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mickey069 Champion Author Long Island Posts:13,566 Points:2,593,270 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2007 9:13:17 AM Ignore mickey069 Report Abuse We have only had our GreenLine since Jan.12th. but it's been great. I had a back operation a while ago, and this is the best car I've ever owned to get in and out of. Loading and unloading the back with cases of water and beer is a snap, no bending or lifting out of a well, the floor is just the right height. As for the fog lights, our car is black, the front end looks much cleaner with the two small black grill inserts instead of the big chrome buckets that surround the fog lights. I was goiong to get the push bar but didn't like the way they hung the license plate off the bottom chrome bar. Only two tank fills so far, mileage was 22.2 and 23.9. It's been so cold here that it takes longer for the engine to reach operating temperature so that it can turn off at a stop light or stop sign. As the weather warms the mileage should improve. Heated seats are wonderful!

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We have only had our GreenLine since Jan.12th. but it's been great. I had a back operation a while ago, and this is the best car I've ever owned to get in and out of. Loading and unloading the back with cases of water and beer is a snap, no bending or lifting out of a well, the floor is just the right height. As for the fog lights, our car is black, the front end looks much cleaner with the two small black grill inserts instead of the big chrome buckets that surround the fog lights. I was goiong to get the push bar but didn't like the way they hung the license plate off the bottom chrome bar. Only two tank fills so far, mileage was 22.2 and 23.9. It's been so cold here that it takes longer for the engine to reach operating temperature so that it can turn off at a stop light or stop sign. As the weather warms the mileage should improve. Heated seats are wonderful!

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mickey069 Champion Author Long Island Posts:13,566 Points:2,593,270 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2008 3:41:47 PM Ignore mickey069 Report Abuse GreenLine07 Thank you for the Vue link, interesting!!
GreenLine07 All-Star Author Oakland Posts:910 Points:277,910 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2008 12:30:27 PM Ignore GreenLine07 Report Abuse mickey069, Here is a link to some info on the VUE hybrid plug-in: Autobloggreen page on VUE plug-in [Edited by: GreenLine07 at 12/13/2008 12:31:14 PM EST]
mickey069 Champion Author Long Island Posts:13,566 Points:2,593,270 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2008 4:10:32 PM Ignore mickey069 Report Abuse I didn't know there was going to be a plug-in. Where did you see info on it?
taylor7910 Sophomore Author Dayton Posts:102 Points:139,550 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2008 5:54:57 PM Ignore taylor7910 Report Abuse I am waiting for the 2010 Vue Greenline Plug-in. I am going to be one of the first to order one as soon as I can.
mickey069 Champion Author Long Island Posts:13,566 Points:2,593,270 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 18, 2008 11:58:46 AM Ignore mickey069 Report Abuse Last weekend I went upstate NY from Long Island to my daughters campsite. Got 30 mpg on the trip up and 37.86 mpg (new high for the car) on the trip down. Lots of hills and a half hour in stop and go traffic on the trip home. Very happy with the Vue, I have a bad back and the lumbar support helps a lot. My average for the year so far is over 25 mpg (better than my 01 Malibu was). On the trip down I hit 81 on the way down some hills to give me the momentum to get up the next one. We've done 3 trips to Maryland and one upstate and have not used a drop of oil or water yet. Great truck!!! [Edited by: mickey069 at 8/18/2008 12:00:24 PM EST]
GreenLine07 All-Star Author Oakland Posts:910 Points:277,910 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2008 9:11:13 PM Ignore GreenLine07 Report Abuse I've had mine since May of '07. I love the car, its great for a road trip. Have taken it on three road trips so far. Since I've had the car my average gas mileage is 29.4. I do a lot of in town driving and some short trips so the mileage runs around 25 to 28 mpg in town. On the road I typically get between 29 and 35 mpg, depending on terrain, wind and amount of highway driving. I did get as high as 37 mpg on one tank, but that was keeping in the slow lane on the highway and running around 60 mph. Warmer weather definitely helps with the mileage.
mickey069 Champion Author Long Island Posts:13,566 Points:2,593,270 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 23, 2008 9:25:36 AM Ignore mickey069 Report Abuse Saturn replaced the ignition lock assembly once. Since you mentioned the keys I looked at mine and my wife's and they are slightly different, hers works a little better then mine. I'll be going back to Saturn.
herbiepopnecker Champion Author British Columbia Posts:13,596 Points:2,505,355 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 22, 2008 8:20:42 PM Ignore herbiepopnecker Report Abuse Mine's not a Greenline, but the ignition key was sticking every once in a while. Had to wiggle the steering wheel to get it to release. I compared it with the spare a couple days ago and a couple lobes are chewed right off! Local mechanic says that will teachme not to hang stuff on the keychain with your car keys....
MrWhsprs Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,604 Points:1,047,370 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Jun 22, 2008 5:01:56 PM Ignore MrWhsprs Report Abuse Sounds good; thanks for the info! By the way, you might want to try the Vue forums at SaturnFans.com; there's quite a large community of Saturn owners and perhaps someone there would be able to help regarding your question about the sticking ignition key.
mickey069 Champion Author Long Island Posts:13,566 Points:2,593,270 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 22, 2008 11:49:26 AM Ignore mickey069 Report Abuse MrWhsprs, overall very good. When I first got it the check engine light came on a couple of times. Dirty injectors both times. I was told not to use Hess or Getty (I was using Hess). Stopped using Hess 9 months ago and no more light issues. We just got back from Maryland, didn't use a drop of any fluids and averaged 30.5 mpg. Very happy with the car!!!
MrWhsprs Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,604 Points:1,047,370 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Jun 21, 2008 5:48:30 PM Ignore MrWhsprs Report Abuse Mickey, aside from a sticking ignition key, how has your the Vue Green Line been?
mickey069 Champion Author Long Island Posts:13,566 Points:2,593,270 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 14, 2008 10:41:25 AM Ignore mickey069 Report Abuse Anyone out there with a Saturn Vue Greenline having trouble with a sticking ignition key?
mickey069 Champion Author Long Island Posts:13,566 Points:2,593,270 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 9, 2007 3:58:27 PM Ignore mickey069 Report Abuse Hi Black Thndr: When we picked up the Vue it was raining and rained for the next 3 days and almost every 3rd day after that, for a black car it dried fairly clean. Pretty good for a black car, we love it. Your right about the 2008. I saw a video of it at the SEMA show. The front looks like one big piece of molded plastic and there's a funny looking grill on the front fender just behind the front wheel. The dash is no better. Three big round chrome vents right in the middle of the dash above the radio, not nice. If you do decide to get one good luck with it, I'm sure you will like it.
BLACK THNDR Champion Author Chicago Posts:12,371 Points:1,269,335 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2007 8:24:57 PM Ignore BLACK THNDR Report Abuse Mickey: For the last several months, I'd been looking at the Saturn Relay, but the more I looked at the monthly payments, the more out of reach the Relay seemed (I wanted the Relay 3, the top-of-the-line model). Now it looks like the Vue GreenLine may be for me. In case you haven't noticed, black is my favorite color! lol You got one at the right time! The redesigned 2008 Vue coming later this year looks butt ugly!!!!! [Edited by: BLACK THNDR at 2/8/2007 8:26:28 PM EST]