Used 1999 Saturn S-Series Coupe Consumer Reviews
I LOVE IT!!
I love this car so much! I am a very hard person to please, but when I drove my car for the first time I knew I had to had it. It is so fun to drive and very good on gas. Not to mention the insurance. Its all the perks of a sports car without the high insurance rates. The third door is just icing on the cake! Its great!! I wouldnt trade my car for anything...well maybe for a manual.
Don't let the sporty exterior fool you
I've owned the car for aboout a year and a half now. The two features i enjoy about the car are it's reliability, and fuel economy. I've never had any major mechanical problems.
SC2 3Door - good for <18K
The SC2 was my second Saturn and although it's a good, reliable car, I did have more "problems" of an annoying, minor sort, with the SC2 than I did with my original SL, which gave me no problems. That said, the SC2 is a fun car to drive - for a smaller vehicle, it has a lot of pick-up (manual transmission) - doing a lot of highway driving, that was a big plus. 10 CD changer in the trunk was a smart investment as well!
What do you expect for under $18,000
Bought this car as a holdover in Dec. of 1999. Had a $1000 or $1500 rebate. I think the total price was around $17,500. Got all the "upgrades" (leather, stereo, keyless, power package, etc.) Overall it's a good car, haven't had any real problems. One thing that has been an ongoing "nag" ... for about the last year it has had a minor hiccup when running, not really a miss, just not as smooth. The dealer has run several diagnostics but has found nothing wrong. It's due for a tuneup, and could be that simple (maybe). Only other knock about the car is the interior materials ... very cheap, lots of plastic. But then, what do you expect for under $18,000. Overall, great car for a teenager.
Saturn SC2 - BAD
bought new, the car was fine for 3 yrs / 50,000 miles - at that point it started to fall apart! The quality is TERRIBLE and the dealer was NO help.