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Used 2001 Saturn S-Series Coupe Consumer Reviews

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3.88 out of 5 stars

Been a good car so far...

r-gator, 12/31/2003
2001 Saturn S-Series SC2 3dr Coupe (1.9L 4cyl 5M)
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I ordered my car from the factory and have had little problems with it overtly. I had the sunroof replaced shortly before my warranty ran out at 30k. At the same time they found that the motor mount had cracked and the exhaust manifold also had a crack in it. All were replaced under warranty. The car is noisy at high speeds but I don't usually hear the noise because the stereo is up fairly loud. It's fun to drive and as of this writing have had no drive train problems. The brakes were also recently checked with no warping of rotors mentioned in other articles. All in all a good car with a few minor issues.

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2.38 out of 5 stars

No More Saturns

scdowdle, 03/18/2002
2001 Saturn S-Series SC2 3dr Coupe (1.9L 4cyl 5M)
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No performance and very low quality build. Seals on the doors and sunroof were leaking at one point in time. Back seat latch to keep seat up has broken, leaving the seat to constantly fall when stopping a little too fast. Interior (dashboard, console, etc.) cheap low quality. It has been reliable so far, however.

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2.63 out of 5 stars

Lemon Saturn SC2

GrandAmSE119, 07/16/2002
2001 Saturn S-Series SC2 3dr Coupe (1.9L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

i had my sc2 for a little over a year. it was a special edition yellow, a little over 21K. It was a terrible car rotors warped several times, misc shaking problems on higway, trans shifted poorly, paint flaws, interior was outdated, exterior looked sporty,ok for a price of 10-15K not ok for the over 20K I spent for it new. traded it in on a new 02 grand am se1 sedan which has been an excellent car.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

Hate to see it go

Errrz, 05/07/2008
2001 Saturn S-Series SC2 3dr Coupe (1.9L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Car had incredible gas mileage, at 70mph, averaged 39mpg. Decent power output compared to its competition. Amenities galore. Although their "no haggle pricing" seemed to change greatly when I walked off with a check and no car the first time.

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1.88 out of 5 stars

Good Ridance to Saturn

Regretful Satrn ownr, 02/26/2008
2001 Saturn S-Series SC2 3dr Coupe (1.9L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

We bought this car with 26,000 miles and have pretty much regreted it within the first year (several problems, including transmission failure just past warranty). Last chapter was written this week when engine went (rod) after 72,000 miles. My family and I have had numerous GM products over the years, but this is it....Japanese all the way now.

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