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minirhyde writes:
2001 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SW2 Wagon Review
ProsLots of cargo room ConsLittle tight in the front seats/shoulder room 
95
Reliable Vehicle — First, I must at admit this is my husband's car so personally I don't drive this one that often. He loves his stationwagon and always has the back full of stuff. This car has been very good on repairs and usually costs less to repair than our other cars. Primary Use: Commuting to work
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Lee_2006 writes:
2001 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL1 Sedan Review
Prosgreat on gas milage Consnone 
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Great Car For High School Kids And A To And From Work Car — Great car. It gets great gas mileage for being a manual transmission. I have had to do some work to it due to the A/C going out. But for having over 100000 miles on it it is still going strong. Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Cory writes:
2001 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL2 Sedan Review
ProsEconomy Consif looking for luxury, more options
85
Easy To Maintain Reliable Economically Efficent American Car! — Great simple CAR, not much more than we need. The Saturn is easy and cheap to maintain, have owned several and enjoy caring for them. Nothing to sporting or fancy but it gets you where you need to be, not a performance car but its fun to drive around town and commute in. Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Jerred writes:
2001 Saturn S-Series 3 Dr SC2 Coupe Review
ProsSporty looking, inexpensive compact, Innovative plastic panels look great even after years have piled on. ConsLittle aftermarket support, There are other cars that respond better to mods.
65
Buy One For A Fun Daily. Buy Something Else If You Want To Be Fast In A Straight Line. — Saturn was GMs attempt at building a import competitor. They learned the Japanese way to design and build cars and handle workers. They were successful, and then threw it all away. The S-series was a great car in 1991, by 2001 is was still a good car, but had passed it's prime only being slightly revised over the years it was out gunned by its competitors. Still, what you got for you money was a good car, filled with that what made those early 90's Saturns so unique. You still got plastic body panels on a space frame. You still nimble steering and decent power. You got a great looking car that shrugs of the years and manages to still look relatively modern. And compared to the competition you got to keep a bit more money in you pocket. The S-series got heavier as the engines improved little. Towards the end of the model Saturn was being pulled into the GM family. I still view the car as superiors to any other GM small car at the time in every way except possibly the engine. The 1.9L LL0 design was ground breaking in terms of manufacturing. But the it's cousin the Ecotech, which was found in other small GM cars was a far better engine. S-series have never responded particularly well to modification. Again this is largely based on the LLO which is long stroked and basically a US only engine. With few markets to sell aftermarket performance parts in, The engine was not particularly attractive to performance companies. Still the S-series is a fun, well engineered car that costs little to get into. I was offered in high efficiency SOHC models and performance oriented DOHC optioned cars. You could also get it in Sedan, coupe and wagon configurations. With over 2 million made it is easy to find the one for you. Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) | ||
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Jared writes:
2001 Saturn S-Series 3 Dr SC1 Coupe Review
ProsFuel efficient, looks good for a 2001 ConsGood luck accelerating after 2nd gear
35
Fun, But Not Functinal -.- — meh, it has 100 hp, not much to make outta it, but i love its appearance. Just needs a bigger engine with moar powa! Doesnt cost much to drive, takes 20 bucks to go to cb. Awesomely fun to drive Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Jay writes:
2001 Saturn S-Series 3 Dr SC2 Coupe Review
Prosuniqness, economy, economical Conspoor build quality
45
A Reliable Saturn? — generally a decent cheap car. automatic version was sluggis, but the twin-cam mated to the close-ratio 5 speed has proved to be a good combo in a car this light. Granted a backpack full of performance upgrades has made this car one of my favorites to drive. 330,000kms, and still going strong Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) | ||
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Matt writes:
2001 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL2 Sedan Review
ProsIt's great on gas, and is very agile. IT has a surprising amount of balls for such a small car and it can powerslide very easily because of sporty suspension. ConsIt is very limited power wise. Of course it gets around fine (now that i'm done fixing the problems I made) but a sporty car is recomended.
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This Is A 2001 Saturn Sl2 With A 1.9 Litre 4-cylinder Dohc Engine. I — It's only a 4-cylinder so it's only capable of only so much power and such. Aside from that though it is very compact but everything has an extremely easy access to parts and fuses. It didn't come with rims so I have the holy crap rims and it has high wall tires so i can't take corners as fast as I want to some times. Other than that the car is amzingly sturdy for being 90% fiber glass and for a sedan. It only weighs 2,430 lb. with 124 hp (stock of course) as 5,200 RPM and 122 ft. lb. of torque at 5,200 RPM. However I do NOT recomend this style of car to my friends, unless they want an economical car. | ||
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skizzo316 writes:
2001 Saturn S-Series 3 Dr SC2 Coupe Review
ProsReliable car, outstanding fuel efficiency for the available power. Car handles like a dream, turn radius is very good. ConsNot well suited for car seats 
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Love My Saturn — If Saturn still made cars like this, I would continue to buy them. The handling, fuel efficiency and reliability of this car has been the best I have ever driven until now. I thoroughly enjoyed driving the SC2 and it is a car definitely worth owning. Primary Use: Family transportation | ||
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Peter writes:
2001 Saturn S-Series 3 Dr SC2 Coupe Review
ProsSmall, agile, decent power curve ConsFloor-mats interfere with pedals, at times; can be sluggish on the throttle; Minor engine issues can add up (over/under revving while idling)
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Mini-tank With Power — Purchased this car about 8 years ago; was a bargain at around $1k under KBB, and 17k miles on it. Now, it's at nearly 110k miles, with only about $3k in major repairs over its life, with the original clutch and trans intact. Some issues I've had include: trunk light missing- irreplacable; backup lights have never worked (though I don't think my mechanic really looked at them); trunk release has never worked; manual transmission linkage bushing failed, necessitating $100 in shop fees (simply to have it diagnosed), though I repaired it myself for $20 (ebay is amazing); driver's seat is slowly falling apart; the interior feels cheap (well, it IS plastic, so yeah); limited options for upgrading. Overall, it's been an amazing vehicle. I currently commute from the desert back to LA every other weekend, sometimes more, due to family needs and visiting my girlfriend, and it handles every trip like a champ. It's not the most powerful engine, but I've dropped it into a lower gear on more than one occasion to speed past a truck or avoid a collision, and it's never left me wanting. Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Joel writes:
2001 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL1 Sedan Review
Prosmpg's Consnot very sporty
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Good If U Want To Pay Less At The Pump — Body is mostly plastic (supposedly dent resistant) and performance isn't that good (only about 102 hp) but it gets good mpg's.The styling isn't very noteworthy but i do like the hood. Has great sound, the speakers are awesome, good bass. |
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