My $300 92 Saturn SL2 is the Best Beater Money can Buy! Prove me Wrong!
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Saturn started so well and GM screwed it up so completely.
I had a 96 SC2 and loved it. The auto transmission was so easy to maintain. A drain plug and external screw on filter just like the engine.
Knew a girl back in the day with a manual SC2 and it was a pretty dang fun car
My first Saturn was a 91 SL1 5 speed and that car had over 457,000 miles when I got rid of it, and I drove it daily over 120 miles. Damn I miss that car
@@MrTakeYoBitsh oh yeah great on gas and the thing would not die, the only reason I got rid of it was the shift cable broke and I drove 60 miles in 3rd gear
No problem
Saturn sl2's are some of the best cars ever built!
Saturn's were built exceptionally well for that time period!
@@davont1445 where I live they rust to absolutely nothing in a matter of 10 20 30 years depending on the area they're used in
I had a 94 that I drove back in college that never let me down. Loved that car and was super reliable. I don't think I ever had to dump money into it apart from routine maintenance.
Randy. I love it . It is a perfect car for a college student or someone need a break. I would fix the AC and clean it . .well fix the fender. Great buy. I would drive it right now. Just need tuning oil change battery of course. Sent it down the road
😁👍 absolutely
@@hoopty. I drive one with a 5 speed manual and it's as good as you think it is, I have a lock that pretty much doesn't work and leaves my car pretty much unlocked, yet I'm the only one to ever break into it in 2 years
@@hoopty. i89
I have 10 Saturn's over the yrs. Saturn was a underrated brand from GM. Good beater cars,mpg,easy to work on and cheap to own!
I have a 92 SL1 and it has almost identical list of things not working. Odometer, drivers automatic seatbelt, a/c compressor, but I LOVE it. So much fun to drive!
I bought a 97 Saturn SL1 brand new. It was a 5 speed manual and it seemed bullet proof. It was a good daily driver that got me back and forth from work for 15 years.
I had two "92 Saturns... An SL and an SL2. really liked them a lot. I was a huge Saturn Fanboy when they first came about.
Your Count laugh on three spoke to my soul... Hehehe! Awesome.
Had an 2001 SC2 bright yellow. Loved it. Was my favorite car ever. In 2014 a tree fell on it. Still miss that car.
The greatest and most fun car I ever had was a 1998 Saturn SL2 with twin cam 1.9. Started every single day in either -10° other 110°.... A 10 gallon gas tank at one point cost $19.00 to fill lasted all week . Ran up and down the New Jersey turnpike at 70 to 85 mph for hours with ease. I lived with the slamming into gear transmission and burning 2 qts oil every 1,500 miles but absolutely awesome automobile....
I still have my 2001 SL1 - I have put 330,000 miles on her. It still has the original stock clutch - although it is getting very tired at this point. But best car I ever bought. I'm going to hold onto it longing enough to teach my oldest how to drive a standard in a few months.
dont throw away the pressure plate.......just change the clutch...... Replacement parts are really poor quality these days.....
I had an SL2 just like this back in the late 90’s. I actually enjoyed it.
Dude those cars are awesome. Saturn's have a great following. Tune her up, battery, clutch or replace compressor, freash gas and off she goes. Like others have said I'd drive that thing. They drive out good. Had an 05 ion and I miss that thing. Those are neat, easy to work on little cars. Sporty cars for their time. I hate they shut down.
a 05 ion may wear the saturn badge but it is not a saturn. That's when saturns became just another badge. I got a 2004 Malibu classic. I believe it's the same car mechanically as that ion you had.
@@chrishoward7645 a lot of g m sedans of that time had the the 2.2 ecotech. Your Malibu, cobalt, cavalier ect were all the same . Saturn was still doing things others weren't and were unique gages in the middle of the dash for example. All the body panels being replaceable.
@@bfromo747 To each their own. Saturn did become more of a badge as time went on. To me a true saturn has a 1.9L engine and dent resistance body. My daily is 01 sl1. Love that car and it's 1.9l.
@@chrishoward7645 we both have an appreciation for the brand. I don't have ant disagreement with you really. Im.just saying I thunk they were good across the whole platform. Your year model was probably ahead of its time as well.
I’ve seen worse for $500 that’s for sure! For someone in need it would definitely get them where they needed to go.
