I had the misfortune of buying this car after mine died, and I needed a new one ASAP. My mother happened to be dumping it, and like a fool, i bought it off of her. This car sucks. It sucks so bad, that i've thought of taking it to a bad neighborhood in boston, and leaving the keys in it. I hate it so much, that i want to GIVE it away. It's got 44Kmiles on it. I loathe this car. Here's why:

1. I've ridden Vespa's that have more power and better pick-up than this thing. Is this a 2 cylinder car? It's damn near impossible to merge onto the highway safely, because you have to literally stomp on the gas, and even then, you MIGHT hit 3o mph. With 18 wheelers bearing down, and people driving in excess of 65 mph, you're as good as dead. You also cannot speed up effectively to get out of a jam, or get away from someone. Steep hills, well, i preactically have to strap the car to my own back to get it up there

2. You have to be an expert in yoga to fold yourself into the car. The seats are so low, it's absurd, and they are set partially behind the partition bar between the front and back door. My husband and I both constantly whack our heads getting in and out of it, to get out, you're practically kneeling on the street. We're not tall people- I'm 5'6, he's 5'8. This should not happen. The position of the seats creates unnatural leg positions. There is absolutely no room in the back seat for adults. Put an adult back there, and you have to pull the seat up till it's inches from the dash or steering wheel. The cloth is awful, it catches and grabs onto your clothes again, making it difficult to get in and out easily. I have to pull myself up and out of the car.

3. Blind Spots- Viscious, heinous blindspots resulting in many near-misses with other cars on the highway.

4. Gas mileage sucks. For a car with that small and weak of an engine, i shold not have to fill my tank nearly twice a week.

5. Improperly sealed ac/heat vents- Every spring, like clockwork, the inside of the vents becomes filled with mold, which for me, causes wheezing and hives. I've heard this complaint from MANY other saturn owners. The stench of the mold is so strrong, it gets into your clothes and hair. The only solution (acc. to Saturn mechanic) is to spray lysol into the vents to kill the mold. I use a can a month.

6. Interior is cheap and poorly laid out- There's not a hair of room between the cupholder and control panel. If you've got a can of soda in the front cup holder, forget about changing radio stations, or the heat. There are no enough cup holders. The armrest is puny and doesn't come out far enough. The dashboard is HUGE. Ifthey skimped on dashboard, there'd be more room in the car. The knobs and buttons feel cheap. This is an absolute no-frills car.

7. The gas pedal sticks in the accelerated position

8. When the cruise control is enganged then disengaged, the gas or brake pedals make a loud thumping noise

9. Car slows way down going downhill

10. Headroom is atrocious. This is not a car, it's a street luge.

11. CAR DOES NOT HOLD ITS VALuE AT ALL!! i've had the car for a year and a half. i bought it for $11,500. It's now worth somewhere in the mid-5's to the low 6's for a trade in, or barely $7000 private sale. It's got low mileage, and It's depreciating faster than I can pay the loan, so we'll never see it flipped.

12. ROAD NOISE! It is so noisy, I have to turn the radio way up to hear it. There's barely any difference between having the windows open, or closed.
Amount Paid (US$): 11500.00
Condition: Used
Model Year: 2002
Model and Options: S200