(Photo by Josh Davis, exotic car photographer Fort Worth, TX. All rights reserved. Used with permission.)

Originally founded as a “different kind of car company,” Saturn became part of General Motors and went on to be a popular brand of automobile.  However, the actual vehicle sales never met the aggressive targets, and the last Saturn vehicles were produced on Thursday.

As part of its general restructuring plans, GM will be ceasing production on Saturn vehicles.  In 2004, the automaker stopped making Oldsmobile vehicles, and the Pontiac brand will also be eliminated in 2010.

It was originally thought that Saturn would be purchased by the Penske Automotive Group, but when that sale fell through, the brand was slated for a 2010 shutdown.  Saturn dealerships will be closing in 2010, and Saturn factories in Michigan, Kansas, and Mexico have ceased production.

“2008 and 2009 have been hard years for the auto industry,” says Ron Sturgeon, owner of a Dallas exotic car rental business.  “No one’s sure when things will turn around, but hopefully it will be soon.”

Sturgeon’s business offers a way for exotic car fans to drive their dream vehicle without dealing with an astronomical car payment.  Exotic car rental is becoming a popular alternative to owning an exotic vehicle.

“One thing that I like about it is that you don’t have to be a millionaire to drive a Ferrari,” says Sturgeon.  “You can just be a regular guy or girl.”

Beside exotic car rental, there are other alternatives for driving your dream car.  You can join an exotic car sharing club or participate in a dream tour.  Exotic car clubs offer members access to a wide selection of luxury and sports cars.  Dream tours provide a one-day adrenaline-fueled driving experience.

Exotic car fans may be saddened to learn that the Saturn Sky Roadster will be affected by the demise of the car brand.  While it wasn’t exactly considered exotic, the Sky Roadster was an affordable convertible sports car.

Kate Miller-Wilson is a professional freelance writer living near the Twin Cities.

I am talking about found money, though. There is a pair of legitimate sites that were recently written about in the Wall Street Journal: missing money.com and unclaimed.org.

When a company cannot locate you to repay a deposit on utility service, mortgage insurance premium refund, or a dividend, they eventually must give the asset to the government in case you ever reappear to claim it.

Finding missing money is as simple as typing in your name for the states that you have lived in and searching for your previous addresses.

If you happen to discover that your long lost aunt left you a six-figure sum, why not celebrate by renting a Lamborghini Gallardo in Dallas?

Better yet, why not drive the dream cars that you desire by becoming a member of DFW’s premier exotic car sharing club?

In tight economic times, when a few dollars more or less does make a difference, why not take a minute and see if you are owed some found money:

Resources:

Wall Street Journal Personal Finance Story

MissingMoney.com

Unclaimed.org

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Regardless, when you think Porsche you don’t often think “Hey, let’s load up the kids and head out to dinner!”  Well, that is just what the German auto maker would like you to start thinking when they release the new Porsche Panamera.

This new offering from Porsche is still sporty and can get up and go, but it comes with four doors instead of two.  Don’t get me wrong, Porsche is not trying to get you to buy a boxy luxury sedan so large that your kids can play football in the back seat.  The Panamera, as depicted in the recently released photos, is still a Porsche.

Of course, the new Porsche sedan arrives in America at a time when the U.S. car market is experiencing a meltdown of biblical proportions.  Unfortunately, there doesn’t appear to be a Moses poised to lead the not-so Big 3 into the promised land of profitability.

The release of the new Porsche Panamera is yet another reminder of how long GM and other American car companies have failed to hold the high ground against world wide competitors.  The failure that appears to be a crisis today has been decades in the making.

“Porsche is synonymous with quality and styling.  That is the holy grail for car makers,” reports Ron Sturgeon, the owner of a Dallas, TX exotic car rental company.  And Sturgeon is uniquely poised to provide expert advice on the subject of exotic cars.

“We operate several businesses designed to expose people to the finest luxury and sports cars the world has to offer, even if their budget doesn’t have countless zeros in it.”  Sturgeon’s businesses run the gamut from an exotic car club to an exotic car tour company and even a toy car museum in Fort Worth.

DFW Elite Car Club (www.dfwelitecarclub.com) offers memberships (starting at less than a thousand dollars per month) which allow car enthusiasts to drive dozens of exotic and luxury cars.  The latest addition to the Dallas exotic car sharing club’s paddock is a brilliant red 2009 Audi R8. No need to call a mortgage broker to start enjoying drive time in a fine collection of elite vehicles.

DFW Elite Auto Rental (www.dfweliteautorental.com) is Sturgeon’s exotic car rental agency that offers many exotic cars for daily rent.  Everything from Ferraris to Porsches is available at weekday and weekend rates.

Finally, DFW Drive Your Dream (www.dfwdriveyourdream.com) is an exotic car driving experience company that offers full and half-day tours in Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. Participants drive five exotic cars back-to-back on some of Texas’ most scenic highways.

“We are committed to bringing the finest cars in the world to the people who most want to drive them,” says DFW Elite Auto Rental GM Tom Warren. “We’ll certainly be taking a close look at the new Porsche Panamera.”

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