This is a fantastic auto
Not a single problem with this vehicle outside of routine maintenance such as brakes, battery, belts, tires.
This has been an outstandingly economical vehicle. The performance is surprising for a four cylinder.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 16th May, 2005
Very reliable, very affordable, great value for price
Clutch went out at 133000. 133000.. on the stock clutch. Very impressive.
I learned stick on this car.. I must say it made the learning process easier. Saturn sticks are very intuitive and easier to learn with.
This car is fast... for an economy car. I hit 115 mph and I was only at 4000 RPM.
Handling is pretty impressive. Acceleration could be a bit better.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 18th March, 2005
Very fast for a 4-cylinder
Had the brake rotors re-surfaced at 130,000 miles.
Front passenger seat reclining gears stripped, taken care of by a re-call.
Padding in seats wearing out at 100,000 miles.
Alignment at 130,000 miles.
I've only had my Saturn for 6 months and it hasn't let me down yet. Handles great and with it's Twin-Cam motor it will smoke most 4-cylinder cars. I get an average of 35-37 mpg mixed driving. Wasn't shure about Saturn because they are a new company, but so far so good.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 20th January, 2005
Piece of junk transmission
Automatic Transmissions nothing but junk on these cars because of a general motors design flaw.
Car gets you noticed.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 18th January, 2005
I Love the Saturns!
Paid $400.00, we drove it home knowing it needed a clutch, ($150.00 and a cleaning.) It has been a trusty, cheap vehicle. I love the Saturn! Drivers seat was warn and a speaker blown, but we installed another stereo.
Today, blew radiator, not sure if crack or just froze due to cold 0' here.
It was a God-send when the price of gas was over $2.00 a gallon and had to drive 55-60 miles one way to work. Would love to find another Saturn, cheap on gas! It is a sporty, nice looking car! All cars need repairs and upkeep, this one is limited.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 20th December, 2004
Worthy of Trust
The engine was replaced when it was a few months old, but this was due to driving through a flooded section of road during the flood in SW Georgia in 1995. Saturn did replace the engine for free though, and the original engine was on display at Saturn of Macon for a while.
The battery once.
The A/C had some work done, but I think it was just recharged.
The cassette stereo was replaced long ago for free.
The paint is starting to get dull and cannot be fixed by buffing. However, it will never rust or dent easily!
This has been a great little car. My grandmother bought it brand new and still has it. She drives it less than 10,000 miles per year, so it is still like new overall.
This was the first Saturn in the town where she lives, so she felt very unique driving it and she said people always gawked at the car because it was so attractive. She bought it with every option including the biggest, nicest alloy wheels, traction control, ABS, power windows, locks, mirrors, and cruise control. To me, it still looks a lot nicer than the new Saturn cars. It certainly has been more reliable.
The performance is quite good, especially for a small car, and even with the in-town driving it still gets 35+ MPG.
It's a tad noisy on rough roads, but it is also somewhat of a serious entry-level driver's car. It handles as well or better than my '94 BMW 318i.
She considered getting a new car for a while, but the new Saturn models don't impress and hers has so little mileage on it, we told her to keep it.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 5th December, 2004
13th Feb 2005, 13:21
I have to agree that the new Saturn models don't look as great to me as do the older ones.
You said your grandmother bought the car with everything, and you mentioned one of those things was mirrors. Was there a point in time where Saturn sold cars without mirrors? (Just curious)