The Saturn S-series that had the SOHC engine used the MP6 auto transaxle and the DOHC engine used the MP7 auto transaxle. It seems as though some of the gear ratios were different between the two. These were great little cars. I worked on them for over 10 years professionally.
Was it the '94 model year that they finally fixed the n.v.h. problem?? I think that's what Motor Trend said.
I like it, my great grandfather bought his first car for around $300 in today's money. It was an old model A Ford Convertible that was in a junkyard back in 1944 when he was 17 years old.
I had a 1992 SC that I bought in 1995 and owned until 2007, had almost 200,000 miles on it and was running just fine but got an Ion in 2007, really liked that car too! And the seat belt chime! But the auto seat belts were a bit of a pain if they broke, same with the flip up headlights. Cool video!
These were my bread and butter cars when I had a dealership. The early ones spun bearings something fierce, but around 98 they got crankshaft girdles that helped a lot. I can change the engine in one with my eyes shut and I've hooned many a back road in them. The A/C compressors were broke from the factory. 35-40mpg was nice.
Owned a 96 sl2. LOVED that car. Got it at 16 and held onto it until i was in my mid 30's. Still kicking myself for selling it. It never let me down, even when the original motor blew at almost 300k miles....still got me home on 3 cyls. Slapped in a new motor and it got 49mpg highway reliably. Very basic but incredible cars.
Love these old Saturns. Thanks Randy for showing us this amazing little gem. 😊🐸
I had one just like this, same color and all, and it was a truly amazing car! ❤️ I should have kept mine ❤️
Randy, I had a 94 SL1, and a 97 SC2, both were incredible cars. I miss both! The only issue that I ever had was that my 94 burned oil. Those were very underrated cars, better than any American car in its class, and could compete with Honda, Toyota and Nissan. Also, keep up the awesome content!!! I’m hooked!!
I had 4 Saturns ( 2 SL1's and 2 SL2's ).. LOVED them.. such simple cars, not bad looking, and the stick shifts were cool to drive and easy to repair.
Fair warning though if something happens to the alternator bracket and it breaks off of the motor there's no way to replace it other than to replace the block. My father and I struggled with that issue for years using JB weld and other fixes. That alternator being able to move like that let that belt move over into the power steering reservoir and slice right through it one morning on my way to school. It also squealed under all circumstances lol
I bought a 94 Saturn sl1 for $600 from auction running and driving with one issue preventing it from driving smooth which was a $13 ECT sensor that took around 30 minutes to replace Its been running great the past 7 months for me since I bought it with no further issues 😁
Randy, that Saturn is a great little car. perfect daily driver 👍
The hard shifts are most likely the valve body in the transmission. Impacts every automatic S Series at some point. $120 and an hour or so will get it shifting smoothly again.
Reading the comments and it’s nothing but love from current and former Saturn owners!
I was waiting for this one! My aunt gave me a 92 coupe version of this car an SC2 with a sunroof, twin-cam, and 5 speed. LOVED THIS CAR! It was slow but it was very reliable and fun in the twists. I sure miss it!
I got one two, I hit a deer last fall and had trouble finding a new or used passenger fender , so I used fiberglass and resin and repaired it like on a boat
Also when I bought it, I was advised to not open the sun roof , because of rain leaking
A cool Copart parody song.
"All the cars look prettier at closing time....."
I have to say, I like the little Saturn. GM really screwed the brand and that pissed me off. They deserved better. Pontiac did, too.
Those Saturns are great cars,ahead of their time!My dad had a 95/96 5spd same color,awesome car wish they had them here in Portugal where im living now I'd buy one.
picked up a 99 sl1 5 sp at patrick afb dead lot.. clutch blown .. no one could knew how to test drive it.. got it for 300 also .. put it in first and then started it.. bounced and ran fine.. got home 23 miles in second gear.. had it for 10 yrs and its pushing 240k.. have 2 other cars and this one for around town..always ready.. fam borrows it when their more modern pos fails. 5 speed is just friking fun to drive and can leave it anywhere and no one even notices it.. most reliable car ive ever owned.
I got an $800 Saturn sl1 manual with 197000. It has 204000 now and I love it so much
The Saturn is a much better car compared to the Pontiac Grand Am and the Nissan Altima. I was hoping for a new body panel or something. Appearance can make people fork over more money.
