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Saturn SL2
djohn910, 02/25/2010
1996 Saturn S-Series SL2 4dr Sedan
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
I bought this car in dec of 06 for 2700. Two months later the starter goes out, 9 months after that the alternator goes out, 4 months after that the starter goes out again. The sun-roof has leaked since day one, causing the leather seats to crack, my driver side window not to roll down, the radio has been completely fried due to the leaking sun roof. I would not by a saturn with a sun roof ever again. Drinks way too much oil. I put 2 quarts every week in it. Have oil changes every 1000 miles.
Saturn SW1 Wagon 1996
cnw1995, 09/16/2002
1996 Saturn S-Series SW1 4dr Wagon
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have been very pleased with this car - indeed, if Saturn made a minivan, I'd 'upgrade' - their SUV doesn't fit enough children. After 104,000 and many cross-country trips, it's performed very well.
1996 Saturn S-Series for sale near you
3 of 4 listings
- SC2 CoupeMSRP: $2,995753 mi away
- SL1 SedanMSRP: $2,9951,740 mi away
- SL2 SedanMSRP: $3,7501,741 mi away
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good
palmer_guy, 09/08/2002
1996 Saturn S-Series SW1 4dr Wagon
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
good on gas and drives like new good power
Great Car
Sparkie612s, 02/27/2003
1996 Saturn S-Series SL1 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought this vehicle used in 2000 and have had no real problems with it. I have driven it across the country on more than one occasion and the most I have to do is change the oil and make sure all the fluids are topped off.
19 years of scooting around
JDub, 03/28/2019
1996 Saturn S-Series SL 4dr Sedan
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
I got this car when it was only 4 years old but had 71k (current reading is 276k). The first summer I drove it, it consistently got 68-70mpg on the highway, and nowadays I still get closer to 40mpg. I got the most stripped down model, so my arms hurt the first week without power steering but it means one less thing to go out and need repairs. As a small female, I have found it rather easy to get a lot of the work done on it myself - radiator and heater hoses, heater core (doesn't need you to remove the entire dashboard, too!), oil changes, and basic maintenance. With everything crammed so tightly under the hood, it makes for a larger than normal turn radius than a comparable car but mad kudos to the engineers that designed this beauty. I have been hit in 2 car accidents (neither my fault), and neither really needed a lot of work, and I was t boned in one of them - just left some scratches in the plastic door and the back handle is a little wonky. I really wish they still made Saturns like the early and mid 90s versions as I would love to replace my baby with a newer model, as much as I would hate having a car payment again, I would do it for a Saturn.
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