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@urfwenderick3942

5 жыл бұрын

Scott what do u think of a 87 blazer a good friend of mine is selling it for 5g but he well give it to me for 1500 is it good

@McHale20

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Scotty. I have a 92 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon, and I hear quite a bit about how it's a future classic. I started fixing a few things on it, but I'm wondering if it's worth it to go all out and put a lot of money in it and make it brand new, in hopes that it will pay me back in the future. It runs wonderful btw, and I do love it, should I just run it until it doesn't want to, or actually try and keep it in tip top shape?

@ziadatallah3742

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Scotty! What do you think of the 4 cylinder 2009 GMC Terrain? Thinking of buying one for about 8k with around 40,000miles

@gerardcomeau2160

5 жыл бұрын

@Scotty Kilmer 👍

@thedementedmussolinifjb3218

5 жыл бұрын

@@McHale20 Great car, but its the 1993-1996 that are the most valuable years. Those have the 350 LS1 engines in them. I'm looking to buy one myself.

If Saturn would have stuck with their original vision and made a great small car & made improvements in quality, Saturn would have been alive and well today. Instead, General Motors was more interested in making Hummers.

@billolsen4360

5 жыл бұрын

They should have brought Toyota in and had them build the cars. We all had high hopes for Saturn back in the day, but it turned out to be another con job.

@indridcold8433

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. The early Saturn cars were amazing. When Saturn started using the Chinese BYD engines, switched to really poor quality sheet metal, and super cheap interiors that fell apart, everyone ran away from Saturn. I loved early Saturn. Late model Saturn was garbage.

@chargermaster586

3 жыл бұрын

Which ended up being cut for the Bailout

@charger19691

3 жыл бұрын

@@billolsen4360 , all they had to do was stick to building a great, reliable, small car, in America. Saturn could have been amazingly successful!

@chargermaster586

3 жыл бұрын

In the 2000s They had to follow everyone with Suv bandwagon

Anyone is stupid to pay $8000 for an engine for an 08 Dodge,,,, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'm hearing this! DAMN! He could of just bought another used good running Durango for LESS than that. You know, the WHOLE car

@805NAVE

5 жыл бұрын

Gilbert Arciniega coulda bought a used Toyota Land Cruiser for 8k!!

@1Dub79

5 жыл бұрын

He shoulda bought a new engine and had them installed it. Damn, rebuilding. Something, is likely to go wrong, as it did.

@LionWithTheLamb

5 жыл бұрын

Never have a repair shop do a rebuild, always get a new, or quality rebult (Jasper comes to mind). and if you want to have it rebuilt have a good machine shop that is known for engine builds do it. A machine shop built engine very well may cost more money but normally will be built to exact specs. A person like MyvintageIron7512 for example. Salvage yard engines are usually fine as well, but I've seen duds and people eat their hats in extra money for having them replaced again.

@The_Sword3

5 жыл бұрын

@@LionWithTheLamb At one time Jasper was a good rebuilder company. Now they make junk. Never buy a jasper motor or transmission. They are total crap.

@frankdenardo8684

5 жыл бұрын

Gilbert Arciniega she got taken for a ride.

New brand makes a comeback called Uranus.

@ReganMcKee

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao nice. "Hey man can i finally drive your...... Uh...Uranus?"

@thomasdarby6084

5 жыл бұрын

I'm Up with that!

@darrenm8172

5 жыл бұрын

You down with that dawwwg?

@Jay-dp5wp

5 жыл бұрын

Chillllllllll😂😂

@AnalyticalReckoner

5 жыл бұрын

Uranus better be big enough to fit all my friends.

I once bent an early 2000's Saturn SL2 in half by going too fast over what I assumed was a slight hill only to find it was a VERY steep hill that entered a parking complex. It still ran/drove but the front doors no longer shut lol.

@tomhardware2254

5 жыл бұрын

Jimmy JimJims my father had one of those total pos.

@cceatl

5 жыл бұрын

Nice unit

@outdoorsguy

5 жыл бұрын

Did you manage to bend it back?

@thedoctor9138

5 жыл бұрын

Lol I read this in Early Cuyler's voice

@DonnaDoveWinters

4 жыл бұрын

That's one of the craziest stories I've ever heard about a newer car lol. It reminds me of an anecdote you'd hear about British-made cars in the 70s, not American cars from the early 2000s

Paid $8k for a new engine for a Durango haha. Are you kidding!!!

@bobwallace9814

5 жыл бұрын

The actual cash value of an 11 yr old Durango is less than the $8k.

@tenhundredkills

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Why bother putting in $8K for rebuilding a Dodge engine? Why not use that money and buy a different car altogether? There are all kinds of used cars out there for $8K or less that will last far longer than a Durango!

@bobwallace9814

5 жыл бұрын

@@tenhundredkills I think I may have the answer. That Durango at that age is a good bet to be from a tote the note lot. When the engine blew, they did the work and added it to the payoff. That is pretty common.

@gagepuffinbarger6939

5 жыл бұрын

Well paying that much for a new engine is dumb in something that old regardless what vehicle it is. Unless of course it’s a super car. But my buddy has an 07 Durango that they’ve had for years and never had problems. But they don’t treat it like garbage unlike the person that Scotty mentioned. I’m sure that things been romped countless times and driven cold. So take care of your vehicles and they’ll take care of you.

@SamiUddin13

5 жыл бұрын

$8000 could've got him a good used car

My mom worked for Saturn for years. We owned no less than six, all automatic except one. Every single one made it to 200,000 miles without any issues. Nothing. Can’t vouch for the final years, but mid-‘90s to mid-‘00s, they were solid cars.