Saturns are good cars. I had a 113k mile 2000 LS1 for almost 6 years and sold it to a friend for $1300. Cold AC and heat as fast as you can spit out a watermelon seed! Oil changes every six months or 3000 miles whichever comes first! Going to meet the friend I sold it to tomorrow. The car's running great to this day.
I bought a new 98 SC2 and kept it for 8 years. Then we gave it to my son and he drove it for several years.
Very good car. GM made a major error by dropping the Saturn line.
The S series was perfect. They made em in house at Spring Hill Tennessee USA no GM parts were used. GM ruined in coming into the 2000s by turning it into another badge engineered brand sad what they did to Saturn
Brings back memories. My 01 Saturn SC1, was a fun & generally reliable car, though not the most comfortable. Engine lasted more than the cvt transmission.
I had a ‘93 SL2 wagon . Had 179,000 miles when my wife ran over a cement parking lot stop tearing a hole in the oil pan. She drove about a mile when someone told her she was leaving a trail of oil. I put a new oil pan in and it was fine and drove it another 5000 miles before selling it.
The guy I sold it to drove it til 231,000 miles with no problems before reselling it.
Yessss the Saturn!!! I've been waiting for this 🤘🏽🔥❤️
People always complained about these cars not being fancy, and they didn't have enough tech, but that wasn't the point of them. The point of them was to have a cheap, reliable cars for the small family. And boy did Saturn succeed!!! There was also a lot of American pride in these cars because they were not only designed from the ground up, but they were built here in the U.S. It was one of those companies that brought U.S pride to anyone who bought one. These cars were always underrated and misunderstood. Not only did they always start on first turn of the key, but they also handled very well in the snow and rough conditions. Saturn was ahead of its time. Sadly GM completely took Saturn over and just re-badged crappy gm platforms before the brand ended. So we can thank GM for getting rid of one of the most reliable and well thought out cars ever...
But whenever i see an original one on the road i can't help but smile a little knowing that, that American built car is years old and still running while brand new cars are dropping like flies.
Excellently put!! But not enough tech?? In the early 90's?!? What was the automotive media expecting, a James Bond car?!?!?😅
@@landonbenford8369 I understand what you're saying. But you missed my point. Saturn's were more basic. For example Pontiac and bucks had more buttons and cooler features. Saturn really didn't.
@@arandomhobbychannel6718 Ironically, two of the "older brother" divisions that were jealous of the "new baby" in the house.
@@landonbenford8369 Lol, yes.
I love 90s cars and early 2000s I was so surprised first time I sat in the passenger seat of my 97 corolla I hadnt noticed that everything is facing the driver. This car gives me smiles to see especially those wheels and switches in the middle.
My 03 Saturn LW200 with 184 000 miles is going strong. Doesn’t burn any oil and never let me down. Just , reliable and pretty comfortable car with 4 cylinder engine.
The Buick that I drive has a service soon light on. I think it's the same as an oil change warning on new cars. The reset button is in the fuse panel on the side of the dash. I like Saturns.
Go to a junkyard, pull a clutch off one that looks in decent shape. The A/C might work. My 2001 Saturn SL had no A/C when I first bought it, but the cooling fan did turn on & power was getting to the clutch coil, I replaced the clutch coil & clutch with one from a junkyard, it was less than $15 I think & the A/C has been blowing ice cold since then & that was 3 years ago now, never needed to add any freon.
That must be the oxygen sensor. That was the only time my Saturn dashboard lit up, my mechanic told me “just replace it yourself, you don’t need to pay me. everything is easy to fix in this car” pointed at it, I replaced it and never gave me a major problem after that. Drove it over 350k miles, gave it to my nephew and he added a ton more miles to it
I had a twin cam gold wagon . My was a a 95. I Drove it for years. Excellent car and very dependable. Factory AC still worked on it.
Still daily driving a 1999 SL2 and it runs amazing!
I bought a 2001 Saturn S Series with only 65,000 miles on it just this past October for $1.00 Yep that is not a typo. It runs great and have put 10,000 miles on it already. I just changed out the serpentine belt and taking it next week for a tune up and some other preventative maintanence.
