Used 2000 Saturn L-Series Consumer Reviews
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Best car ever!!
i would recommend this car because you can actually switch the engine to a v6, i have this car and when i switched engines the car was so fast and the life of the car was extended and the engine costed 600$, the 2000 Saturn Lw1 is the best car i have ever had, bbbuuutt the problem is that there is no parts for Saturn vehicles anymore I hate it when they discontinue a company. This is Ezekiel and im 16 years old. p.s. the car costed about 1,400 and i didnt bought it from edmund
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Yet another unhappy customer
This is my second Saturn. I have experienced many of the problems listed in these reviews. Brake lights and third rear window light both failed twice due to electrical problems. Overhead lights are unreliable. I've replaced the driver side visor twice because the entire unit broke at the hinge, coolant leaks, drive window off track with 1/8" gap when rolled up, OEM CD player doesn't work right in cold weather (music sounds warped). I sense a problem with the transmission just beginning, so I've decided to trade it in while I can still get something for the car. Goodbye Saturn, hello Subaru.
- LS2 SedanMSRP: $4,9901,417 mi away
- LW2 WagonMSRP: $8,4921,457 mi away
- LS1 SedanMSRP: $1,5991,553 mi away
Don't waste your money
I originally loved this car, but imagine that. As soon as the warranty ran out (and it was paid off!), the car just started to fall apart. Within 37-40K miles I replaced the oxygen sensor, mass air flow sensor, and the windshield wiper motor. Now my brake lights don't work when the headlights are on (another $500 to replace both light fixtures - which the dealership said is common on this vehicle). Then, I had Saturn appraise the car for a trade-in and the steering (another common problem) is going out and will cost $1200 to fix. What a pile of junk! I couldn't give this car away! I am done with Saturn.
Horrible!
I bought this car with 129,000 miles on it in September 2008 and it lasted me barely 2 years and died at 165,000 miles. Since i had purchased the car i had put well over $3,000 dollars fixing things. The engine was horrible and always had something wrong. Recently my car stopped i brought it in to the shop and yet again another engine problem that would cost another 4,000 to fix. That's when i said bye to that stupid car.
practical
This has been a perfect car for the five of us. Kids are all under 9- I can see needing to move back up to a van when we have three teenagers. Cloth interior cleans up great.