@yasayrad8969

Жыл бұрын

Why does GM love letting brands down?

Saturn is one of the most underrated automotive brands of all time. It was cheap, reliable, and often overlooked as competitors for 1/4 mile pulls at the local race strip. I had three of them, all together at once. Their biggest mistake was not to take their own advice. When they came out it was a no hassle brand. Different. Unique. and at the same time, revolutionary, the underdog. But then they fell into lazyness... And as a big Saturn fan it hurts to say it. 12 years using the same engine configuration... (The Ion line was just a GM disguise....) I mean... Ever since they came out all tie time were SC, SC2. SL, SL2. SW, SW2... Which were just a single or dual overhead cam.... no premium features... No evolution... 12 years. Thats all they came up with for 12 years.... I modified a 95 SC2 to make 11 seconds 1/4 mile... and it was a sleeper. Nobody could tell it was that fast just from looks... and it was all internals. No turbo.. just using the reliable 1.9 DOHC engine that came with it, and some stage 2 camshafts... But the other two.. they were my daily drivers for MANY years! 97 SC2, and 96 SC2. I miss them, and I really hope to be able to buy one of the best cars they made while they were still in business.... the Sky Redline. Which it was an Opel in disguise, but their design was amazing.. the Solstice is an abomination!!! (they share 90% of the parts), but it does turn heads. I miss Saturn. u_u

@Ebbsilen

5 жыл бұрын

I own a 95 SL2 but automatic. Last year at the strip i used my 1988 V6 Camry and lost against anything. The SL2 feels way faster but i'm affraid it's not the case. Opinion? (As with the old Camry, i won't beat the car. Only starting at full throttle without any wheel spinning or shifting trick. Don't want to injure those rare cars you know. Only test them)

@NeoKyoKusanagi

5 жыл бұрын

@@Ebbsilen the 97 SC2 I had was an AT. I remember it had like a.. "Performance" switch right next to the shifter. It made the shifts go higher on RPM´s before switching to the next. The usual.. iriduim spark plugs and stuff. Not really much you can do before going all internals, pal, unfortunately. I did have an MSD coil, MSD wires, the usual Denso Iridium.... and and a high flow filter. Not much more. if you´re speaking about internals thats a whole different story... and budget. haha

@Ebbsilen

5 жыл бұрын

@@NeoKyoKusanagi Nah i don't plan to modify it. I just wondered if you thought my stock SL2 would be faster than my V6 Camry from 1988

@douglasdea637

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, I too miss Saturn. I purchased two of them: a '95 SL1 and a 2001 SL1. Both were excellent vehicles which didn't give me any problems. Wish I could buy a new one today. That whole "No Haggle Pricing" was great, more companies should follow that model. It's a good feeling knowing that I'm getting the same price as everyone else anywhere else.

@indridcold8433

5 жыл бұрын

The last few years of Saturn were nothing like the good ones at the beginning. The BYD engines were garbage. The bodies were no longer polymer and became very rust prone sheet metal, and the materials for the interior became incredibly inferior. The early Saturn was a great car I really miss.

I had an '07 Saturn Aura V6 that I bought used in 2011 and sold to a private buyer in 2015 which I still regret doing. I put a lot of wear on that car as an Uber driver and the only problems I had with the car was a broken coin tray and a 6 inch section of the dashboard above the instrument panel coming unglued. Go figure.

I have a 2008 Saturn vue with a 2 liter 4cil and it runs great with 210k miles on it. Been having the car for 3 years now since I was 18 and it has been a miracle worker as my first car

I was so sad they quit making Saturns. I love my '06 Saturn ION. Most dependable car I've ever owned.

@mackey-5438

5 жыл бұрын

My wife has a 2005 Saturn Ion and she loves it. Only problem was the ignition switch fiasco.

@La-yt1wr

5 жыл бұрын

Valerie Robles The Saturn Ion, Aura and Outlook were amazing Saturn was the only company from GM that cared for the community and environment in their later years and I remember their commercial saying that they’ll pay for your car for a few months when you become unemployed

@chrisbondra2090

5 жыл бұрын

I loved my little 04 Ion. My sister has an Astra with 170K miles. My parents have an 03 VUE with the Honda engine still going. I work with a friend who has a ton of miles on his Ion. I also work with a guy who put over 300K miles on his Saturn. I don't know of anyone who's had trouble with their Saturns. They always had fresh baked cookies in the waiting room while getting an oil change!! Our salesmen Al Clappsaddle was Me Saturn and president of the car club.

@5t3v3n12343211

5 жыл бұрын

Yea I got an 07 vue and it runs strong and barely any parts go although tht might b bc it’s a standard

@fiber9m

5 жыл бұрын

I had a Saturn wagon 4cyl manual. That car ran perfect super reliable. I gave it to my cousin with 223,000 miles on it 3 yrs ago and she's still driving it now in Louisiana

I bought a 2001 Saturn sl1 automatic (200,000) miles in college. Paid a thousand bucks for it. It ran like a champ. Was decent looking as the plastic panels don’t rust. 3 years and 50,000 miles later (total 250,000), I sold that for 900 bucks. And the best part? 40 miles to the gallon!

$8,000 for a rebuilt engine??!!!! In a Dodge?! What the 'F'!!! Get a NEW create engine! Sorry...they saw you coming guy!!

I worked at a Saturn dealership. Saw plenty with 300k. 1 had 450k. Military guy who drove coast to coast. The automatic transmissions were great.