Yes Randy! I love 😍 my Saturn! A 2002 SL1 Burnt Orange manual shift! Only 211,000 miles(10,500/yr) Just got a new Aluminum radiator,
A/C recharge, & a top motor mount fixed by my mechanic. Took him under an hour to do & he didn't charge much b/c I bought the radiator & mount from Amazon myself for only $121.(Prime shipped) I highly recommend the all welded Radrace Aluminum Radiator! Can't beat my 44 mpg highway either.(Amsoil all around, K&N filters, & double platinum A/C Delco plugs) These cars are bulletproof!
I have 2 96s SL2 and SW2 love love love these little cars way more reliable than some of my newer cars lol both were abandoned cars I bought from a tow yard auction 5yrs ago both are still going strong
Those Saturns look great. I like them very much. A pity the brand was discontinued.
there is a HUGE saturn forum out there..i had a 2002 SL2 automatic..these cars have some quirks but they are relaible and easy to maintain..and parts including fenders are available
Any year trans can swap, but if going from auto to manual, or auto sohc to dohc or vise versa, pcm also must be swapped. Have owned 7 and currently own one Sl2 I've completely restored. Had an 01' sc1 before that, bought it at 180, drove it to 430, until someone ran a red light on me. Great cars
Randy be having fun in these cars. I know you enjoy what you do man. It really is about doing what you want.
Randy, I had a silver with dark blue interior 92 SL2 that was loaded up with a moon roof and 5 speed. Loved that car and sold it to my brother when I bought a 2004 Saturn Ion 3 which is also loaded up. I still own that one with 84,000 miles. Saturns were and are great cars. Your blue green one is a decent little car and would make a nice car for a young person.
Call me crazy, but I kinda like that thing. It's worth an ac compressor, and a little body work, if you're going to use it for a work vehicle.
My Aunt has a 93 SL2 Sedan she bought brand new. Hers is Maroon with a stick shift. Hasn't been on the road in a few years but as far as I know it just needs a new trailing arm in the left rear to make it roadworthy again.
I had a Saturn ion redline in high school and I have to say I miss it it’s a lot better than my piece of junk 2008 Ford Focus SeS that literally goes by the joke fix and repair daily
Check engine light and smoke are common with Saturns. I have a 99 SW2 with check light on for the EGR system. It also needs window regulators for the power windows. It's overall pretty good car. Drives and runs like your SL2.
Own a 99 sl1, 519k original engine and trans, 32 mpg best running car ive ever owned
I can't wait to have an early 90s SL2 someday, kinda ironic the AC is bad, when i studied at uti houston 3 years ago on the AC class section there was a 99 green SL2 and man even if the car was chopped in half that green, basic 90s tan interior and even the egg yolk headlights was a love at first sight for me, saturn was not sold where i lived so these were new and now i want to park one of those next to my green 93 Lexus LS400 for fuel economy and have like a young office guy car next to the bosses Lexus. That would be nice
One day, it would be fun to do a ‘2 junkers become one’ vid on a car like this and a mechanically totalled car.
Hey Randy, DON’T BACK UP!
Your welcome.
Cheers Pat 🇦🇺
I just got the same car and I’m exited to fix it, mine is rough but there’s a good car under all that crap.
The best of 1980’s tech you could buy new in 2002
I'd run that car up here in New York those cars are good up here in this state can't beat them their best beaters with a heater we call them a good video keep you up the good work
In regard to the hood, you can actually buy the carbon fiber one from Seibon and they still sell it for that car. Also ud be correct about the wrong trans, you would have faster acceleration but less top end in the SL1trans with SL2 head, etc and got a full engine rebuild and 10 to 1 high compression build with cramk knife edging, low boost E85 with a head from R.A.C.E. for my port and polish and mild deshrouing, ARP main and head studs, etc, stiffer springs, lower, 1.6 inches and polyurethane bushing master set on the car
Impressive cars, Saturn was ahead of it's time - like so many other GM products. That said I technically have one. 2007 Opel Astra H 1.8 (Saturn Astra)
I may buy a 1993 Saturn sc2 for 1600$ and this video definitely made me excited about the car I was worried about the price cuz to me this car looks really nice so I thought it would be more pleasantly surprised to know it’s a good beginner car as it’s my first car
Old cars rule. Awesome show
You learned a valuable lesson replacing the transmission
The Saturn Automatic transmissions have a problem with a bold that likes to come loose. It causes it to shift funny. It wont damage the transmission if you get to it fast enough.
