Did You Buy Your Current Saturn New or Used?

[Charlie]

Did you buy your Saturn new or used? If you bought it used, was it a "certified" used Saturn?

[Dr. Bob]

All 4 s-cars I bought were used. One was a Saturn certified used car.

[swoker183]

got mine used, dont know if it was certified, ill have to go check

[patrick35]

I bought it used. It is a 1997 SC2 and I bought it in 2000 and yes,it was a certified used car.

[spork]

Bought new. Was the first and probably last new car i'll ever buy. Someone else can be a beta tester. Used cars are a much better value!

[coolgreany]

Three used and one new (800 miles used by dealer)

Should I click 3 "used" and 1 "new"?

[WKDave3]

bought mine used, last year actually, from a private seller....so i guess it wasn't certified :D

[DesertPuma]

Bought both the Wagon and VUE brand new. Odometer read 5 miles and 4 miles respectively upon delivery. No regrets. :)

[Klutz_33]

got mine used from an auction :rolleyes:

[Arnel]

1993 SL1 new
1994 SL2 used - bought at Pontiac dealership, not certified
2001 SC2 new

[IONicSaturn]

My 1996 SL1 was purchased used, by my family in October of 1998 with 41,000 miles on the odometer. It wasn't certified by Saturn, as we bought it from a Chrysler dealer. I don't ever want to purchase a used car again, except possibly from a Saturn retailer (certified). While I love my Saturn, I had a nightmare experience with it not knowing about the head gasket recall, and neither I nor my family knew that we had to register with Saturn Corp. in order to get recall information, etc. With a used car, you never really know how the car was (if at all) taken care of. My mechanic told me that my Saturn may have even taken on water before we bought it, as the wiring harness and firewall had water damage, and that the frame of the car may be bent. I was actually quite reluctant about buying the car at the time because the saleslady knew nothing about it(I was only 14, so nobody listened to me); she didn't even know it was on the inventory. Anyhow, while we did have a pretty severe problem with our Saturn, it was all solved after about a year, and it is running really well (knock on wood, save for the possible coolant and oil leaks I wrote about in another post!), and I would never trade it in for anything!

[piney]

1991 SL2 - new
1993 SL2- used
1997 SL2- used certified

[mazik]

I bought mine new.....it had 4 miles on it in Wilmington, NC and then the sales guy put more miles on it driving back to Atlanta for me.

[Isophorone]

We bought our 1999 SW2 used last April from a Saturn dealer in Manassas, VA. It had 21,000 miles at the time and now has about 33,000. So far (besides a broken engine mount) it's been a good little car. Many thanks to the good people on this message board for their valuable advice with tis purchase.

[prosys001]

We bought our 3 Saturn used but the next one will be new

[lamoore]

Got mine new at Saturn of Wichita. Yes, in Kansas. Immediately drove it to Atlanta, where I am now.

[eRic 02sc2]

current one is certified used from saturn. previous one was new from saturn.

[CanVueYes!]

My first Satty, 1996 SL2 was used but only had 8,200 km. Drove it to 90,000 km. My second one, 2000 LS1, was demo and had 3,500 km when I bought it. Drove it to 59,000 km. Bought my 2002 Black Silver FWD VTi VUE spanking new.

Sounds like a graduated Saturn experience, huh?! :D

[GR898SL2]

My SL2 was bought new to replace a Ford Escort that racked up 100K miles in five years. However, it will be the last new car I buy for awhile. I might look into a used/certified L-Series sedan (or wagon) with the V6.

:flag:

[Twin_Cam]

Used, a private owner. I don't think this one will go anytime soon, but for my next car, I'll probably get a 3rd-generation SC2 used. I'd like a 3-door:D

[ProDarwin]

Hmm, it depends. My parents custom ordered the car and picked it up in early '93. My mom drove it until November 2001. She gave it to me then when my Hyundai chucked a rod.

[XtremeGrandAm]

All of my saturns were bought new 91 SL2, 92 SL, 01 SC2.
All of my parents were bought used not certefied because they were bought at saturn dealerships

[Nuke-Em]

All four of them were bought new.

Matt

[aksl2]

i just got a 2000 with 28000 miles used from saturn. my old 96 before it got t-boned had 110,000.