@Zhaturianvisionz

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@karencloskey7147

4 жыл бұрын

I have a 2002 Saturn L300 with v6 engine and automatic transmission. What are your thoughts on this model?

@JuanHernandez-ni6bj

2 жыл бұрын

What are you thoughts of the 2009 awd vue?? I'm about to buy one for cheap.

We’ve imported a 2007 Saturn Vue I Greenline (grey) to France 11 years ago. It still running good! Euro équivalent could be the Dacia Duster : cheap and really reliable.

Who in their right mind would think paying $8000 for rebuilt engine was a good idea?!?!

@bradley8420

4 жыл бұрын

Dude loves his care maybe.

My first new car was a 1995 Saturn SL1 - I had it for 9 years with 152K miles, it ran great but was totaled when someone ran a red light, got a 2005 model Saturn ION, had it for 1 year, traded it in for a Saturn VUE- I had that car for 13 years, and was approaching 189K miles.

@MatthewFordVictoria

9 ай бұрын

I've got the 2007 V-6 VUE (16 years old now) and it's the best vehicle I've ever owned! The only thing I wish they had, was a rear window that opened. Then I could reach inside, rather than opening the entire rear door, only to watch stuff that was leaning against it fall out.

Pontiac and Saturn was always better than then Chevy’s regular cars

@indridcold8433

5 жыл бұрын

Chevrolet is still junk. GM should have totally disappeared after the fall of Pontiac. There is nothing GM makes that I would vaguely consider. It is a shame. Pontiac and Chevrolet was once my favourite vehicles ever. GM must mean, "Garbage Motors."

@moetcp

3 жыл бұрын

The Grand am was such a reliable car

@PontiacFan68

3 жыл бұрын

@@indridcold8433 no you got it wrong they are Greedy Motors they don't care if their cars comes from a scrap yard

@indridcold8433

3 жыл бұрын

@@PontiacFan68 I heard they are going to go to full electric car production only. What idiots. The power grid can barely handle what it has to power now. GM will be begging for another bailout very soon.

@junglejustice1783

2 жыл бұрын

Dude saturns are awful, bad design really labor intensive and time consuming to work on

Saturn failed when it became the one thing it was never meant to be. A rebadged Chevy. The early ones that were independently developed and manufactured were well put together. Sure they had a cheaper interior, but the things would run and run and run. After GM started forcing badge engineering on Saturn it started to go downhill fast. Sharing the same poor engines and transmissions with it's GM siblings sank the reliability.

@maxpowersbigfoothunter3825

5 жыл бұрын

Enrique Ortiz they were actually rebadged Opels. Then when there was no more Saturns, Chevy and Buick got them. The Catera was supposed to be the LSeries, but Cadillac dealers complained so much, they got it instead. GM management is its own worst enemy.

@louf7178

5 жыл бұрын

I see many on the road now.

@DrOlds7298

5 жыл бұрын

@@maxpowersbigfoothunter3825 True. Catera was a fancied up Opel Omega. And Saturn did have it,too?? L200 I think they call it.

@maxpowersbigfoothunter3825

5 жыл бұрын

The Caddy was an Omega, but the L-series was based on the Opel Vectra-b.

@calrs682

5 жыл бұрын

it always amazes me how these corporations screw up good things, I remember when I used to want a Saturn, by the time I could get one, they were shoddy. I never understood why that happened, thanks for the info.

I had a 4 cylinder 02 Saturn manual. It ran like a champ and I only paid 1800 for it with 89000 miles. Kept it till I sold it to a friend should of kept it as a beater car

@cceatl

5 жыл бұрын

Not bad at all!

@danejurus69

5 жыл бұрын

How many miles did you have on it when you sold it?

@fenstyvw5397

5 жыл бұрын

It had 130000 and all I had to replace was a evap valve I think it was, n my friend sold it at 165000. Both of us never even put a clutch in or plugs that was the best thing ever, not fast at all but a fun car to drive around

@shinakumaforu5107

5 жыл бұрын

I bought a saturn ls1 basic model ecotec engine for 900 a year ago still running strong. Only basic stuff done replaced the spark plugs, motor blower, cabin air filter, and right hub assembly. Gotta say it is holding up good.

@Ebbsilen

5 жыл бұрын

@@shinakumaforu5107 If it has an Ecotec, it's not a SL1. It's an Ion or a LS2000. 90-02 Satur S serie never had Ecotec... it's probably why they were reliable too lol

I totally got my money's worth out of my 2000 Saturn 4 cyl manual. Great car for the money, for sure. Still runs!

I recall back in the mid-1990s when I brought my '91 Honda Civic to the dealership service department for its annual tuneup/service, that one of the service writers said that if was forced to buy an American compact car, that the Saturns manufactured at that time would be his choice, as he felt they were the best quality-built domestic cars on the road. His statement to me was so memorable since it was coming from a Honda dealership employee.

I’ve had two Saturns. I had the Saturn SL, a four-door four cylinder with standard transmission for $950.00 and I bought it with 149,000 miles and drove it until it had 275,000 miles. It got me through school. I bought a 2008 Saturn Vue with the Honda engine. It has 226,000 miles and it’s still going. I read up on the Honda engines and I made sure to buy one. The electronics are simple, no touch screen, but they’re fewer things to go wrong.

@MatthewFordVictoria

9 ай бұрын

I've got the 2007 Saturn Vue with the Honda Engine. The only thing I don't like, it that there isn't a ceiling light in the very back that turns on when I open the rear door.

3rd Gen Firebird owner here, 89 Formula. What's nice about them is that you can get literally every piece of the car still from various sources and the prices aren't too bad. I mean you can replace absolutely everything all the way down to the sub frames. Many upgraded aftermarket components are available as well. I've seen 3rd Gens with all tubular suspension components, 4-wheel independent suspensions, all kiiinds of stuff.

