Used 2003 Saturn ION for Sale near Ruffin, NC

Great car, love the placement of the speedometer and whatnot. Makes for a smaller steering wheel which is perfect for women. I have had my car for 2 years and have never had a single problem with it. It's a great car, fun to drive. The only negative thing I could possibly say is that the seats can get a little uncomfortable if you are on a long drive. Otherwise, it's a great car!

This is the base model of the 2003 Saturn Ion. This was the first year for production of the Ion, and so there were a few kinks that needed to be worked out. They were not numerous, and included such things as an over-revving engine. this would only happen when the car shifted(automatically) from 3rd to 4th gear, and when it was accelerating uphill. Overall, this car was fantastic, so much so that we have upgraded to the mid-level 2007 Ion, which is sadly the last year for production. From start to finish, this car was and still is the absolute best way to get wherever you are going.

In my young and stupid days, it blew the doors off of Korean four-cylinders in a straight line (and even beat my wife's Miata and my friend's Ford Explorer Sport Trac), but it can't handle to save its life. 159,000 miles later, the engine is still going strong after beating the hell out of it (but leaks oil), and I haven't even changed the transmission fluid. The downsides might seem minor, but they're really big to me. I've never driven something with such incompetent handling (and I was a car detailer and auto parts delivery guy in past lives). I've even done the struts, shocks, and bushings, and it still sucks. It's amazing how poorly engineered the ION1 suspension was, and it's easy to see why the level 1 was canned the very next year. It's also easy to see why GM couldn't compete in the segment. The car is ugly, and the seats are uncomfortable on long trips. As long as you change out the flawed timing chain tensioner and re- torque flywheel yourself, though, the engine is my favorite four cylinder of all time. (I hear loose flywheels are common on GM's.) I get about 27 mpg. I'm the original owner. I run synthetic oil and drive the car like I stole it at a current rate of about 30,000 miles a year.

overall the car is pretty good. we havent had to really replace anything on the car except for tires. the performance is average. the apperace looks nice and the interior is comfy. the car is a nice daily driver type of car.

performance-needs a bigger engine Great Gas Milage fun bc its a stick very basic appearance but nice bc the plastic doesn't rust or get very dirty needs better wipers. overall i like having it and am glad i didn't pick the taurus