Them ole Saturn's are very serviceable. Good very basic, transportation 🙏 Thanks for sharing Randy
Randy, Eric @Catfisz Corner is bout to buy a RV n take his channel on the road 🌘🌒 He could use your BB rv 🙏 Just sayn
They never sold these in Europe, but i've seen them in the US... never really liked them, but i have a soft spot for this one i quess
I appreciate this video...I really do, that being said please keep Saturn's under the radar. They're cheap now because they're already hard to find parts for, etc. That being said they're amazing point a to point b runarounds that you can have a bit of sneaky fun in. Don't blow the market wide open on us less fortunate folk who just need a solid commuter car...
Sold my 95 Sentra for 500$ and the lady drove it for 5 years with no problems at all, oil changes and gas. Those 500$ beaters with a heater sometimes are the best cars. She crashed during a snow storm and the car was totaled but still a great car.
I still have my 95 SL2. Best car i ever owned, and i owned like more than 30. If someone is not caring about the looks and the interior's quality, those cars have no negative sides, i would say!
These are 4AT. My sisters 1998 SL2 will shift hard when it’s time for a fluid and filter service when you change the fluid and filter it shifts smooth again. Hers had right at 200,000 miles I think. I have 2 ions and the ions were supposed to be sportier than the S-Series. The S-Series has independent front and rear suspension and the ion had independent front and semi independent torsion bar rear suspension
I had a new 2002 SL2 and got 245k miles before I sold it for $500 cuz the transmission was going out. That car had been beat to hell, overheated multiple times, ran on barely any oil several times (wife was driving it, I had no idea) but it kept driving strong.
Had one got rid of it years ago regret it. Thing is still running to this day with over 200 thousand on it
Did you notice the build sheet in the trunk? Lots of good information.
Good to see you again randy good luck buddy with the cars
I paid a couple grand for me 97 SC - has the stick shift and I can squeeze 41 to the gallon out. Don’t treat it as a disposable, they last forever if you take care of it! Treat it as a back up.
They're fantastic on gas. I had a 96 SC2 that I regularly got 40mpg with. Should have kept it. Got a 97 SL2 now. Have had over a dozen S series. Back 10 years ago you could pick these up a dime a dozen for under 500. Great flip cars. Tastes have changed though.
@@justink4892 Mine is going on year 2 at almost 200K miles. I'ma just build it a custom engine before it dies, and make it into a mid HP, low weight, but insane eco tune. I might go all out just to make something weird.
if you could find a junked one in the same color and swap the parts out itd be nice. I love them with a 5speed swap and lowered on nice wheels. A friend of mine had a wagon and sold me on how cool and fun it was. Great gas mileage, reliable, and cheap parts.
This car I exactly like my first car, same exact options, except mine was red. Absolutely loved that car! Unfortunately I rolled it in 2016 and have been looking for one in good condition ever since that wasn't outrageously over priced.
man i love that gauge cluster!
I wanted this exact car back in the day.
Used to work with a guy that would buy every SL2 he got his hands on.
A lot of these, and I mean a lot of these, were crossed into Mexico. I see them every day out on the street.
I loved my sl2 just was too broke at the time to fix it's cracked radiator ❤😂
little sewing machine
I still think they are attractive. I like this first generation S series. They share a similar look to the Olds Cutlass Supreme of the same era. Those little Saturns were quite popular and they even had events where you brought the car back to the factory for a "homecoming" They were good cars.
Love what you’ve been doing!
Brother that little Saturn SL2 is exactly what I’m looking for, but only needs the 5 speed manual transmission 😢
i own a 01 sl2 with 120000 miles love the crap out of it too
Those Saturn's really held up more then people said they did I had an ion standard transmission ran great got good gas mileage too miss having those old GMs man
I love this Saturn what a beautiful car man, She deserves a good Bath and cleaning and ac fixed
I know you have been avoid them lately, but can we see more Mercedes’ and BMWs come to the channel?? I miss the S600 V12 from awhile back, I’d like to see more content like that.
I’ve always liked the Saturn never heard anything bad about them! Maybe the best one in the bunch of cars?
I really miss Saturn. GM always finds a way to destroy things that are good
Saturn was a good company. Good little cars back in the day.