@V8AmericanMuscleCar

5 жыл бұрын

Truth! I have 88 GTA and even more than 10 years ago I find and bought new fiberglass spoiler. I also bought new 350 TPI crate engine because I want more power but I didn't install it yet. And I would desagree with Scotty here I didn't have problems at all with that car.

@ChevyCamaroIsBetter

5 жыл бұрын

Theyre lightweight, handle great and easy to work on

@Nanaehhco45

5 жыл бұрын

I have a 88 camaro sports coupe v6 with 332,000 miles and still running. The engine is getting a bit out of breath, but I'm going to swap a 3.9L 60 degree v6 in it soon which I got for free. I just got a unibody reinforcement kit on it, koni coilover suspension kit, and it handles even better! As for Scott's comment on the earlier generation firebirds, he's totally right, but they're friggin expensive compared to third gens!!! He's rich though.

I LOVE how Scotty pronounced Chile PERFECTLY. Dude's a Renaissance Man for SURE!!

The V6 that GM put into the Saturn L-Series sedan was before the Saturn Vue with the Honda V6 IIRC. That V6 had a beautiful throaty snarl to it. I enjoyed driving my cousin's L-Series cause of the soundtrack. I remember the first time I drove it and I'll never forget when the engine got around 2,000 RPMs and that's when the GM signature V6 snarl kicked in. It really encouraged me to drive a little faster than normal while I borrowed it.

“Guys that put engines in these days, they just go to a Junkyard” *Shows a Pic of a Mercedes Dealership Nice one Scotty

IMO You should never have wasted a dime rebuilding a POS Dodge.

@zeppelin67637

5 жыл бұрын

Guess that’s true for all auto manufacturers

@imoonu2004

5 жыл бұрын

I like my dodge :(

@anthonymolina7416

5 жыл бұрын

Unless it’s it’s a classic charger

@iMernerner

5 жыл бұрын

but old dodges are cool

@haystack5143

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed, the even the new durango's are just boring. I've rented them, serviced them... They're just boring.

I have a 98 saturn and i love it! Its been easy and cheap to fix

If I get told to pay 8grand for a new engine, I would've got rid of the car and spend 8grand on a good used car.

@dustinrivera8924

5 жыл бұрын

Would’ve bought a 2008 Camry with that lmao

@DrOlds7298

5 жыл бұрын

$8000 for an engine,I'm calling a few wrecking yards. Either to buy an engine,or sell a car???

Bought a 1996 Saturn ... still have it...what really changed is that when they first came out their dealerships were fantastic ... after a few years they were pathetic. The entire concept they started out with proved unsustainable. Still love mine.

I own a 07 Saturn Ion 2, bought it ten years ago with 5 grand on it. Have about 42 grand on it now, basic five speed, four cylinder. No big issues with it, still like it too. It is my second car, but do drive it almost daily. Hardly any on the highways now, almost extinct.

My Saturn Aura is amazing! I've owned two so far!

I've never heard of heater core bypass before. Around here(eastern Canada) we do the opposite: when the AC compressor goes out, we replace it with a pulley.

Scotty, your videos just keep getting better. Film-wise, content- wise, information-wise, and overall quality. Keep up the good work.

I have a 2009 AURA XR 3.6L 6 speed auto and just turned 108K miles today. I maintain the car and it runs fine for me no issues still looks and drives fine!

Why the car companies do not re-make old classic cars and put a new engines in them⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉⁉🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

@chargermaster586

5 жыл бұрын

Doesn't meet modern Safety Standards or mpg standards etc.

@jmeboy_fishing

5 жыл бұрын

Got a 3d printer ??? Lol

@Anth230

5 жыл бұрын

Did you really have to ask that obvious question????🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

@jwelchon2416

5 жыл бұрын

Actually, there are companies that produce some replica models of classic cars. It's pretty pricey as you can imagine.

@Big.W.

5 жыл бұрын

Younis 1222 That’s exactly what the Chinese are planning to do with Saab

Had an 05 Saturn Vue Red Line V6 5 speed auto - 208,000 trouble free miles until the trans went out. This one was light with the plastic body - it was fast!..... I'd buy another today if they made it exactly like my 05....

My 2005 Saturn Ion-2 with a 2.2L engine is actually really good! I love it! 142k kilometres on the engine and runs like a dream

Drive my 2007 Saturn Vue AWD V6 all across the country. I tow it behind my RV and with regular maintenance everything is great. Heck, the seat is wearing out before the driveline.

When I was starting my career I bought a Saturn SUV, this was not long after the brand was shutter. The same version of that car went for $10-12K more as a Chevy, and considering what I paid it was a good decent car, only minor issues like a sensor needed to be replaced, pretty reliable. It was however cheaply made, you could see the brake wires dangling from outside the car which thinking about now it's dangerous and had the worst turning radius, an RV would turn better.

The Saturn Sky is a good looking car. I see one occasionally on the road. Who remembers the Geo Metro? 😩

@Big.W.

5 жыл бұрын

I learned how to drive manual on a geo metro. Good times

@42luke93

5 жыл бұрын

L S I never see the Pontiac Solstice though.

@intentionaloffside8934

5 жыл бұрын

How about a Geo Storm?

@lajya01

5 жыл бұрын

I had a Pontiac Firefly (same). The car was running good (they were rebadged Suzukis) but since I had an automatic, the 0-60 was horrible.