[Kenike]

98SL2 new- first Saturn
96SL1 - used
92SC - used
All were purchased from a Saturn dealer

[germ]

Mine was used from a Chevy dealer down the road from me. My next car will be brand new though.

[Crapshoot]

I bought a used private owner 1991 SC in 1993. My 2001 L200 was bought in 2002 and it was a Saturn certified used car.

[Bill-kaz-jr]

used, from an Acura dealer. It's weird when you know more about the car than the salesman

[1320Doc]

Got a '97 SC2. Saved it from the wholesale graveyard, "Super Sized" it with all new parts that I know that are going to fail and Sha-zamm- a real clean and dependable SC2 for less than 3k.

[Beautiful VUE]

This was my first new car purchase. The dealership had it brought in from a sister dealership just for me to test drive because it was that closest one that had what I wanted on it. Evidently I am either wierd or too picky. So, It had 92 miles when I signed the papers.

4 months later - no regrets so far.
And only 58 more payments to go. . . . . :whoa:

[wxmd]

I traded in My 87 Honda Accord on a new '93 Saturn SL1, and traded that in on a new '97 SL1, an sold that and put the proceedes down on a new 2000 LS2 (now Called an L300), and traded that on a new 2002 SC2. No problems with the S-series, but I can't say the same for the "L".

[mineallmine]

I leased my first one (sl1) ,showed me the value of buying the next one; this is how I derived the nickname "mineallmine" as I loved the 1st one, not the thumbscrews of the residual costs.

[Galileo]

1992 SL - New from Saturn of Harrisburg w/ 250 miles because it was driven-in from another retailer.

1993 SL2 - New from Saturn of York w/ 8 miles..... I ordered this one from the factory.

2001 SC2 - New from Saturn of York w/ 500 miles because it was a demo..... I got a mileage discount of about $125.00 for that. :D

[onlyone45]

Originally posted by Charlie
Did you buy your Saturn new or used? If you bought it used, was it a "certified" used Saturn?

We have a 2002 L200 new and a 95 SC2 manual. The 95 was certified used car bought at the New Orleans Saturn Dealership.:cool:

[L300Boy]

Bought new, traded in an '99 SL2 i bought used (7k miles) at a Honda dealer ;)

[Cap138]

Bought mine new. I like the fact that I knew I was first and only driver of my car (plus that overrated new car smell) but when I saw how saturated the used car market is I wished I would've bought slightly used. The problem with buying used from a retailer is they usually slap you with some high interest.

I'm still happy with my purchase. :grnjump:

[03VUEAWDVTI]

Both of the Saturns that I've bought were new.

[Sweet Ride]

I bought my 93 SC2 in 96 from a Saturn dealership. Love the 1st gen body style.

[Qlara]

Bought one used (not certified, cheaper!) from dealer, no problem and still runs extremely well. All other Saturns were bought new.

[plane]

Brand New SL with 36 miles on it. Was looking for an inexpensive, reliable, commuter car. Found it. Will drive it until it dies or gets replaced by a Sky convertible.

[Hiddenlites]

I bought my '93 SC2 used from a Chrysler dealer almost a year ago. I've only put 5k miles on it since I bought it. Right now I'm torn between selling it and buying a motorcycle, or customizing it.

Right now the SC2 is a blank canvas. It needs new struts (so why not replace the springs with them?), new exhaust, new tires and brakes. So I can buy some fun stuff to replace these with.

What to do?

[sunshine010702]

I bought mine new. It's the first Saturn I've had and I am very happy with it. I think it's a great car!!! I have a 2003 L300.

[silverplum]

All 3 of our Saturns have been purchased new.

[noshooz]

New - both my less-than-one-week-old AWD V6 VUE and my now-retired 93 SL2.

[spankie]

WE HAVE 2-02 SC2S BOUGHT NEW

[SilverNickelQC]

Certified Used from Saturn of Ellicott City

[L200INRI]

:D

I bought it new -- ALthough it was a leftover 2002 bought in January of 2003 -- They had it on their lot since November 2001 -- I practically stole the car with the money they took off it --- They had 4 leftovers -- 2 200's & 2 300's -- all for around 16k loaded with premium package

[Medicman]

Bought mine used w/145k miles for 3,000 dollars. The car looks brand new. The leather seats are amazing. Looks like no one has sit in them.

