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Fun Wagon
sunni, 12/07/2008
2002 Saturn L-Series LW200 4dr Wagon (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I love driving this car. Bought it in 04 at 27,000 miles, now has 192,000 miles of the roughest kind of roads in the USA. I live on a washboard, potholed road in the Mojave desert, drove the "Palmdale/LA gran pri"! (translate the Angeles forest hwy) to Glendale - what a fun road. My Saturn could beat any car in acceleration except maybe a Porsche - got great gas mileage, made those corners fun at 55 mph(legal speed), all while disguised as an old lady car! Plus lots of room to haul everything - you name it. Hay, chicken coop material, furniture (got a huge massage table and cabinents in this car). Want an RV? My only complaint. Tracer works better for camping in. What else do you need
Frustrating!
Amanda, 10/12/2010
2002 Saturn L-Series L200 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought this new because of the 0% financing deal and at the time Saturn Service had a good reputation. The car now has 120,000 miles on it and I have replaced the computer in the car twice, A/C had to be recharged for the last 3 summers, gas tank cracked and had to be replaced, clutch went out, loud rumble in the back, dash bulb lights, etc. I would NOT recommend this car to anyone and would not recommend Saturn at all. The service department used to be wonderful - now the service is TERRIBLE.
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A good Mid-Sized Car
Tlorbi, 12/15/2002
2002 Saturn L-Series L200 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I've owned a few Saturn's over the years. 1993 SL2(which is still the best saturn I ever drove) 1999 SL1 and this one 2002 L200. This car comes with all the trimings at a price that is reasonable. At 700miles a rain storm killed the horn. Something that shouldn't ever happen, which makes me believe the engine area isn't well built. Besides of the horn problem, everything else works to spec. I live in a very busy city, with alot of traffic. The city gas milege isn't too great. So far at 700 miles the best city avg I've gotten is about 18- 19 miles per gallon. Highway is 29
Who thought this up?
Tim Tanguay, 09/04/2016
2002 Saturn L-Series L100 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
For a smaller, low budget vehicle, it has a very classy and stylish appearance. I won't go as far to say it's junk based on my experience with many other vehicles but this is the first one to present me with issues that had me scrambling to study for a degree in engineering. I'll base my opinions on GM in general and I'm sure it applies to any car that is beginning to age from the early 2000's These cars had an issue with a component called the BCM (body control module). from what I found out it was a soldering issue that caused the problem. When it fails, it will have a whole host of little annoying issues that will begin to plague the vehicle. Flickering lights, alarms going off, no start issues, etc. In my case this seemed like a simple fix but the part costs $200-250 and has to be programmed by the dealer. The BCM communicates with other systems and controls the mileage of the vehicle, together they seem to create a wonderland of amazing problems that no human being should have to deal with when servicing a vehicle. GM's 30 minute ignition relearn procedure is quite amusing when the electronics that seem to control the alarm begin to fail. Another issue with the vehicle was the fuel pump. I was lucky enough to have both issues at the same time. Did the BCM issues cause the pump failure, who knows? I'll just call it "irony". All in all, it's not a bad car and I'm sure there are many other vehicles that will serve up as many issues as this one has. Issues that require highly marked up parts and require dealer service programming and labor fees.
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My second year with my LS1
bb, 02/09/2002
2002 Saturn L-Series L200 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
I took a risk and bought the first production year model of the LS1. Seat is comfortable. Interior is kind of plain, but the controls are simple and you don't have to hunt for them. I've used this car every day for 30K mi. I'm glad I bought it. I can rely on it working and it's predictable. It's also fun when I step on it and wind through the 4 speed auto/OD tranny. I appreciate that the car is made in the US.