Used 1997 Saturn S-Series Coupe Consumer Reviews
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my experiance
dave1, 04/16/2004
1997 Saturn S-Series SC2 2dr Coupe
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
great reliable daily driver. i have 105k with no unscheduled shop visits yet.
Wish they still made this one
mjw, 08/17/2008
1997 Saturn S-Series SC1 2dr Coupe
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought this new and have had it 11 years. Apart from interior damage due to careless kids driving it is a great way of getting from A to B. If it were left to me, Saturn would have only improved the interior design and left the model alone. I still get comments about the "new" car, as on the outside you'd never guess it was 11 years old. Still gets great mileage, and the only money I've spent on it was for a new gear lever part that snapped apart when going into reverse. Just buy brakes, batteries, and tires, and of course, gas! As I said, "wish they still made them."
Nice for a while
Erin, 11/30/2010
1997 Saturn S-Series SC2 2dr Coupe
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought this car when I went to college. It was sporty and I loved it. Then all of a sudden everything started to break on it. I couldn't keep up. First the sunroof, then the A/C, then the starter, then the windshield started leaking, then the rear defrost quit working (among many small and major things). The cost to fix these things were more than the car was worth. Once it was in the shop for 4 months because they couldn't figure out what was wrong! I might have gotten a lemon, but I can't even save up for another car because I am putting too much money into this car to keep it running.
Saturn Sucks
bayoufire, 05/10/2002
1997 Saturn S-Series SC2 2dr Coupe
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I would only suggest buying a 97SC2 to a person who is a mechanic. Since buying my sc2 i have taken it to my saturn dealer 4 times for an oil leak. One time they left one of the bolts up next to the windshield rather than attached to my car. My most recent encounter was having my car towed in for a bad alternator and yet another oil leak and unattached back seat that magically popped off one day when i hit my brakes. While this is not the worse car ever made It is second only to that of the Ford Pinto.
Pleasantly surprised with used Saturn
vedi, 09/20/2008
1997 Saturn S-Series SC1 2dr Coupe
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
After my teen-age daughter wrecked our one remaining family car, I was in desperate need of transportation. A co-worker sold me her Saturn for $800. Our little car takes everybody where they need to go with ease and efficiency. We have made several long distance trips recently and the car has been reliable, fantastic on gas and comfortable for two adults and two elementary school age kids in the back. Despite the fact that the A/C doesn't work, interior is worn and the shift linkage is held together with tie rods I still prefer to drive it over our newly inherited Yaris. Friends who also recently purchased used Saturns are equally pleased. It's a fun car to drive, good recommendation here!