[txsl02]

I bought my 2002 SL "Silver Blue Special" brand new in June of '02. She was the last one on the lot,.......and only $9,995!!!! What a deal.

[dawg]

New (first new car ever) Saturn VUE 2003...

[scotty51]

93 SC1, got it new with 10 miles on it, my first new car, I do miss my previous car though ( 64 impala )

[pamart100]

Used, 1994 SC2 bought in Apr.00 :flag:

[bodie]

New 2002 but with all the changes probably not another one in the future.

[Kender]

I bought my '94 SC2 used with 7,000 miles on it in May of 1995 from a Honda dealership. The price was $15,900 and the only options the car had was a sunroof. The ION2 was $16,375 (including the 1855 for a 100,000 mile warranty) with the power package, alloy wheels, and sunroof. The ION3 was $21,000 with every option EXCEPT leather and six cd changer.

[scotted73]

All three new...1996 SC-2 off of showroom floor, 2002 LW300 ordered, 2003 VUE V6 AWD off of showroom floor. Am happy with all three.

[bravesfann23]

used. got a good deal too. :D

[pamart100]

USED. got a good deal too. What, which model is it that is used please tell us a little more about your mickey shuttlecraft! Mr. brave.:zzz:

[rdalton]

Got my Ion sedan new 54 km on it from testdrives.

My very first car :)

[FL ION BY]

The ION and SC1 I bought new. My first Saturn an SL2 I bought used with 11,000 miles on it and one year old.

[SaturnSdn]

Of the four Saturns we have ............... Two new two used. All from Saturn all certified

[ike]

Used 2001 L300 here, barely used though; I bought it from my dad.. and he isn't exactly a racecar driver, he's very gentle on cars, so between that and the low mileage I got a barely used used car!

-IKE

[TheSaturnKid]

Both used.

[Grandpa]

Bought it used....Not certified

[wlhawk]

95 sc1 new
95 sl1 new
95 sl1 new
91 sl1 used
97 sc2 used
03 vue new
03 vue new
04 vue new

[saturnfreak01]

My 1998 SL was leased new
My 2001 SL1 was leased new
My 2003 L300 was purchased new

I just like the "new" part... but buying used on Saturn these days is a much better value for the resale drops like a rock - making a good deal for a used shopper

[bigad21]

used for $1,300 91 SC

[Chills 300]

1999 SL2 - Used
2003 LW300 - Used... but new

You know those Saturn commercials where there are people standing in the lot and the cars are searching for their drivers? That's what happened to me.

I had been shopping for a month for a smaller SUV. After being thoroughly disappointed with my test drives and near my wits end, I decided to drive through the used lot at a local Chevy dealer. That's when I saw the wagon... not exactly the image my 24 year-old mind was looking for, but when I checked it out the deal was nothing short of perfection.

Like I said, it was in the used lot, but the odomoter read 2988 miles. :D Someone traded it in, and I got it for about $8,000-$9000 less than it was retail. I fell in love with the styling, and it just seemed right. Looking back I really feel this car was waiting to find its perfect driver, me! The clincher... it was put into service on my birth date in 2003.:D

[PowerByBrower]

Used with 18,273 miles from a car dealer who only sells fleet cars and lease vehicles. Mine was a GM lease car from Florida.
Pretty good deal, when I first went to see what they had, their inventory consisted almost completely of Saturn L200s from leases and Buick Park Avenues from a corporate fleet. Last time I was there, they had at least a dozen Pontiac Grand Ams. :whoa:

[marx404]

My wife bought her 93 SL1 new. My 94 SL2 was used and abused by 2 college girls, her sister's 97 SL1 was used also. Alot to be said about used Saturns, we have spent more on fixing the new bought one that both used cars all together.

marx404

[youngbishop]

The first one was New! I have always brought my cars new.

[ellemenno]

Current Saturn was bought new. First Saturn was bought used.

[04BlueVue]

Got my Vue new....like most of my other cars. I have only bought one used in my life and was I lucky to unload it 6 months later. Biggest lemon I ever owned.

[Chadwick61]

Just bought a used 2001 sl1, hope its not a lemon.....so far its great!

[kvngwynth]

:usa: Used, at 77000 miles, in super condition at Autos Baratitos in Phoenix. They gave us super nice and professional service. :)

[eRic 02sc2]

used 2002 SC2 with 36,000 miles.

