SCRAPPED?! 1999 SATURN 5 SPEED 

I toured the Saturn factory in '99. Such a bunch of happy, smiling, non-union workers. Those were the days.

Good cheap car , run it for a year and save $6,000 in payments ....now that's a economic solution . I love cheap vehicles and that's whey I save old trucks from the crusher .

These old S-series Saturn's with the 1.9L engines are tanks. They all literally last forever with only the most basic service. They do burn as much oil as they do gas, also a couple of oddball common issues which leave a lot of people stumped like Coolant Temperature Sensor failures that require OEM replacements when they go, and the MP6 & MP7 automatic transmissions are quirky... but those automatics almost never need to be replaced or rebuilt; if they start shifting hard or slipping then it's almost always either a valve body issue or the input shaft nut needs replacement, both of which are dirt cheap to replace (and you can avoid having to replace either of them with regular trans fluid changes). Ultimately they were crappy little plastic cars that were slow, sat low to the ground, and didn't do anything all that well, but they are very durable & very underrated.

When Saturn was introduced, it was meant to be a great small car with utilitarian value. By today's standards, yes they are basic...but in 1993, the car was a big hit.

"That's right, for a limited time only here at Jay's Quality Used Cars, you can bring this fully loaded gem home with you for the low low price of only $500! Don't wait, folks, this one could be gone tomorrow!"

1999? Not a bad looking car at all.

Dated a girl whose dad was waiting on his "settlement" So 4 people in the house 1 car! When I got hold of it, shown 391,000!!!! Had A/C. Thought the transmission was toast. So I paid 1.00 . Was a weird alternator issue. At 410000 I sold it to a buddy whose wife immediately killed it by driving 200 miles with a blown trans line. NEVER will for give her!

Those Saturns were not very exciting but they sure lasted if they were maintained, good little car for the money.

Watching you abuse buttons ruins my day. lol

Keep this and I will buy it

That is a Saturn SL 2. I worked at the Saturn dealership here back in 99 and 2000. Drove tons of these off the delivery truck and got them ready for sale. I always liked the five-speed ones. really fun to drive.

Alternator is underneath the engine.... STUPID design!

Clean it up and sell it, someone might need it

lol my neighbor has a 1993 year model Saturn that still runs and drives... the odometer stopped counting @ 166k miles, so he has no idea how many miles it has on it now.... he inherited it from his mother-in-law when she passed away... that was the only car she ever owned. if I had to guess i'd say it prob has close to if not over 300k miles on it now.

We scrapped my daughter's clean 2001 SC2 5-speed with under 150,000 miles. It developed a bad rod bearing and we did a pick-n-pull engine swap. That engine ran OK but wouldn't pass smog when it was due a year later. California paid us $1,500 to junk it - more than it was worth even if it did pass smog.

those cars get like 40 miles to the gallon on the highway, make that the next rally car

That's nothing. My grandma had a 1994 saturn sl1 with 450k miles. Old and beat up, but still ran good.

Nope, not a fan of Saturn's. However, I did enjoy seeing them sexy legs.

I grew up 10 miles from the Saturn factory in Spring Hill TN. Yes GM built a whole new factory just to make Saturns. They were good cars, reliable, saw lots of them with high mileage like this one. They were pretty basic though, loud engine, plasticky, but a definite step up from a Cavalier. Roads around here were just thick with Saturns back in the 90's/2000's, I think in high school 10 different people had a hand me down Saturn for their first car. Then after 2010 or so all the Saturns vanished, haven't seen one on the road in years.

They unhooked the electrical connector to the AC compressor. Someone got their money's worth with this car.

Absolutely love these, lot of memories with an sl2. First car I ever drove. Sad to see these getting dumped off nowadays.

Fully loaded with a 5 speed. You don't see that too often. What was the writing on the valve cover, a salvage motor in it?

I’m just impressed you can drive and shift why’ll holding the camera

Shit, man! That's definitely worth 500 bucks! It's in better condition than my roommate's car!

It’s an SL2, because of the fake light bar on the trunk.

