2000 Saturn LS LS1 review from North America
"Cheap, reliable transportation"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The only thing I've had go wrong with this Saturn is the right rear taillight. It works fine until you turn on the headlights. Once the headlights are on, the taillight works until you step on the brakes. Then the left and center brake lights come on, but the right taillight goes out. This only happens with the headlights on. Saturn is aware of the problem and supposedly issued a recall, but I was never notified and it has not been replaced through Saturn. I replaced it myself once, but the new taillight did the same thing, so I've just left it alone.
General comments?
I bought this car with 50,000 miles on it, and in the first year put an additional 47,000. It has never once gave me problems. It starts right up, runs strong, and all I do is basic maintenance to it.
It still gets great gas mileage (32 mpg on the highway) even with over 130,000 miles now on the engine, and the tires and upkeep are inexpensive.
This really is a nice little car. Not a lot of space, but enough for 4 people for short to medium distance trips, and for my job that requires me to drive a lot it's been perfect.
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| Avoid cars made by Saturn, and stick with Honda or Toyota!! |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 2000 |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.2 liter 4 banger Automatic |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 50000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 135000 miles |
| Previous car | Mazda 626 |
| Date of Entry | 9th January, 2006 |