[UberAxel]

I bought my '04 Ion QC 5MT "new" from the dealer. It was a demo with 2,000 miles on it and with an employee discount from my uncle, I drove it away for less than $11,000.

[binkybaby]

n00. i bought the Binkymobile new last March even though it's an '03. It had 200 mi. on it and was a demo. Lorie bought her Ion QC-2 new and it had a whole 10 miles on it. The Vue was only the second vehicle i bought new. BabyBlue is Lorie's third, and her second Saturn; the Binkymobile is my first. :)

[futurevue]

I bought mine new at the end of June '01 with only 3 miles on it, and a couple of those were probably my test drive miles. All of my boyfriends cars have been used and have all had problems so I don't know if I would trust buying a used car. I plan on buying my next car new as well. I just feel better knowing the history of my car and how it was driven and I wouldn't get that feeling from a used car, even with a carfax on it.

[SpencerportNY]

I first leased my Saturn 2002 SL1. Then I bought it. It's everything I want in a car. I've had a couple friends go out, look at them and buy them also.

[Arnel]

Bought my car, a 1994 SL2 in January of 1998. It had 42,000 miles on it at the time. Now it has 187,000 and is still running strong. How reliable is it? Drove it to Spring Hill last week to spend time with Charlie and the rest of the SaturnFans.com crew. 1600 mile 4 day weekend with no problems.

This is the 8th car I've driven since I got my driver's license 20 years ago. It's also been the most durable and reliable.

Last weekend, we were supposed to drive our 2001 SC2 coupe, at least until two days before leaving for Tennessee some young 25 year old lass decided to broadside the car. It only has 73,000 miles, comparatively, a rookie. (I should be picking it up from the bodyshop this week. :) ) We then decided to take my car, without even a second thought, regardless of the mileage.

THAT IS WHY I LOVE MY SATURN. HAKUNA MATATA!

[ionkate]

03 ION, brand new, off the showroom floor August of 03 :)


Actually, all of our cars we got new. My first car was new when my parents bought it, 97 Nissan Maxima. Great car, loved it. RIP. They now have an 01 Lexus RX300 that they bought new, and are thinking about getting a new Acura MDX. The bf just went from a new 04 Silverado V6 single cab to a new 05 Silverado V8 ext. cab. (Don't ask me about that one, it's what he wanted)

[SaturnVLN]

Both our 1997 SL1 and 2001 SL2 have been pre-owned (used). The SL2 was certified.

[pawils3]

My first '95 SL2 was actually ordered in Oct. '04. My teenage daugher is currently beating it up. I bought a used (11,970 miles) '04 VUE and had nothing but trouble. Saturn bought it back and now I'm in a '05 VUE. I got it last Wednesday and already has 300 miles on it.

[FL ION BY]

New, just about two weeks ago.

[Reinthaler]

I bought mine new with 7 miles. It was my first new car and people tried to tell me how they depreciate as soon as you drive away but I wanted a new one. I checked the blue book a year ago and it was worth less than half of what I bought it for and its a 2001. I do love that car though, wouldn't have anything else.

[Old Bob]

Used, from a private party.

[itsmesillybubba]

Bought it used...from an auction....couldnt be happier

[patcal]

Used.

[2001L300]

Bought it used from a used-car dealer who got it from a Ford dealer who got it from the previous owner. So...........not certified, but absolutely gorgeous: black on black leather.

[jzatofl]

My 1998 SC2 had 93,000 miles on it when I bought it last month from a dealer in Brandon, Fl. It was a Kia dealer, so not certified. I love this car, I leave my 2004 Rodeo in the garage and now rarely drive it at all.
:usa:

[saturnowner2001]

L200 2001-Bought USED.

[ddennis2]

:hmpf: Bought our 1997 SL2 used last November, 42K on the clock, from a dealer, although car not "certified".

Since we have owned it computer (fried)has been replaced, fuel pump (may or may not have been bad, based upon codes taken from bad computer)been replaced, radio (audio output blown)has been replaced, oil pan gasket replaced, drivers side window won't roll down now and turn signals have quit working, as have hazard lights

Were I to certify it, I would classify it as a lemon.at worst, rolling piece of junk at best, although I have an alternative spelling for "junk".

Dave

[Rancid13]

Both of my 1996 SC2's were bought used.

