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5 out of 5 stars

Just love this car!

Saturn Sally!, 02/09/2022
1998 Saturn S-Series SW2 4dr Wagon
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This is my second '98 Saturn wagon SW2. I bought one used, 80K miles, from the original owner and put 60K miles on it. I was rear-ended which totaled my car!. With the proceeds, I found an identical '98 Saturn wagon with 83K miles on it which I immediately bought. It, now, has 160K miles on it. I cannot tell you how much I just love this car! Completely reliable, starts every morning, runs well, lots of pep, great gas mileage, lots of room, great heater. I've now been driving a Saturn wagon SW2 for 17 years. Interestingly, a chat with a woman in the bank recently revealed that she'd had a Saturn that she loved as well. She shared with me that she got 457K miles out of it. You read that correctly! No typo! At 160K miles I think I'm just getting started!!

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4.25 out of 5 stars

Amazing

owner, 05/20/2008
1998 Saturn S-Series SC1 2dr Coupe
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I have had this car since 48000 miles. It currently has 126000. I've had this car since I was 16. I was kind of hard on it in high school but it still runs like new. It burns a little oil but besides that it runs like a new car, starts right up, and goes on long trips. Plus almost 40MPG is a great success!

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5 out of 5 stars

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Becki, 01/04/2004
1998 Saturn S-Series SL 4dr Sedan
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Have had for a week and has been a pleasure to drive!

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3 out of 5 stars

Fun for the money

krod, 04/14/2008
1998 Saturn S-Series SC2 2dr Coupe
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I purchased this car a long time ago and I was suprised honestly to see all the bad reviews on this forum about Saturns. My 98 Saturn SC2 has 150K miles on it (its a 10 year old car now). I had an issue with the linkage a while back as most people have talked about, but the original linkage lasted until a year or so ago. The car has issues with overheating in stop go traffic now. The paint has faided over time and on both doors the paint is chipping off slowly around the top of the door. The cuise ctrl no longer works (too much $ to fix). I burn about 1 quart between changes of oil (I do this every 3K miles). For a 10 year old car, it still looks darn good and runs good...considering its age

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2 out of 5 stars

My last Saturn

Saturn in Ftn, 03/30/2003
1998 Saturn S-Series SW2 4dr Wagon
0 of 4 people found this review helpful

I purchased the Saturn SW1 new for my kids to use for University. The vehicle was expected to be reliale and if you listen to the advertisements an enjoyable experience. Almost from day 1 we had small issues with fit and finish. (Dome light, wind noise, tie down on seat material, rear wiper & washer (in the winter) to name a few. The dealer addressed the issues but there were just to many of them. The only problem that could not be addressed was the check engine soon light. The suggestion from the dealer IGNORE IT!!!

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