1999 Saturn SL consumer reviews

I still have (and regularly drive) my 1999 SL1. It has 267,000+ miles on it and it still runs like the day I bought it new. Regular oil changes, not ragging it out, not modifying it, and not letting things go when they needed replacing or repairing was the ticket to this car's longevity. I think most people would be hard pressed to find a more reliable car requiring as little as this car needs to stay on the road. Still running on the original engine, transmission, timing chain, etc. Many Saturns were used as tow vehicles for RVs so if you can find one that has been towed a lot, it should have few miles and have many, many years of life left. Buying a used Saturn is actually a "greener" choice than buying a new hybrid.!

Great little car, big on reliability with few problems. Great on gas, spare parts are cheap, goes long on gas.

My husband and I walked away from a head on crash that totaled my car last week. No broken bones. It was a very dependable car. Drove mountain pass safely in winter storms for over a decade. Much better mileage than most new cars on the market now. Also amazing amount of fold through space when seats are down. Very sorry to lose it . Only cars marketed overseas seem to rival it. Not sure why we don't get the fuel efficient models here in the states.

Bought this car more than 5 years ago. I'm the second owner. Didn't really know much about Saturns when I bought it, and so glad i did. Got 40 mpg driving from washington to california. still gets great mpg, though maybe not that much. Totally a basic model, but runs great. i'm starting to use it as a commuter car, and on the long drives i know it is not so great to handle. that and no power steering are its drawbacks. still it has been really reliable.

I purchased this model used 8 years ago and it has been great. It's comfortable, tolerable if you're over 6 foot. It's a little low on power, but faster and smoother at freeway speeds than a subcompact. Great mileage and still fairly reliable after 130K. Would recommend full synthetic oil and replacing the transmission fluid every 30-40k miles.

Its a shame saturn is no more. Dependeble car, great gas mileage. Great Eco-tech engine. GM is gonna wish they had keep this car company.

I bought it new. 174,000+ miles now. The most expensive thing I bought for it was the shifter cables @ $300.00. The cheapest was a steering wheel @ junkyard for $10 because the foam came off. I've always changed the oil myself and now it consumes it somehow at a Gallon per 3500 Mi. ...a super duper minor thing.

I bought my 1999 Saturn SL back in Feb 2000 with only 12K miles on it. I recently replaced it after 9 years and well over 150K miles of the best car owning I ever had. This car withstood everything from hours long stop and go Los Angeles traffic, to zooming through the mountains in the middle of the desert heat, to going cross country and handling the cold winter months. The only major problem I had was something in the steering colum had to be replaced, but found out afterwards it was a recall item that could have been done for free. The car still looked near new after all those miles. It ran great, held up to many hours of various driving situations, and was comfortable, even when full of passengers including my husband who is 6'1. A sound car that I wish could be replaced with a newer twin.

My mother first owned it when she bought it new in 1998, she hardly had to replace anything, besides any basic maintenance (oil change, other things needed). the only thing she had to replace was the center console(in between the front seats) which was 40 bucks, very cheap! the car has now been passed down to me and it still runs good and has very good gas milage compared to most vehicles made in the late 1990's- early 2000. i love this car and is good for a first car, and a back-up just to store in case any other vehicles break down. it has always started up for me and i bet it will for you.

This car is perfect. It gets me from a to b, occasionally even b to c. I have never had any problems with this car plus its a chick magnet. This ride is a great catch for everyone. What a great deal !