Used 2002 Saturn L-Series Consumer Reviews
Good Value
I had purchased only BMW products for the last 18 years up to this Saturn. I would take two Saturns over one BMW (rough price equal)any day. The car is well designed and exteremely functional.
It's OK but costly
I got my Saturn for my 20th birthday. My mom took it to the dealership and paid to have them check it out. Everything was fine. Two months later on my way to work I heard a pop. The alternator belt popped of. These things happen. But now it is a year later and I have had to replace the pannel for the a/c to work and then a pump, totaling 1,300 then I went and had the 60,000 mile service done and they said everything is OK. Now 3 weeks later I am having problems with the fuel tank. I also had a Saturn before this one and every payday it would break down. I hate Saturns.
- LW200 WagonMSRP: $3,900275 mi away
- L100 SedanMSRP: $5,500653 mi away
- L300 SedanMSRP: $4,950930 mi away
Have you hugged your Saturn today?
The Saturn L300 is a great car! I had a Saturn SL2 before this and the L300 is lightyears ahead of the SL2. I haven't had any problems with my L300 except about two years after I bought it, the engine wouldn't start. After running their tests they traced the problem down to a faulty PCM computer. They replaced the computer and now it's back in perfect health. As usual, the Saturn service team is extremely helpful and polite. I like the 4 disk breaks instead of disk & drum breaks. If you need to stop in a hurry the SL2 won't do it, but the L300 stops in an instant.
My first car
I Love this car! I first got it in Nov, 2008, senior year of high school. I originally drove like a granny driver, slow to keep my mileage up even though I lived less than a mile from school and didn't really leave town until I started college. The original engine had succumb to the timing chain issue so we had a new one put in. The new engine, at first, had horrible compression and I'm surprised the car made the 60+ mile trip home, then another 20 miles to a friend's to get the compression test. This car appeared to not want to give up on me since I didn't give up on it. A can of restore with a full synthetic oil change and spark plugs and she's running better than many cars on the road.
Great Car, Not so great paint
I like the performance of the V6, the standard options and even the extras that I thought I would not want (fog lights, sunroof and spoiler). This is the first car I have owned with any of these options. I absolutely love the heated seats. The milage is actually better than I expected (26 mpg average - it went up after the break-in period). The down side is that there is not much room in the back for my 2 medium sized dogs (or people). The paint on the hood was chipped after the first week. I hope they will take care of this as I plan to go to the dealer next week.