The first was purchased at Saturn of Huntington Beach in June 1996 and totalled about 5 months later in a not-at-fault collision. The second was purchased in December 1996 near San Jose from a private party who had inherited the car from her brother who had passed away.

[DarrylLeeOHS30]

mine was slightly used ( &certified )

[paxman356]

Both Saturns I have owned, 1992 SL and SL2, were for lack of a stronger word, used. The SL was my brother's, and needed repair to fix bad sensors (it was getting 20MPG, got up to 40 before we got rid of it.. My current one is much better, it has scratches, and smokes a lot of oil, but gets 32MPG (auto). I got both for around $2000 each.

[cherylt]

Mine was used.

[Token]

Thats Funny,

I just had a conversation with a friend of mine that involved buying a car used or certifide.

The word "Certifide" in the used car world, is just a Bullcrap word that somebody made up to get people to buy dealership used cars rather than private owner used cars.

In my circle of friends we all agree with the fact that when buying a used car, a person should use caution when buying from a private owner and also a dealership. A person should probably use more caution when buying from a dealership for various reasons. The dealership really has no idea who owned the car, and they can't really tell you if that person changed the oil every 3,000 miles or every 30,000 miles.
When buying from a private owner a person can use their own intuition when asking the owner questions on how they maintained the car. A person can ask the private owner for receipts of repair work done. It makes more sense buying from a private owner also because a buyer is going to pay what the car is worth, rather than a buyer usually paying more than what the car is worth at a dealership.
Just because the dealership can say that their used cars are "Certifide". They tack money onto the price because they think they can fool the public into thinking that their used cars are much better than the private owners cars.

Personally I buy from whoever has the best deal I can find. Whether it's from a dealership or a private owner. Mostly because cars are the worst investment a person can make.
My most recent Saturn purcahse was my 94 SW2. I only paid $500 at a dealership and it was'nt certified...lol.
I rebuilt the engine, put a newer transmission on it, rebuilt the suspension etc. etc. Basically I rebuilt the car entirely inside and out. I have about $4000 into it and it only took me about a year to do the bulk of the work.
I know the blue book value on my car is only $1900 if I was to sell it. But I put that much money into it with the intentions that this will be my car for the next 10 years.

[JS593]

Used.. could be alot happier...

[PeteB]

Used, as a "Mechanic's Special" in an eBay auction by an auto wholesaler where it had been sitting for about a year.

Got it whipped into shape quite economically with information from this forum. If I had to pay someone else to do the work, the cost of repairs would have been hideous.

[Citation84]

95 SL1 5m bought used [ May 2004, 116,000 miles] from an independent lot in No. Hollywood 2 days after having ridden in my brother's 95 SL1 [which he bought used] in Salt Lake City.
After my first brand new car was trashed [a 99 Cavalier 2 door], the 95 was used for several months until I went in to just "look" and take a test drive in a 2005 ION. Turned out to be my 2nd brand new car ever. Will probably be my last.
Plan was to drive the Cavalier till the wheels fell off, use the 95 to take up any slack and have inexpensive transportation for years to come. Now the ION is part of my long term transportation planning. I like it's looks more with every month that passes
If Saturn offers up any flex fuel/ "Green Line" types of small sedans, I might be persuaded to trade, but... I just scored the whole "blue bubble" trim rail and interior dress up package....... why would I ? :eek:

[Zuul24]

My 94 SL2 was a certified used.

My 2000 SL1 was new.

However any that I buy in the future will be used as I won't buy a new saturn after the 2002 SL series ended. The rebadging and designs do not do it for me.

I would love to get a nice 99 or 00 SWP though.

Chas

[aaronrthomas]

Well my first Saturn ( ION Quad Coupe 3 ), was new when I bought it, but my 2003 L300 was used. It only had around 24.5K miles on it though!!

[redkees@msn.com]

I Bought my Saturn New and we have 169,000 miles on it.
Runs well, looks good inside and out. I've maintained it with regular
maintenance myself and oil changes every 3,000 miles.

I did have to replace the manual transmission at 100,000 miles but it was
my fault...I was in a huge snow storm and in an emergency situation
I "rocked" it back and forth to prevent rolling off a mountain cliff., that caused
damage to the transmission.

Because I am familiar with my SL2 I'm planning on buying a used one in the near future for my second car.