My 92" Saturn SL2 was one of the best cars I've ever owned. Automatic transmission shifts were nearly imperceptible.

I had a 2001 L100 with the 5 speed. In 200,000 miles, I had two unscheduled visits to a repair shop. Most reliable car I ever owned.

I've got a 5.0 1987 firebird and it works and runs great, I'm very happy with it as a project, good mix of muscle and modifiable

@V8AmericanMuscleCar

5 жыл бұрын

And great aftermarket support! :-)

@blarrp7231

5 жыл бұрын

@@V8AmericanMuscleCar do you have anywhere you'd recommend for aftermarket parts? I've had mine about a year and I've only found a few websites that really carry many parts for them

@V8AmericanMuscleCar

5 жыл бұрын

Blarrp check Hawks Motorsports. They have a lot for third gens. I bought rear GTA fiberglass spoiler from them and it is great! But unfortunately the prices are high.

@blarrp7231

5 жыл бұрын

@@V8AmericanMuscleCar hawks is one of the websites, I definitely like them, despite the price haha

Bought a 2004 Saturn L300 with an Ecotec 2.2L engine brand new 15 years ago. 175,260 miles later, I'm still driving it! It runs well, passes the Cali emissions test every time, and still does 22/ 26 miles to the gallon. Will drive it until she decides to quit. She's a beauty. Maybe I just got lucky.

@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism

5 жыл бұрын

Your results matches most owners of those cars. Not sure Scotty did his homework on this one lol. I think he just saw GM and didn't go much further.

@Xenodine81

5 жыл бұрын

@@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism scotty is dead on with this one. The manual cars were decent cars, but the auto was garbage. Owned both. Manual is still on the road with a relative, auto got relegated to the parts pile after its fourth(!) trans in 150k miles.

@chrisbondra2090

5 жыл бұрын

The Ecotec engines are good engines.

@papanam4267

5 жыл бұрын

To be fair, the automatic transmission was labeled as "maintenance free". Not true. When it started acting funny after 100,000 miles, I had it checked. My AAA mech said the transmission fluid was very low. He serviced it. It's been running like a charm ever since. I have the automatic transmission fluid changed now every 60,000 miles like Scotty recommended in one of his videos. Luv it.

Love you Scotty. Thanks for all the information!!

Thanks

I have a 2000 Saturn 4 cylinder automatic, which I bought used. The car has been very dependable and trouble-free. Go figure!

@oveidasinclair982

5 жыл бұрын

My aunt had a 92 Saturn 4 cyl/5 speed manual, she had it for 26 years and still would have it today if it wasn't rear ended last year and totaled out by the insurance company, those early Saturns really were good little cars.

@zeke112964

5 жыл бұрын

I have 2- 2002 SL series that run great...my wife drove down to Myrtle Beach twice to see her son and gets 40 miles to the gallon!!

@Xenodine81

5 жыл бұрын

Wasnt my experience with mine. I had an 01 that went through 4 transmissions in 150k miles. I eventually ended up robbing the body parts off it for a project and scrapping the drivetrain when #4 went out.

@motorcitymanman7711

5 жыл бұрын

How many miles on the Saturn? Which model, the SL1?

I'm suprised to see you answered my question Scotty. At least i think you did since my question was similar and the name you said sounded like mine. Not totally agreeing on what you said on the automatic transmission (Sadly my case, i prefer manual). In 300 000kms mine never broke. Only had to remove oxidation from selector switch ground once. Not too sure about general quality decreasing with time either. The S serie never really changed or lost any reliability with generation changes. The changes were more body panels than anything from 1990 to 2002. The Ions that replaced them though...yikes. They were more Opel with Saturn badges than anything. I learned something about the Honda engine they put in Vues, though. I knew they had Honda engines but never knew about that coolant story and it made sense to me.

I bought a second hand Saturn Ion years ago and never had any trouble with it, although I did take very good care of it. I once clocked 39 MPG on a road trip. I only let it go because I needed a bigger vehicle for the doggies. I bought a Saturn Relay in 2006 and it's still going strong. Yes there are a couple of quirks with the design but nothing serious. I love my Relay.

Scotty, can I take pride in using your videos as lessons in my everyday work? I am a service advisor/assistant manager for a local franchise in the North Georgia area. I explain mechanical theory/services to the average Joe daily and want to be proud as an honest advisor never selling unneeded services. One day I want to have my own shop, do my own work, and reap the benefits. I greatly appreciate all the help and training you provide. You've been quite enjoyable to watch....

The 3rd gen fbirds are sick, the early ones are unreasonably expensive for most people cuz everything needs fixing. 3rd gen with a few upgrades is a kick butt street car. 305 is the most common but I reccomend the 350, tons of torque.

@V8AmericanMuscleCar

5 жыл бұрын

I have 88 and I agree. Even nicely tuned 305 can be a lot of fun especially with 5 speed. But bigger is better so I bought new 350TPI crate engine! :-)

The only real Saturn's were the Saturn S-Series cars. Made from the early 90s until 2002. All models came with either a single cam four-cylinder or dual cam four-cylinder. The real problem with the automatic transmissions was the valve body. Otherwise the automatic Saturn s series were great cars. A rebuilt valve body from a reputable company is pretty cheap these days and very easy to replace. I've personally put over 200,000 miles on a Saturn S-Series with an automatic transmission and the original valve body in the transmission. It's a great car and I still drive it today. The problem with Saturn was when GM started using Opels as rebranded Saturn's. That then became the demise of Saturn. If Americans were more practical and really appreciated what Saturn was trying to do, I feel as though Saturn could have improved greatly on what was already a great car in the S Series.

