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You Write the Caption: 2002 Saturn Vue Blimp

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Had to get this one in while we all still remember what a Saturn Vue is.

You know the drill: Write a funny caption, one that makes you laugh. Then, hop over to the Long-Term Road Test blog contest. Repeat.

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45 Comments

mcgs999 says:

04:09 AM, 04/30/10

"If you look off to the right you can see Lake Michigan, and off to the left you can see the wreckage of our brand."

technetium99 says:

04:13 AM, 04/30/10

The Saturn blimp, now with fewer gas leaks than the Uranus blimp!

yardie876 says:

04:14 AM, 04/30/10

At least one of our vehicles survived the chopping block....

tnooch1 says:

04:36 AM, 04/30/10

To Planet Buick and Beyond!

technetium99 says:

04:54 AM, 04/30/10

Are we going to get a winner posted for the last contest?

technetium99 says:

04:56 AM, 04/30/10

If General Motors ran the military, this would be the new joint strike fighter.

rsholland says:

05:03 AM, 04/30/10

GM's Hindenburg heading to Lakehurst. Oh the humanity...

tomm250 says:

05:14 AM, 04/30/10

12-4-08: Saturn CEO heads to Washington to ask for bailout funds.

technetium99 says:

05:17 AM, 04/30/10

From our Vue in the Skye, the Outlook is grim.

prodrive says:

05:17 AM, 04/30/10

Head Line: To SATURN or Bust...

ed124c says:

05:31 AM, 04/30/10

Looking out of my Gondola-Vue window, I can see Spring Hill, Tennessee--Oh, my goodness, it's a ghost town!

afdubas says:

05:33 AM, 04/30/10

The furthest the Saturn brand ever got off the ground.

technetium99 says:

05:35 AM, 04/30/10

More aerodynamic than the 1st generation Vue, and faster than the 4-cylinder model!

technetium99 says:

05:52 AM, 04/30/10

If you like the Saturn Blimp, then you should see the Geo Auto-gyro!

dougtheeng says:

06:25 AM, 04/30/10

Another sad example of GM badge engineering - this time from Goodyear!

rayray633 says:

06:31 AM, 04/30/10

The last generation Saturn Vue Hybrid

rayray633 says:

06:34 AM, 04/30/10

Oh, the Irony!

rayray633 says:

06:39 AM, 04/30/10

Introducing the Saturn Vue Blimp brought to you by Firestone.

carguy622 says:

06:43 AM, 04/30/10

Not successful in the car business Saturn tries its hand with other modes of transport.

technetium99 says:

07:11 AM, 04/30/10

Interestingly enough, it has the same performance as a '91 SL100.

rayray633 says:

07:26 AM, 04/30/10

GM Exec: "Well if we can't keep Saturn going, we can reuse the blimp by changing the logo to Pontiac."

notabigdeal says:

07:31 AM, 04/30/10

Yeah this one crashed like the hindenburg too.

ska10 says:

07:56 AM, 04/30/10

Oh in Retrospect

punkr0csux says:

08:07 AM, 04/30/10

*shown in optional trim

Saturn's most successful product launch ever, instantly taking the brand to new heights!

ergsum says:

08:16 AM, 04/30/10

Despairship

ergsum says:

08:17 AM, 04/30/10

Saturn tried to float alone.

ergsum says:

08:36 AM, 04/30/10

Saturn sales have never been more than a blimp on the radar.

uncanny_man says:

09:39 AM, 04/30/10

Saturn may not have gone too far, but the vue was nice.

dennisjconner says:

09:46 AM, 04/30/10

the lightest SUV in its class.

Curious to know, was this picture taken in Weeksville, NC? The hangar looks familiar, and I believe it was the one in Weeksville built in the 1930s.

prndlol says:

09:57 AM, 04/30/10

"We've managed something even worse than plastic body panels: nylon"

zim65 says:

10:01 AM, 04/30/10

Blimp My Ride

deagle13 says:

10:07 AM, 04/30/10

Rare spy shot of the Saturn Vue XTS (a rebadged Suburban) prototype.

chirsch3 says:

10:23 AM, 04/30/10

Well Saturn survived the recession about as well as the Hindenburg

chirsch3 says:

10:24 AM, 04/30/10

Which Vue gets better gas mileage?

chirsch3 says:

10:26 AM, 04/30/10

Saturn Vue He

moparbad says:

10:39 AM, 04/30/10

Saturn Vue, handles as well as Blimp, and even the Blimp uses less gas than a Hummer!

rayray633 says:

11:12 AM, 04/30/10

This isn't the only GM asset full of hot air.

rayray633 says:

11:35 AM, 04/30/10

Does anyone else here that leak?

rayray633 says:

11:38 AM, 04/30/10

It's a bird... It's a plane... No, it's just another reason Saturn was never profitable.

estreka says:

11:42 AM, 04/30/10

Foreseeing the demise of its auto business, Saturn began diversifying it's portfolio.

roadburner says:

11:43 AM, 04/30/10

"The Saturn brand! It's burst into flames! It's burst into flames, and it's falling, it's crashing! Watch it! Watch it, folks! Oh, the humanity!"

technetium99 says:

11:44 AM, 04/30/10

Sadly, the proposed combined Saturn/Hummer vehicle never got beyond the prototype stage....

roadburner says:

12:09 PM, 04/30/10

To prove his sincerity, Ed Whitacre replaces the corporate jet...

technetium99 says:

12:50 PM, 04/30/10

And here to Relay the traffic report is our Ion the Sky reporter, Astra Rebadge: The Vue from our Outlook is grim. As you Aura know, the Green Line is totally congested, and traffic is light on the Red Line. There is little interest in the L, as usual; back to you, S. C.

ergsum says:

01:45 PM, 04/30/10

One of GM's balloon payments comes due.

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