looking for a used car.... I have heard from some people that this type of car absolutely blows..... While others point out that , depending on the year (something about GM effing it up) one can find very reliable ones...So which is it... and if you can provide details/experiences with such a car.... it'll be appreciated..... Hope this is the right forum, and not too burdensome a question....
My dad is on his third Saturn, so he must like 'em well enough. Personally, I only ever drove the first and third (the third is only about a year old now), and didn't have any major complaints. I mean, it's no Audi, but... His 2nd Saturn was used, but I think he only had that one for 3 years or so before "trading up" to get his current (V6, bigger) car.
what is it with old people and Saturns? To clarify further, it is an aunt (in her late 50's) who's looking for a car.... and having not much available funds for it..she was looking around and saw a 1994 Saturn SL car (says 'twin cam' on the back...don't know what the heck it's supposed to mean).... I could not tell her if it was a good deal or not -25 hundred bucks- because i got no clue.... Car looked allright though, and only 87K miles.....But i've heard some crap about it....
[knocking on wood] My wife has a 99 Saturn SL2 and it's been pretty trouble free. It's got about 110k and still runs well. [/knocking on wood] From what I've heard, they started to suck in the 2001 model year. Edit: saw your post, my sister-in-law had an early 90s Saturn (GM family, we almost got disowned when we bought our Toyota) and the seats in that were the most god-awful uncomfortable things I've ever sat in. You couldn't sit in them for more than 1/2 hour.
In my experience Saturns are good cars, reliable and safe. My father-in-law has a '94 that he loves and still drives. The models to stay away from are the 03 ION and the early model VUEs - pre - 02, I think. Any thing else should be ok. Go to http://www.saturnfans.com for a message board w/ more info if you want. FWIW I own an 04 ION which I have been very happy with - I would not buy another after 06 b/c they are killing the space frame and gutting the brand. But I like my car very much and was not a Saturn fan prior to test driving it. And I'm 27 . . . not sure what your definition of old is.