@Seadweller451D

5 жыл бұрын

Paul Gill Saturn died when GM moved production from Spring Hill & relaunched the brand as rebadged Opels & Chevrolets.

@paulgill229

5 жыл бұрын

Seadweller451D isnt that what i said?

@Ebbsilen

5 жыл бұрын

Paul Gill You are right from A to Z. Never heard about automatic problem before you and Scotty mentionend it tho. I have a 95 SL2 with 300 000kms with ALL receipts and traces of work done to the car and NOTHING ever happened to the transmission until i had a Selector switch ground oxidation problem. 10 minutes and 2$ to fix. I owned 30 cars. VW, Volvo, Chevrolet, Suzuki, Honda and Toyota and none of them has been as reliable as my Saturn yet. None of them were as sporty from factory either. Not the fastest in acceleration even if it's quite decent (0-100 in 9seconds auto or around 8 in manual) but the handling is pretty amazing. Fuel friendly, good brakes, never seen anything expensive to fix them, parts are still available and else. I could only complain about the look of the car or how terrible is the interior assembly.

@TiberianFiend

5 жыл бұрын

Now GM rebadges Opels as Buicks. R.I.P. Buick

@joecostantino3684

5 жыл бұрын

Also changing transmission fluid on these is as easy as doing an oil change because it uses a spin on type filter can do it in about 20 minutes

I’ve had a Saturn Vue XE since 2015, love it still🤍

I've got a 2007 Saturn VUE with a V-6 Honda engine, and I love it! Installed a Wheelchair Carrier on the back to take my Grandparents out, and it works great! Many SUV's today follow the same body shape.

I have a Saturn vue 2008 with the 3.6L engine. Love the vehicle and the transmission too!

At 1:58 that was a good one Scotty for $8000 could have gotten a decent Toyota or Lexus and would still be driving : )

THANK YOU for this very valuable insight. I've been running my '03 L200, and my '01 SL for 15 years now. I'm happy with both especially my 4-cylinder standard SL!!! (200K+)

Saturn owner here. The manual I had was super solid. It ran 268000 miles before the frame rusted out. My auto dealt with a slam shift. The main 2 problems are the valve body and input shaft bolt. When auto saturns slam shift, most mechanics say the car needs a rebuilt transmission when it usually needs one or both of those issues addressed. Their transmissions were good for the most part. Figures GM would find a way to screw up the electronics.

@paulgill229

5 жыл бұрын

The input shaft nut only loosens up if you let the reverse slam shift go for a long time. If you replace the valve body as the problem starts, there will never be a need to replace and tighten the input shaft nut. The nut is no longer available by the way.

@JohnMiller-li3nq

5 жыл бұрын

@@paulgill229 My car had a slam shift in all gears. Replaced the solenoids. That fixed the problem for a couple of months. When the problem came back, I did a transmission fluid flush. Now it has a rough shift, but it doesn't slam anymore. I'm inclined to think it's the input shaft bolt, but I haven't gotten around to try fixing it yet.

Saturn went under after GM went bankrupt. Same with Pontiac. Had nothing to do with the quality of the cars.

@jet-dt6mi

4 жыл бұрын

@Robert Blackford UAW FORCED SATURN OUT BECAUSE THE Spring Hill PLANT WAS NON-UNION

The first Saturns were great. I worked at a GM dealership when they first came out, and actually drove one at a car show and it was impressive compared to the GM junk at the time. It's too bad they couldn't keep the interesting designs and better quality going for the long term.

You’re the man I can’t wait for your videos

I got a '99 Saturn SL2 automatic with 96,000 miles.. really reliable vehicle took it on long road trips

Hell yes Scotty another episode. 🤘 Flip from OKC

@stevec7819

5 жыл бұрын

Aye same

I have a 2008 Saturn vue with the 3.6L V6 and my transmission is excellent. I test drove a Toyota with their v6 amd was not impressed. the road noise in the cabin was terrible and a lot of squeeking. i'm very happy with my Saturn and GM.

@JM811Cars

5 жыл бұрын

I have one too and love it... the 3.6 is a good engine *IF* its maintained properly... if it isnt, then that's when it starts having the "common" issues

@blacksilverchair3315

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. I had a hybrid of that car. That was the worst car anyone could ever have.

@JM811Cars

5 жыл бұрын

@@blacksilverchair3315 what was wrong with it

@jdubsteachings

Жыл бұрын

@@blacksilverchair3315 your first problem was buying the hybrid. His vue and the hybrid aren't even comparable GM had a terrible reputation building hybrids at the time. I don't see any hybrid gm vehicles from that time on the road still. The volt is halfway decent but they had help making that. So even today gm hybrids aren't selling well. The only good hybrid in 08 or around then was the prius. The Nissan leaf electric came out around then and was real good for its time. But never buy the hybrid version of anything. You won't save enough gas to make it worth the e tra cost of maintenance

2002 Saturn LW200. 144k no major problems since new. 4 cylinder automatic. Body and interior held up well too.

My 1996 SL with stick shift has 90K miles and still runs good. And the dark red paint is still shiny after 27 years! The cloth seats look new. Gets 40 mpg on the road and 31 mpg in town. I love my Saturn!

Scotty ya gotta understand a nice third gen firebird is only around 6,000-7,000 whereas a nice first gen is like 35,000-40,000

@Ebbsilen

5 жыл бұрын

You mean the late 80's model as shown in the video? Even LS Swapped and mint ones are never over 4000 in here... and it's CAN$ so divide by two and you'll know in US$ :P

@drakeklenz3187

5 жыл бұрын

@@Ebbsilen I got a V8 t tops manual '92 for about $6000 in mint condition

@Ebbsilen

5 жыл бұрын

​@@drakeklenz3187 In here they're pretty cheap. But we pay a brand new one twice the price it is sold in the usa lol

Scotty Kilmer can you please do one, If Chevy truck is ever going to make a real 4-wheel drive.

