When Christina went to drive the wagon yesterday it wouldn't start. When I came home and jumpered it to the SC2 it started right up. I left them both running for a few minutes and then disconnected the jumper cables and shut the coupe off. The wagon seemed to keep running fine, so it didn't at least seem to be another common case of Saturn alternator failure. I had similar battery and alternator trouble during a hot summer with my 1995 Saturn SL1.
The wagon wouldn't start again when I shut it off, so I brought the old battery (from September 2002) to AutoZone and got another new red-top Duralast. The year and a half old Duralast in the SC2 had died a week or so ago, so now both Saturns have new matching batteries. Both failures were likely brought on by the heat and using the A/C in both cars a bunch for the past few weeks. I won't be surprised if I soon have alternator trouble with either car.
I also got some polishing compound and my small buffer out a few days ago and removed a cone mark from my right front wheel and shined up the right fender and bumper cover on the SC2. Those panels are missing clearcoat, but they look much better now with just some polishing and some wax. I actually spent most of my time trying to get the brake dust out of the slots in the "Sawtooth" rims.
I plan to rotate the tires before leaving for the National Tour Cone Clinic tomorrow, and I might do a better job cleaning the wheels off the car. Giving them some polishing and wax might help them stay cleaner too.