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Used 2004 Saturn ION Red Line Consumer Reviews

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4.88 out of 5 stars

red line is red hot

budman, 07/10/2004
2004 Saturn ION Red Line 4dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl S/C 5M)
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I have owned nothing but pure Detriot V8 muscle and have always laughed at 4 cylinder vehicles. In the recent higher gas prices I decided to go ahead and try a fuel efficent vehicle that would be fun to drive. I shopped around all the dealerships looking for that perfect vehicle. Dodge SRT/4, Honda Civic Si, Subaru WRX STi, and Ford Focus SVT were the ones I was impressed by until I test drove the Saturn Ion Red Line. I fell in love from the moment I turned the key. The feel of the Recardo seats, the low roar of the supercharged engine through the beautifully sounding exhaust. And the best handling in its class.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

MOMS Red Line

Moms ION Red Line, 06/17/2004
2004 Saturn ION Red Line 4dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl S/C 5M)
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I skewed the demographics for Saturn when I bought the Red Line I'm 40 something the mother of two teenage children, who think mom is unsquare now love car easy entry doors are not heavy hugging seats lots of highway entrance power very fun to drive like my old VW but not as close to nirvana as the Bug experience those who have driven a Bug know what i mean Fuel have to mix prem/reg to beat prem price avg 24MPG combo driving only 700 miles MPG will improve later excellent XM radio,new technology-wow beware FM, comfortable with center dash, easy to clean exterior, seats are hard after long rides(over 4hrs)have to hide keys from husband, Thanks GM

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Wow!

sjdan, 07/24/2004
2004 Saturn ION Red Line 4dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl S/C 5M)
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My first car was a saturn, so I know the company and know they are reliable. I expected a lot from this car, and it delivered. The car handles like a dream, it picks up really quickly, and is just fun to drive! Its easy in traffic jams, and just fun on the open road. The build quality is awsome, the seats are really comfortable, and the ride is solid. Its great to have a car thats both functional (with tons of trunk space, folding seats, a roomy back seat, and very safe) and fun.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Loving It!

LisaG, 04/12/2004
2004 Saturn ION Red Line 4dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl S/C 5M)
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I bought my new saturn quad coupe and I am loving it! It handles really well around curves and on the road it has a great pick up..this car is just fun to drive and has wonderful features as well.

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5 out of 5 stars

Super!

redline guy, 08/27/2004
2004 Saturn ION Red Line 4dr Coupe (2.0L 4cyl S/C 5M)
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I drive a ton of miles on the highway. This car is great to zoom in and out of traffic, lot's of power at the high end of the RPM's. Handles great too. This car is engineered with lots of go fast parts that work together very well. And you couldn't build a regular ION (new) up to be this fast for the price. I've surpised many other drivers in cars we always thought were fast...by pulling away from them on the highway. Not much torque steer. With 205 HP I expected it be squirly, but it's well behaved. If you are going to spend 20k on a 4 cylinder car, why wouldn't you get one that's this much fun?

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