@joshualaw375

5 жыл бұрын

bill thompson I’ll tell ya right now, no they’re not. If it’s cheaper to build, it’s what they build. That’s the Chevy way.

@peacemaker9807

5 жыл бұрын

Call me a noob, but what do you mean real 4wd?

@sreilly

5 жыл бұрын

Joshua Law Ford isn’t much better. Same with Chrysler.

@Gruntsworth

5 жыл бұрын

@@peacemaker9807 Many modern 4 wheel drive systems cut corners and are very limited by the amount of power they can send to particular wheels. Some rear wheel based systems can only send as little as 20% to the front.

@garrettkrizek896

5 жыл бұрын

Chevy has made of ton of them, just gotta buy the ones made before the century changed over 20 years ago

93-02 Saturn S-series are the only ones worth getting. While the oil consumption problem was indeed a problem, there were ways of fixing it. Asides from that, some other really minor problems , and the cheap plastic interior parts, they were pretty solid. My first car was a '94 SC1 5-speed manual bare-bones with over 260K and it never left me stranded anywhere so long as I topped off the oil every 1000 miles. Definitely one of the better domestic 4 cylinder cars at the time that was an exception to GM products.

This is one of the best auto related channels on KZread.

Um... Saturn quit making cars because during GM's restructuring they had to downsize because there were too many cookie-cutter redundant models. That's essentially how Saturn and Pontiac got the ax.

@Bucks7542

5 жыл бұрын

Dilly Dally well Pontiac would’ve been saved had it not been for Buick. Because Buick is so popular in China which is stupid. We are not China. We will never be China. Buick sucks. Bring Pontiac back gm

@jdubsteachings

Жыл бұрын

@@Bucks7542 Pontiac was great up until the late nineties By the end they were the worst. The G6 and saturn aura were on the same platform but the g6 was a Pontiac and the quality control sucked so they were junk compared to the Aura having way less options too. The torrent was way behind the vue too. I could go on. Buick is a more luxury category of gm. Pontiac was way worse than buick at the time. You obviously haven't been in many buicks. The quality of materials on the interior. The extra options only buick has. The unique look they have and how good it handles were way past Pontiac. The new buicks are beautiful cars. Font forget the Grand National which is one of the most iconic cars ever made. And during a time cars had little power they made more power out of the turbo v6 than most other brand was getting from their v8 engines. Buick deserved to stay. The early 70s GTOs are in my top favorite cars. The early 2000s grand am wide track and the Bonneville were awesome. But after that they made little chic cars or ugly versions of the chevy counterpart They were awful. Ford should've kept mercury though. They looked better and had more options than ford's regular lineup. The cougar super couple was fun And the fox body style cougar with the High Output 5.0 looked nicer than a mustang but compete with it in speed since fox body's were so light. Mercury always looked cooler but gm should've saved Oldsmobile over buick. They would've sold better. I had a barebones Oldsmobile Sierra that went 300k and still ran and shifted perfect before it rusted apart. Pontiac was literally the worst American brand existing when it went under. Any other brand that stopped was more deserving to keep going. Pontiac became a joke Nobody wanted one

2001 Saturn SL1...132K and still going strong.

@elizabethshuster218

5 жыл бұрын

I also had a 2001 SL1. I bought it in 2012 with 74k miles. Drove it for 6 years, 156k miles, gave up on it this past October. It was such a money pit, it was literaly sickening how much money I put into it and it would constantly fall apart and break down. And dont ger me started on the oil leak! Does your have an oil leak problem?

@frederickwinter1823

5 жыл бұрын

Saturn Vue 240,000 miles still runs great

I used to say "Saturn is GM with a great PR agency". I had a Saturn SC2 Sport Coupe, manual transmission. Alternator and something else major failed at 60K miles. Sold at 100K miles because I was worried it would fall apart. Seemed to consumed a lot of oil, I was told it had looser tolerances so it burned more oil.

Every time I see a Saturn Sky steering wheel, I remember my Corvette C6.

2007 Saturn Ion, love it. 4 cyl stick.

Rev up your Saturn !

@Moneymyke357

5 жыл бұрын

Oh no! You blew a head gasket.

@mattwolf7698

5 жыл бұрын

There was this guy that revved up a 1999 SL2 at my college in an engine class, he blew the engine.

My family has had the same 2006 Saturn Ion 2 4 door sedan for the past 17 years and I love it. Plus it has an automatic transmission

Scotty I am a 2005 Saturn Vue driver who saw a Saturn Sky for the first time at work today! This can’t be a coincidence.

If anyone is actually interested in the history of Saturn vehicles, I was a tech for them when the company first started. The truth of it is the original models of these vehicles were the SL1 & 2, the SW1 & 2, and the SC1 & 2. The 1 models had a 1.9 liter with a throttle body and single overhead cam. The 2 models had a 1.9 dual overhead cam with port fuel injection. All models were available either a 5-speed manual or an automatic transmission version. Not trying to rain on your parade here, but I had these vehicles, the ones that were taken care of, running over 400,000 miles. Did automatic transmissions fail? Yes...but no more than other vehicles that I have seen over the years. Anyone want to talk about Honda Accords with a v6 and trans problems? In any case, those first generation vehicles were actually their own entity and only affiliated with GM. They actually had a plant in Tennessee that built them, and the engines were Saturn's own, not a GM built or any other. Later, they did move into v6 engines built by Honda. However, their downfall was when they decided to use Saab drivetrains, not GM. GM happened to use the same Saab trash however. Any of the Saturn's built after the first generation ones were only a shell of what the company once was. I can say this, I actually still own a repair shop, and I still have customers that bought one of these original Saturns that is still their daily driver. Were they luxury like say a lexus? no...Are they half the price and just as reliable? Yes.

