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4.38 out of 5 stars

Fast and fun

tim, 11/02/2005
2005 Saturn ION Red Line 4dr Quad Coupe (2.0L 4cyl S/C 5M)
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I love this car. It is not only fun to drive, but it is a pratical car. The gas mileage isn't the best, but it is also not the worst. I would definitly buy this car again in the future.

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5 out of 5 stars

Ion 2

87formula, 07/07/2005
2005 Saturn ION 2 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
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Absolutely a pleasure to drive and own. No problems to date, good efficiency. Center dash display takes getting used to, but works better than traditional design which gets blocked by stearing wheel.

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2.38 out of 5 stars

Unhappy with Saturns 2005 ION3

tialynn510, 11/25/2005
2005 Saturn ION 3 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
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Don't buy a Satrun unless you want to spend a lot of time at the dealership. Within the first month I had it in for service on the cruise control, it didn't work at all. I had to have the cd player replaced twice because they ate my cds which they did not bother to replace. The front turn signal bulbs keep blowing out I have had to replace them both twice. While I understand that these are not major isuues they are thing that you have to take time out of your day to take care of. They want you to drive clear across town so they can fix it when and if they have an opening for you, and god forbid you have somewhere to be like work you have to demand a rental car. Which is a total joke.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

Ion 3, fingers crossed

Craig, 08/15/2008
2005 Saturn ION 3 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
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Bought it used at 29k now with 34k. Security system shut car down and I had to wait a little bit. I like the car a lot and have a lot of compliments on it. My best city mileage is 26mpg .

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4.38 out of 5 stars

E-ticket ride

mytdawg, 11/30/2005
2005 Saturn ION Red Line 4dr Quad Coupe (2.0L 4cyl S/C 5M)
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I figured there was no way that a supercharged 4 banger was going to run at 30 mph in 4th gear without lugging. I was wrong. The powerplant is powerful and flexible. It purrs like a kitten until you need that right pedal, make sure you have a clear path if you decide to mash it. The dealer let me take their demo for a weekend. I put 500 miles on it and only gave it back to them long enough for them to prep it.

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