1997 Saturn SL 1 review from North America
"Not worth the money, buy a Toyota instead!!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I bought my Saturn because it was a "New kind of Car"... as well as Warranty and friends suggestions, I'll NEVER make that mistake again!
Previously I owned Toyotas and Never had Problems, one week after I bought my Saturn SL1 NEW, it died on me 3 times, the first time the dealership repaired it and said Nothing was wrong with it,
the same day I brought it home it died AGAIN a second time!
Finally after taking it back to the dealership after the Third time of the car breaking down on me they figured out it was one little Fuse that was Killing the whole Car's System!! It took them 3 TIMES to figure out the problem and a lot of my time that was NOT compensated for!
My Saturn has also had the "Check Engine Light" on for sometime and after taking it back repeatedly and not resolving the problem I've learned to live with it on...
Now it's Drinking a lot of Oil and I have to refill the oil more than usual, even though I've kept it maintained over the years and put in more money than it's worth!
The Emergency Brake button Flew off one day while I was Driving because a small part inside the assembly broke, and now to top it off, the Fabric on my Ceiling is coming loose and now touching my head as I drive!
What a piece of Junk!! Now I find out that all a Saturn SL1 is worth now (In GOOD CONDITION) is $600.00 and because it was so Poorly made it's not even worth that!
General comments?
I feel like I was Scammed after Buying the Saturn SL1, and for the $11,000.00 + I paid for it I feel that I paid $10,000.00 TOO MUCH!!
I'll NEVER BUY A SATURN AGAIN, not will I suggest anyone else do it either!
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| This is not a high performance car, but it is very economical, and reliable! |
| A waste of my money |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1997 |
| Year of manufacture | 1997 |
| First year of ownership | 1997 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | Manual |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 3 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 2 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 2 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Previous car | GMC Toyota's |
| Date of Entry | 26th February, 2007 |