brands.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/16/2018 at 19:39

He needs another GM brand like Olds or Pontiac.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
04/16/2018 at 19:43

Cool! I am not a GM fan at all, but I always liked these old Saturns...friend of the family had the slightly older version of your car and she got a lot of almost trouble-free miles out of it! :)

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
04/16/2018 at 19:52

Is that from Victoria BC?

boredalways > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/16/2018 at 20:21

And Hummer

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/16/2018 at 20:33

I really wish it was Suzuki instead of Isuzu just for the alliteration

Saturn Saab Suzuki sounds much better.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
04/16/2018 at 20:57

Had one of these in wagon form. loved it. Hit me up if any questions.

-5.5 mm bolts in steering column. Door internals serviced from the outside etc.

Derpwagon > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
04/16/2018 at 22:49

I like the boxy ones better, but for a daily, whatever.

carcrasher88 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/16/2018 at 22:53

That’s because it’s how GM bunched them together after Passport went out of business in 1991. Passport had originally sold Isuzu and Saab products (hence the name, Passport International Automobiles, with a Japanese brand, a Swedish brand, and a sole South Korean built car, the Passport Optima, known in the US as the Pontiac LeMans), and when Passport was shut down, the Optima was rebadged as the Asüna SE and GT (Asüna was bunched with Buick-GMC-Pontiac dealers), and Isuzu and Saab were bunched together with Saturn, which was brand new at the time.

So, yes. It’s an unfortunate range of brands, but it was a product of the massive international reach GM had at that time.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Derpwagon
04/17/2018 at 00:43

Given its a GM, its still an odd looking car compared to the rest of their lineup. Basic as hell for sure, but it’s good enough for a daily. Only thing I’d change wouldve been getting a manual car. But this really clean auto isn’t bad. Came in on wholesale at work and the sales manager wanted to frontline it. Not something we should at a Nissan dealer.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
04/17/2018 at 00:46

Came from BC, yes. First Ontario registration was in 2006. Likely garage kept for the past 12 years.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
04/17/2018 at 00:59

For a GM, this has some odd quirks. Always wondered if anything weird to maintain pops up. Ill see if there’s anything catchimg my eye. I can always ask our former Saturn tech at the dealer.

Had the techs look at it and there’s a few things, totalling $300ish for parts and labour. Just need the rear wheel brake cyls replaced and the horn cleaned up, Keeps blowing the fuse. Trans filter looks original, kinda crusty at this point.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
04/17/2018 at 04:45

3 dead brands, is the original dealer still in business?

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
04/17/2018 at 08:10

Huh! Well traveled car!

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
04/17/2018 at 09:10

they were either bad or good, the bad ones are all gone. single cams cracked heads and ate gaskets, twins not so much. clutch pedal may go limp but it’s just the pushrod falling out. plastic ends on shifter cables are delicate. and that is the best saturn colour.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
04/17/2018 at 09:51

I think everything is junk. But I have a soft spot for these. They do their job and gm tries really hard. plus you can take the body off and paint it flat on tables.

Derpwagon > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
04/17/2018 at 10:33

Like I said man, for a basic daily, whatever :) Wasn’t being dismissive, was being laissez faire.

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08/24/2018 at 12:49

Hey can you make me an admin on Digital Burnouts? There were some people who wanted to post stuff and needed authorship.