Used 1997 Saturn S-Series for Sale

The Saturn SL2 was my first car. It was may car for college. It was a few years old when I received it as a gift from my mother. I used it mostly for work in the area, partying with my friends and driving up and down the coast in California.

My Saturn S-Series is over 20 years old, but with its relatively low mileage (~60k), and it's good gas mileage, it has been the perfect starter car. For one, I love that the exterior is a plastic that does not rust or scratch easily. The tan cloth seats also ensure that the car does not get too hot in the summer heat. In addition, both the heating and AC system are very powerful--it does not take very long for my car to heat up or cool down. My only complaints are that the fabric at the top of the car's interior has worn away and become shredded, and the power windows can often take a long time to roll up or down. In addition, sometimes my key can get stuck in the ignition such that I can't turn it, which can be frustrating. Another potentially negative thing is how this vehicle fairs in poor weather. Once, I was driving home at night in the snow and it was very hard to stop in intersections. I actually slid out because the brakes locked up. Due to this, I would not recommend this car in areas that face inclement weather.

We bought this care from a private seller about two years ago. We had gotten into a car accident and didn't have full coverage on our vehicle so we had to find a reasonable priced car. One of our neighbors was selling his Saturn SL-1 so we figured we would try it out. This has been a wonderful little car. It had been sitting for a while in his yard so it had a few issues but it has never failed us. We were told by our mechanic that it would give us at least a years worth of use but we are going on year three now. It has great gas mileage and even when we think something is going to go wrong it proves that we spent our money the best way we could have at the time. My mom even got into a car accident with this car. A motorcycle hit her on the side going about 50 mph. It only broke the plastic on the door and broke the glass. The reinforced steel doors saved her life. We paid 1600 for the car and since we had full coverage our insurance gave us 3600 for the accident. We wound up just repairing the door and it drives like a dream. Would definitely recommend Saturn.