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I will never buy another Saturn
jenna, 10/13/2004
1999 Saturn S-Series SL1 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought my Saturn SL1 brand new in 1999. I was very happy with it for the first 65,000 miles, however, I did have a minor coolant leak that was untraceable. Upon reaching 70,000 miles I found out where the coolant was going. Saturn SL1's are notorious for cracked heads, and my coolant was leaking into my oil. Saturn declined responsibility for this, nor did they offer to aid in any way. So much for "Customers First". I had to invest $1700 for a new head, in a car that was only 5 years old, for a defect that Saturn claimed they had fixed. I changed my oil every 3,000 miles and did all prescribed services at the mileage suggested. I will never buy another Saturn again.
Like that Rabbit... keeps going and going and goin
Matt W., 05/12/2017
1999 Saturn S-Series SL2 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought the SL2 to keep a year or 2. So here we are almost 8 years later. For what it is, it's fun to drive. It hardly ever breaks. It just keeps going... with regular maintenance of course! It's had the usual needs for an older car... it's had a few sets of pads and rotors... just last month new shoes, hardware and wheel cylinders...the exhaust give up the ghost once. About the only thing outside of an O2 sensor is it needs an ABS pump now! I love driving it and just can't get myself to part ways with it! GREAT LITTLE CAR!!!
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Very Reliable
Lumens66, 07/20/2008
1999 Saturn S-Series SC1 2dr Coupe
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Bought this car used in 08/99 with 5K miles on it and modified the car (exhaust system, muffler, air intake, ignition system, brakes, suspension, wheels and tires). This reduced the mileage a little bit, but living in a city, I routinely get about 25 MPG. Only things I ever had replaced were a falty crank rotation sensor at 30K which only cost $50, and the radiator went at 85K, which cost $400. Other than that, the AC light doesn't come on anymore. Everything else is in tip top shape and I've never had another problem. It still idles under 1K RPM and I only change the oil. I bought it for $10K in '99 and it has more than paid for itself. I don't think there is an American car more reliable.
As dependable as expected
breunor, 04/02/2004
1999 Saturn S-Series SW2 4dr Wagon
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I purchased my SW2 planning to haul small loads in the back, and it fit the bill nicely. Very few problems with the car, and those were minor. Overall the TCO has been low, and I plan to get several more years out of it. Maintenance costs have been low too, especially since there's no timing belt to replace and the exhaust is stainless steel.
Very happy after 172,000 miles
marklaken, 05/19/2005
1999 Saturn S-Series SW2 4dr Wagon
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This car has been completely trouble free up until last week. I would say my maintenance has been poor at best. I've run it on nearly empty oil, I only have changed the auto tranny fluid once. The brakes have been repaired twice. I've switched spark plugs 3 times now, and plug wires once. That is it for maintenance. It has 172,000 miles on it! (mostly highway driving I think it cost me $16,000 new. They have incredibly poor resale value, which is beyond me, but i will definitely try and land another used one to replace this one. I am currently trying to solve its first major problem, an injection issue. It is also easy to work on! A great work car, commuter car or first car. It also holds a bit more than most sedans, comes in handy when you buy a washing machine, dryer or big TV.