The Saturn Vue is a nicely-sized SUV that not only provides reliability but also is extremely good on gas compared to other SUV's in it's class. It is surely not the best SUV that money can buy but for the cost of the Saturn Vue it would be hard to find another SUV that had the same features, reliability, comfort, build quality, efficiency, and utility. One of it's best features is the high miles per gallon it gets in either city or highway driving. Sadly this quality is what also makes it one of it's worst features - performance. The Saturn Vue will not be liked by anyone who likes a ton of power or who needs to tow heavy objects. It is simply not designed for these and instead designed for transport in a comfortable environment and also allows for plenty of storage area.

My parents purchased this vehicle for me when I turned 16, and I have used it for eight years now. It was previously owned by a travelling salesman, so it had many miles when I first got it. By now, thanks to several cross-country trips, it is approaching 200,000 miles and still running well. The maintenance I have had to provide for the vehicle is minimal. We took it to the shop with I first got it to have the airbags fixed and made sure there were no issues the previous owner didn't tell us about/know of. Other than that, no problems. One thing that I dislike about it is that the turn radius is not great. I have to be very careful when parking, especially in tight lots. As far as driving goes, on highways the wind can make the inside a little loud, but I think I just need to get the windows resealed. Overall, it was a great first car for me because my top priority was safety. The car is large enough that it will provide adequate protection in an accident, but also not as large as some of the other cars on the market, which I view as too big.