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4.5 out of 5 stars

Great Car

Greg Hayes, 08/21/2008
2001 Saturn L-Series L200 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

My L200 is really a fully dressed L300 except it has the 4 banger engine. We have had the dealer do all recommended servicing and other than a blown fuse and the normal the wear and tear items, we have not had any problems with this, our 5th Saturn!

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4.25 out of 5 stars

6 Happy Years Of Ownership

E. Hein, 10/28/2006
2001 Saturn L-Series LW200 4dr Wagon (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This is my second Saturn and my first was a new '97 SW2. This car has been great to drive and own as was the last one. I have the 4 cylinder automatic which has plenty of power to get me to my vacation home in the mountains. I get 31-33 mpg on the highway and 19-23 in town. I have kept mileage records since day one of owning the car. I wish that Saturn still built a car like this.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Saturn forever!

Saturn4Life, 08/25/2006
2001 Saturn L-Series L200 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I love my Saturn. I'm a college student and have had it for almost three years. What has gone wrong you ask? Nothing! I have done all maintenance (basically oil and filter changes) and have had nothng go wrong with this car! I love it. The rear end styling is a little dated, but that's OK. It's fun to drive. Granted, it's not a sports car, but it does handle very well. Gas mileage is better than most cars its size. The radio is great. Don't crank it too loud because you can blow a speaker (oops!) All in all, I love this car! I am looking to replace it with one that has the new body style. I'm sticking with Saturn!

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2.75 out of 5 stars

Worst car ever

Never Again!!!, 10/15/2010
2001 Saturn L-Series L200 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Bought my Saturn used w/ 48,000 miles. After 2 yrs I had to replace my timing chain ($2000 to fix). Eating through tires and oil faster then ever. 2 yrs after fixing my engine it is now completely dead, finally had to sell it to the salvage yard for nothing. Timing chain broke again and destroyed the engine. 4 yrs in I started leaking coolant into the floor of the car, the whole under the hood started to rust and had to replace the whole coolant system to rusted to repair, also the battery brackets rusted to the battery. I had the car for 6 yrs and put over $6000 in repairs and now it is completely dead at the salvage yard with 146,500 miles on it. Would never touch another Saturn again!

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5 out of 5 stars

Perfect Used Car!

Getch, 12/23/2006
2001 Saturn L-Series L200 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I've never been more comfortable driving a used car. I've had my Saturn L200 for a year now and I've had zero problems performance or maintnence wise. I've been averaging 30+ miles per gallon for every tank of gas. I was so impressed with "Pearl" my L-series that my Fiance and I purchased a 2007 ION "Jade."

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