2006 Saturn Sky from North America - Comments

Nothing has gone wrong, however the car rides so low that the front spoiler and mud flaps will hit all the speed bumps. The spoiler has been repainted once.

This car is very nimble in the curves. I recently out ran a group of motorcycles in the twisty mountains of Oregon.

The car is devoid of any storage room, with a paltry two cubic feet with the top down.

We purchased every option available, our favorite is the monsoon audio system. It gives a very nice back massage to the passenger seat on the highway.

The looks you get in this car are unmistakable at 30K. People have followed us into parking lots to ask what kind of car we have.

I viewed a dealership demo. I must confess I have not and will not own this model.

The front grille was loose and made out of bad plastic. Just grab it and move your hand - you can see it move.

Interior door panels atrocious. When touched, they retract. I'm being very serious - I've seen several AMC Gremlins and the interior fit and finish were BETTER on those!

Side marker light on the wheel well did not match up with the rest of the panels.

Antenna unscrewed halfways off - what happens when the car is used and the antenna is more worn-down? It'll probably fly off on the freeway. It shouldn't be THIS easy to loosen it when it's this new.

Plastic around the gear shift unbelievably cheap and frail.

Frayed string coming off the insignia on the drivers seat.

I also test-drove an Ion demo with 500 miles. The interior plastic on the roof pillar was already badly warped out of shape.

Saturn is cutting too many corners. The materials are cheap. When new, these cars look like they're 5 years old. I don't expect a long life span from them. I'd feel more confident in a Trabant.

I agree. I sat in a Sostice (the same as the Sky without the "upscale" interior) at the auto show and besides its horrible ergonomics, it was so cheaply built I was shocked. And around here they were asking more for a lease than a 3 series BMW.

These are just flavors of the month, and expensive ones at that given Saturn wants upwards of $30K for a loaded Sky. If you want a real sports car with real quality (I sat in a new Miata at the auto show and it was lightyears better in every respect) you buy a Miata.

Well, there aren't too many who agree with those who commented on this review. GM is selling as many Sky/Solstice roadsters that they can produce, and there is a lengthy waiting list.

I think the SKY is a cheap piece of plastic. The fit and finish is horrible throughout the car. I don't care how many GM are selling, they are not about to get my money for this "sports car".

What are you doing buying an AUTOMATIC sports car? This thing doesn't even have paddle shifters does it? (which would be the only redeeming feature for an automatic).

Do yourself a favor, and if you're gonna buy a sports car, learn to drive a manual transmission.

The Saturn Sky/Pontiac Solstice are crap vehicles. Period. Ever seen one with the top up? What a plethora of folds, gaps, and crazy non-form fitting shapes! There's no way the thing won't leak.

As well, I experienced both models (in-person) and found their interior fit & finish absolutely appalling. When you would go to pull the door closed, the whole inside panel sort of "balloons-out". Not to mention all the jagged mold edges, and generally just crappy plastics that were used. Terrible.

The people who are writing that the car is cheap or has cheap plastics obviously know nothing about cars. Probably Mazda employees trying to hate on it. The Sky is the BEST in it's class in all catagories. The car with the cheap plastics and crappy interior is the Miata. Any smart person would see that if you sat them next to each other, it's very obvious. The looks are phenominal, the handling is superb, the sound is awesome, and it makes everyone look.

The one and only downside is the ergonomics. The window buttons and cupholders need to be moved around. But you know what, all the other cars in this class have just as bad ergonomics.

So all you domestic car haters can now shutup. Buy the SKY.

The previous comment is hilarious. So all the professional automotive journalists and testers who commented on the apparent cheapness of the interior materials in their reviews of the Solstice/Sky, are they "Mazda employees" also?

Oops, sorry, we should just shutup and "buy the Sky"?

Got it.

"Buy the Sky"?

Sorry, but I need a little comfort in my ride.

I also appreciate a nice interior made of quality materials.

Most of all, I need to be able to fit things in my trunk, such as luggage, grocery bags, etc.

I also prefer well-designed top on my convertible.

Buy a Sky? Thanks but no thanks.

I have driven Miata, Viper, Corvette, Solstice, & Sky - all are fun roadsters.

The Sky's price is much lower than the Viper or 'Vette.

And $ for $ - the Sky is a better deal than the Miata.

The Sky will give you more hp, better cornering, & better styling than the Miata.

The trunk space in the Sky is only.5 cubic foot less than the Miata.

And contrary to what some say - the Miata is not a head turner like the Sky. Watch people when they are parked together - the Miata suddenly becomes invisible.

Talk about crap materials in a sports car, I test drove a BMW Z4 before eventually buying my Sky Red line.

My, my, my was I disappointed in the BMW. The doors were very cheap and flexed when pulled closed. Road noise was terrible, seats were as much like a sports car as any city transit bus, and it was pathetically underpowered. I drove the 3.0 litre; the turbo model likely would have had adequate power, but is not in the same price range as the Sky (neither was the 3.0 I drove).

Just goes to show that you can't make sweeping statements about imports being better, or particularly BMW. What a disappointment that car was.

These people bashing the SKY would not be doing it if it were an import.

Perhaps GM should just make all of its interiors out of gold. These people would still be saying it is not good enough, and then they would be complaining about the additional price.

There is no pleasing some people, who just like to bash every car their country makes. I do not take any of these comments seriously.

For me it's not an Import vs. Domestic thing - It comes down to good engineering and materials.

The Sky/Solstice top is far more complex than it need be.

The interior is dominated by cheap looking plastic, and there's hardly any storage room.

If you want to "turn heads" yes, these may be the cars for you, but most people don't buy their cars based on the attention they receive at stoplights.

I test drove one last night, I'm 6'2 and I don't fit in a Miata well, I do fit in the z4 and Sky. I don't think there's any difference in interior quality between the sky, z4, or miata. It's much better looking than the miata too. If you want to haul grocery bags get an SUV. I think I'm going back to pick one of these up tonight.

"I think I'm going back to pick one of these up tonight."

Or...you could just wait and see whether GM finds a buyer for the Saturn division. If they don't, and Saturn meets the same fate as Oldsmobile, you can expect to see some major discounts on new Saturns.

Of course, if that happens, their resale value will be near nothing, but hey, you can't have everything.