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A Decent Kind Of Car
gabbyranger100, 04/20/2011
2001 Saturn S-Series SL1 4dr Sedan (1.9L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought the car back in February 2007 for my wife with 95,849 miles on the odometer. We drove it to Florida 6 months later and spent 100 dollars roundtrip on fuel. The only problems we had with it were a bad ignition coil, a/c compressor quit working, water leak(ending up replacing the radiator, water pump and thermostat). Otherwise, it's a decent kind of car but I rarely drive it because it's too small for me but perfect for my 5'3" wife. I have no complaints about it. We currently have over 160,000 miles on the car and still going strong.
2nd Saturn
droadrunner, 04/27/2002
2001 Saturn S-Series SL 4dr Sedan (1.9L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Purchased this car following the demise of a 97 SC2 @ 307,000 miles. Car rides/handles well although driver leg position a little uncomfortable on long trips (I'm 6'1, 230 lbs). Reliabiltiy excellent so far, dealer has been great!
No major problems
Robert, 03/11/2009
2001 Saturn S-Series SL 4dr Sedan (1.9L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
No major problems. Rather unremarkable. Car now has over 100,000 miles. Driving it at high altitude (5,000 - 11,000 feet). No problems with acceleration. Main problem is a rough ride and lots of vibration in stop and go traffic. Car seems like it is going to choke out when slowing or approaching a red light. Is starting to use oil. However, as stated, the car has over 100,000 mile and faces daily heavy driving on steep grades at high speeds. Been a low maintenance car and driven it loaded down cross country with high mileage. Car performs well at high speeds even with the high mileage.
2001 SL 5sp Plastic Fantastic USA !!!
duston22, 12/29/2007
2001 Saturn S-Series SL 4dr Sedan (1.9L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Car purchased used from dealer as lease trade in with 50k on odometer. To date, 4 years 55,000 miles later with 110k miles, have replaced front brakes, and original serpentine belt. Thats it. zero maintenance other than oil ..... Averaging 36 mpg in daily comute, all time 2-way Round trip mpg was 46 mpg in Southern Oregon trip of 800 miles. No oil consumption. Zero. Car is low to ground, tub like, hard to get in and out of. As an economy car, this has to be one of the best vehicles ever built anywhere. Check out the empty curb weight and compare it to ANY 2008 auto. 2351 lbs, with a drag coefficient of 0.295. The EPA estimate of 40 mpg is easily reachable if you stay under 60 mph.
My Saturn
Carole331, 12/07/2002
2001 Saturn S-Series SC2 3dr Coupe (1.9L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I wanted a Saturn from the time I started looking at new cars. The SC2 has seat adjustments for your back and once I got the seat adjusted for me, it's been great! The gas mileage is good. The car is quiet and the temperature settings keep the car either warm or cool. I find the trunk a bit small sometimes, but this is to be expected with a sporty car. But the back seats go down, so I can put long things in with no problem. For my final rating, if I had to do all over again, I'd buy my Saturn in a heartbeat!