2001 Saturn SL SL1 review from North America

Absolutely nothing.

This is one reliable vehicle. Saturn made a rock solid engine and transmission for this baby. The polymer panels are a nice feature. I have never had to make any repairs as the 3rd owner of this car. It does "burn" oil, which is typical for this engine. All money put into this car are from maintenance: brakes, spark plugs, muffler strap, oil, tranny fluid etc. This car is easy enough for a new driver such as myself to do on my own. basically, the only thing I've paid for someone else to do is the oil and transmission fluid. However, this car is the essence of cheap. the interior is cheap plastic that creaks when I hit bumps. nothing feels solid, sometimes I feel like I can snap off the turn signal stalk or the AC dials. engine is wimpy. fuel economy is so so, I get about 24 mpg ALL city driving, never above 40 MPH most of the time. the transmission has a hard time deciding what gear it wants, it feels sluggish and is, but it has a nice suspension with minimal body roll on tight turns. going into my first winter so I'm gonna get to test the traction control, but it is paired with ABS (the ONLY option besides AC and cd player) it works pretty well. Overall its decent. id prefer something more upscale though.