@Ebbsilen

5 жыл бұрын

I own and owned many Toyotas and Hondas and i actually own a 1995 SL2. I can also say the Saturn is twice the reliability and a quarter the price when it comes to parts prices.

@jedclampett7705

5 жыл бұрын

Honda & Toyota simply do NOT pay Scottie social media PR money to state what your post so very eloquently stated - cold, hard truth! Well put, Joe's Auto'. Those original models worked!

@shanekawilliams6746

5 жыл бұрын

@ Joe's Auto Electric Hi i have a 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK, what do you think about them? I had it for 4 months.

@robwatts4623

5 жыл бұрын

I had a LW 100 2.2 ecotech automatic..with regular service it saw 460000 miles with oil changed every 4000 miles..drove it till 2016 engine cradle rusted out and replaced it with a Volvo..

@fideauone3416

5 жыл бұрын

My son also worked at a Saturn dealership. I believe the reason they closed was when the Cash for Clunkers and whatever else Obama screwed up that caused many GM dealers to be closed. Many of the Saturns were great cars. My son brought different models home and I drove a Sky which was crazy fast. My neighbor still drives a Vue and still loves it. It is a manual transmission. My son bought a new Ion Red Line in 2006 and still has it, but has not driven it in a couple of years. Talk about a hot rod, supercharged and factory race ready with Recaro racing seats and suspension 0to 60 in under 5. I believe Saturn was better than the average Chevrolet. It's a shame it closed down.

Good old GM, can't follow up on a good idea to save their lives.

I changed/rebuilt my dodge dakota engine myself. Running great with under $1,000 budget!!!! Thanks Scottie for your video that reminded me which way the thermostat goes. You are an inspiration to all of us DIY mechanics.

@venividivici4253

4 жыл бұрын

David W Cummins?

@davidw9403

4 жыл бұрын

No

U actually put Mercedes Benz show room pic when you were talking about junkyard 😂😂💯

For 8 grand you could buy a decent used SUV, that is not a Dodge.

@drew1k978

5 жыл бұрын

Man for 8 grand I would've got me like 6 used saturns

@drew1k978

5 жыл бұрын

The other 2 grand would be used to get them registered and stuff 🤣

Gm and their coolant. They will go to the grave with their dexcool lol

@eliascastillo1641

5 жыл бұрын

James Susanka ruined my cooling system in my 01 blazer.

A buddy of mine has 320,000+ miles on a 4 cylinder 03 Saturn with the manual transmission. Both original of course. Scotty is dead on with people loving the 4 cylinder manuals.

My first new car was a 1997 Saturn SL2. 220,000 trouble free miles, and no annoying dings thanks to the plastic body panels! The S Series was the only real Saturn designed and built under the Toyota production system model, before Saturn became just another GM division.

Does Scotty actually work on cars anymore? It's been a long time since we've seen him actually doing something other than talking about working on cars.

@1066gaz

5 жыл бұрын

Scrooge scotty is too busy counting his millions lol.

*Rev up your failure of a car company!* 😄

@aaronp51mustang

5 жыл бұрын

*revs my Pontiac*

@no_4259

5 жыл бұрын

Regan McKee revs Saab. Quietly starts saabing

@jakekaywell5972

5 жыл бұрын

Revs up my *S T U D E B A K E R* because South Bend Spirit can never die!

I put a used engine in my 2006 audi a8. My mechanic only does euro swaps and teardowns. Very rare kind of guy. Humungous job.

LMAO! @ GM and the joint! Scotty, hats off to you buddy, you make this world a better place!

Uranus! Not Saturn!

@BritishBikerPhilippines

5 жыл бұрын

LOLOL

@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@JW...-oj5iw

5 жыл бұрын

Sat on Uranus.

buy a lexus v10 rich guy

loved teh vid!

In 2004 I owned a Saturn SL as a beater car. It actually only had 30,000 miles on it when I bought it. The previous owner was a little old lady. One time I was backing down a client’s driveway in reverse, I put the car in drive and something shot right through the transmission case from inside the transmission. I had to stop every couple miles to put transmission fluid in it to get it home. I got it fixed and I sold it. That particular model also had an issue with the engine cradle rusting out.

The Saturn automatic hardly ever gave trouble unless it was a loose input shaft nut or valve body. In 20 years I've seen maybe 5 hard part clutch failures. They would spit out a diff pin if kids abused them spinning in the rain. It's basically a manual trans with clutches adapted. It is one of the easiest transmissions to build of any car period. Come on man. I've been a Saturn tech for 20 years and that just isn't true. If a Saturn s series never skipped a 3k mile service, they would go 400k easy.

@Ensource

5 жыл бұрын

interesting info, thanks! scotty isn't right about everything. it's beneficial to have community members come out and speak to their experiences. especially a Saturn tech

@PSBEadventures

5 жыл бұрын

@@Ensource it may just be his personality, he speaks with such authority on the subject tho.

Rev up your Saturns

Spot on, I own a Saturn vue manual transmission and its an awesome reliable car. You can get them for amazing prices too!

Always fun keep it up