2004 Saturn Vue

I love my Saturn Vue, we were downsizing from a minivan. My husband always hated the minivan and wanted an SUV, however with the gas prices going up,up,up I was not thrilled. I remember Saturn having an SUV so I drove by one night. The first impression was fantastic, I love the sportiness of it the leather/cloth combo on the seats. I believe there is not enough storage inside, they need to correct that. The controls from the steering wheel are easy to reach, the only problem I have noticed is that the window controls are near the gear shift, I have never had a car where they are not on the door, I always reach for the controls on the door first to roll down the window. The leg room is adequate, my husband is 6 foot and needs to have the seat all the way back to be comfortable while driving, however it is another situation altogether when he has to sit in the back seats, Lucky for us that has only been twice since we have owned this vehicle. The rear seating is kind of tight for adults, two fit comfortably enough, but leg room is not very good if you are tall. Like I said my husband is 6 foot, however I am 5 foot and I can clearly see out the rear window while backing and driving with no problem. We get around 30mpg. which is wonderful. We were in the right place at the right time, someone from the dealership ( a company car) turned this vehicle back in, it only had 112 miles on it; therefore they were selling it on the used lot....how lucky for us. They wanted $18,000.00 for it and it was a new car! We have had the car for one year now and have had no major complaints. The Honda transmission and engine helped to sell my husband. We took out the sound system the same day we drove it off the lot and put in a great system, now hubby is happy too. I would highly recommend this vehicle to everyone.