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Perfect car for parking lots
SaturnOwner-Chicago, 04/24/2002
1999 Saturn S-Series SW2 4dr Wagon
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Overall the SW2 is a good car, just not a great one. The plastic body panels means it survives parking lots without dings. It's insurance rates are low, and it greats good fuel economy, yet performance is good. It's reliable and seems rugged, but it excites no one. The best description I have ever heard for Saturns is that they are perfect cars for people who don't care about cars. The choice of plastics in the interior results in a low-priced look and feel with buzzes, rattles.
R.I.P. My Best Car Ever
Barry , 03/20/2009
1999 Saturn S-Series SL2 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought my 99 SL2 used in the summer of 05 and it was even a savage title and had 97K on it. On March 12, 2009 I was hit head on and walked away unhurt thanks to the cars great safety engineering, in that time I put 144,000 more miles on it and it was still running strong, only showing a few signs of slowing down. In that time the only major breakdown was a pin in the transmission came lose and caused a bad leak at around 110K. Since then the alternator (at 230K) oil, breaks and tires, it is by far the best car Ive ever owned. The only complaint is the headliner started to come down and carbon built up on the window switches and had to be cleaned.
Good car
pito140, 08/05/2002
1999 Saturn S-Series SL 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I live in New York City and I drove this car to Florida 4 times. I had no problems at all. The only complain I have is that it burns oil between oil changes(about 1/2 quart). Saturn told me this is normal because the car has a metal timing belt, instead of a rubber one.I don't know if this is true, but it annoys me.Besides that, it runs perfectly.I trust this car with my life.I NEVER, NEVER had any major problem with it, and it has 60000 miles already.If you want reliability and affordability, this is the car for you.
GOOD FOR SHORT TERM ONLY
AUTOSTRADA, 07/01/2004
1999 Saturn S-Series SW2 4dr Wagon
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
NO PROBLEMS FOR FIRST FOUR YEARS, BUT THEN STARTED FALLING APART: ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, OXYGEN SENSOR, IDLE PULLEY, AND WATER PUMP(AT ONLY 31,500k). SEATS HAVE GOTTEN LOW AND UNSUPPORTIVE. ALSO TOLD I NEED A NEW IGNITION MODULE, BUT I HAVE SO FAR PASSED ON THIS EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT. CAPABLE, EFFICIENT ENGINE, GOOD BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL, BUT I DON'T THINK I WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP THIS CAR FOR NINE YEARS LIKE MY PREVIOUS TOYOTA COROLLA WHICH NEVER HAD ANY OF THE ABOVE PROBLEMS. I THOUGHT SATURN WAS DIFFERENT, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE THE STANDARD AMERICAN MONEY-PIT!
Fun little car
jenny, 03/29/2006
1999 Saturn S-Series SL1 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Fun little car. Great gas mileage. Very reliable. Easy to maintain. Good car for a younger drive.