The Saturn SL1 is the definition of the American made economy car. Boring and predictable. For a plastic car, they sure do rust fast underneath. The driver's side of the engine cradle on these cars turn to dust if they were not rust proofed from day one. As do the rear sills,
These cars also need to be serviced religiously, or they will let you down, esp that wonky 4 spd automatic. Miss a couple oil changes on the transaxle, and bye bye reverse gear!
Oh and dash rattles! Lordy, everything rattles in my SL1! At idle, over bumps, it's almost comical!
To be fair though, the SL1 was never intended to be awesome. Just really good on fuel and semi reliable IF it has been properly taken care of.