I still see Saturns on the road in New Jersey. These cars do last if you take excellent care of them.

Bought an auto one of those for $150 with 250,000 miles. Wife drove it for 2 years back and forth from Texas to Colorado a bunch of times. Finally engine went and we junked it. Good little cheap cars.

I own a 2001 Saturn sl1 S series I paid $1900.00 for it

"those 3 Saturn fans"...ha. People that are into Saturns are staunch defenders of the line. I am impressed this one lived 287k. That is Toyota mileage.

My grandpa owns one of these

Easy to work on parts are cheap I had to get rid of mine because where the uni body and motor connect they rust out in that spot horribly dropping the engine screwing things up besides that good pizza delivery car

$500 is a good deal for any running car

Hi Jay ID like to see a video on that old Saab sitting next to the Ford escort

Well a hint that a car may have been a well built car is when you look at the odometer and it reads 280+ k miles on it.

The Saturn S L2 with a 5 speed stick was a pretty bulletproof power training. By far the most reliable of the American cars and much more reliable then comparable Japanese rivals like the Mazda protege/3, Mitsubishi Mirage, and Nissan Sentra But not quite as reliable as a Toyota corola/Chevy prizm Or 100 civic. The Saturn S L-series biggest week this was its automatic transmissions.

Wow it's in really good shape even sounds good to

you have a Saturn SL2 worth five hundred bucks and well done video

Show us the Cherokee! Probably the hardest vehicles in the world to kill so you dont see them scrapped often!

Not a bad car, my sister has one. Hers is only 103k miles on it. I hope someone takes it! Maybe you can buy it Jay! Whenever your Toyota goes down, this Saturn can be a great backup lol! XD

Oh it does have fog lights HOW BOUT DAT!??

Send it straight to processing

the Saturns have their quirks yes, but if you repair or fix the common problems (radiator, water pump and if its an auto the valve body) the car can last damn near forever...as far as burning oil my 2002 Saturn i use 10w40 instead of 5w40 it doesn't burn oil as much..Sadly my valve body is gone, so its sitting in the yard until i get the money to fix it...

'99 SL2 I think because of the features like cruise, power locks, power windows, and cd player. I have a '99 SL1 and mine has maybe half of the features, and taillights and sunroof give it away too.

That will make a good ride for some one on a budget

Bel Air Maryland is close to Baltimore Maryland Glen Burnie close to Annapolis Maryland

Car was registered in maryland. Glen burnie, MD is where the vehicle administration headquarters is located.

A daily driver for $500 seems like a good deal for somebody needing cheap transportation.

"All you Saturn fans out there what do you think"? :-) All 3 of them - LOL - I was going to say 5! Sorry, but I do have to admit this one has gone around the block a heap of times and is ready for more! Respect!

When I saw it having 200k miles I was like no way Than i remember it having a 5 speed manual transmission

This is an sl2. I have an 02’ sl1 that’s automatic. I’m grateful for mine but this is so much cooler with the options and 5 speed.

The body frame is steel, panels are plastic. Some refuse to get rid of them, they seem to out last Cavaliers. SL2's have twin cam, and seem to be 'bulletproof'.

It looks like the SL sedan. Family had one of those. Cheap little cars with outstanding gas mileage.

Saturn fans?

Bodies are not plastic. It's a misconception. The bodies are fiberglass

Hope u kept it and rebuilt the engine. I still have my 95 SL2 and its getting a lot more power under the hood to make it a blast to drive.

Jay this is a Saturn SL1

Too bad you are not on the west coast because I will buy it form you in a flash. That Saturn will make a perfect project car...

Thats perfect to buy for super cheap just to learn stick on when your 16 and maybe fix it up a bit and sell it

Considering Saturns were cheap cars that one has stood up to 282,000 miles really well. It sounds sweet enough too. I bet adjusting the gear linkage and maybe changing some bushes would probably make the gear change a bit less of a pain...

My God those Saturn's never rust because the bodies are fiberglass. It should be a crime to scrap any Saturn

its in pritty good shape no dents or damaged body okay the AC dead/not working and its got faults but it works for 500 dollars bargin

AC not blowing cold. Quite likely just needs a refrigerant refill

Saturn's are great cars. It's hard to kill a Saturn.

