Used 1999 Saturn S-Series SL2 4dr Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Love my Saturn
LETTERL, 08/19/2007
Saturn S-Series SL2 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I am the original owner of this SL2, which turns 9 years old this week. I cannot say enough how much I love this car. It's a workhorse and is always reliable. I've had the brakes and transmission replaced once. It does use a bit more oil now, but that's normal for a car of its age. Gas mileage remains superb; I often get 40 mpg on the highway and recently got as much as 34 while city driving. Little things have broken over the years (rear window and moonroof motors, the radio power knob broke off and last month, the trip odometer knob broke) but the car itself still purrs along almost like new. Take care of your Saturn and it will take care of you!
10 years and very little maintenance req
Tom, 08/07/2009
Saturn S-Series SL2 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Bought the car new in 1999 and have had only the typical maintenance done. Only after all these years is it starting to show some issues. Most of my issues probably are because of the recommended services at 60,000 Miles have yet to be performed while I'm at 72,000 miles. If I were planning on keeping it I'd surely do this. I settled for the extreme basic SL2 model w/o any of the extras. Not even a CD player. I love the car for the daily commute to work and since I have the 5 speed manual transmission it has enough pep when I need it too. I doubt that it would be quite as peppy if it were an auto. trans. Love the car hate what's happening in the auto industry today.
Can't complain a bit (knock on wood)
Dan R., 09/26/2006
Saturn S-Series SL2 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This car has been a joy to own. As long as I've stayed ahead on the maintence, it has never let me down. I can always rely on it to get me where I need to go and not burn much gas in the process!! (about 38 mpg) When it wears out, I'll probably buy another one.
R.I.P. My Best Car Ever
Barry , 03/20/2009
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.
Owned for 8 years
JBF, 01/11/2008
Saturn S-Series SL2 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Bought the car new and generally have had good service. About 60k miles it started using oil. Now uses about 1qt/1500 miles. Was told that it was a problem with the rings common in 97- 99 Saturns. It has been very reliable with no unscheduled maintanence. It now has about 121k miles. Fuel mileage started out great, but has declined to an average of about 30 mpg mixed city/hwy. The servo for the remote trunk release quit at about 105k miles. Many common parts, like spark plugs and wires, are only available thru a Saturn dealer, and you will pay a premium for them. Brakes are weak, leg room is cramped in all seats and lumbar support is poor.