SL2 is the model. SL1's have manual windows etc n black bumpers etc. The base model.

Its a 99 saturn Sl2 ik cuz my uncle had one but there's a whole in the transfer case

i have a 02 sl1 manual and its notchy like this one. I throw it threw the gears daily like its nothing lol.

I love these little Saturns, my grandmother has a 2001 no power options, and 5 speed, 254,000 miles and still going strong, If you were closer or I had a way to get it to Florida on my way back from NC in October I'd give a few hundred for it as a parts car....if she would ever need any parts! (now watch after I said that)

Do you ever get any TRAILB LAZERS?

The car is mostly steel, but the body panels are plastic.

those where good saturns , after that then went to shit, that will be good little car from point a to b

I sure hope someone saved this car it's way too nice to scrap out or crush

1999? looks like it was made in 1989 haha.

Hey,what'l u no!!! Another non-japanese,AMERICAN car that runs/drives/stops & is pushn 300k!!!! Thanks again Jay for showing/proving that these cars truly exist & theres still plenty of them around!!! Theres just as many saturns,cavaliers,escorts,luminas out there with 300k as there are civics & accords. Ive personally had a bunch of em thru the yrs! My favorite being the cavalier!!!!! I picked them up for 4/5/600.00 then proceeded 2 beat the shit out of em while i literally drove the wheels off of them. Used them 4 pizza delivery and they paid 4 them selves 20/30 times over!!!

Had a 1991 SC2. It was a great car. Small though. Ended up upgrading to a new Accord. Sold the Saturn for what I bought it for 5 years earlier: 13,500.

I can't believe it still works. I haven't seen any of those in years. I thought they all died about 10 minutes after the warranty expired.

I think toy should have the fan turn on and than press AC.

Hola soy de Argentina y no entiendo bien esos autos que tu muestras son para tirar a la basura? o puedes volverlos a usar si alguien quiere? excelentes videos , sorry for my spanish but my english is very bad

Lol... Saturn was the worst car I’ve owned... repeatedly in the shop...died with 97K miles...plastic junk

holy fuck that thing almost has a half a million km's

Had a 93,95,98 and 99. All automatic. All good,cheap cars that run and run

Wonder why they scrapped this car?

I feel better now Doo Doo dooo do

It's a sl sedan I want one with a 5 speed manual

This is probably a Saturn sl1 or sl2

Nee no fan of Saturn. But that car seems fairly maintained. Probably good A to B car.

I don't like Saturn cars

My 2nd car was a 2001 SL2. Drove that thing for a couple of years. Got rid of it because I got tired of my knees hitting the bottom of the dashboard. That car still on the road today A buddy of mine still drives it

What's the deal with that 2 door XJ?

My mom had the station wagon version when I was a kid for about seven years. Nice little car. Left rear window was broken too.

one of my friends had a Saturn

Those Saturns can go for a LONG TIME. One of my sisters bought one with already over 220,000 miles on it as her first car and put a good 50,000 miles on it before trading it in for another car. It was still running really good when she got rid of it. Also, the only thing she done to it was oil changes and new spark plugs. Good little cars.

My mom n dad used to have a Saturn

My Sister Had The Same car! 😃

I got a Saturn that my dad gave me when he bought a Ford Ranger. He had it for about 4 years and I had it for a couple more years. I was a teenager at the time and I drove it like a teenager so that's really the only thing that killed it. It had 380,000 miles on it when it was scrapped. The car still ran, but it just had so much damage from my abuse that it would have cost a lot to repair. The hood had been damaged when I rear-ended someone in the rain and it didn't latch properly (it would latch if you slammed it). I took it for an oil change and they didn't shut it properly, I went over some train tracks and the hood came FLYING up resulting in a smashed windshield.

Nice little second car for me

Saturn fans? That's a thing?

R.I.P Saturn January 7, 1985 - Halloween, 2010

When our family was in desperate need of a new car, we bought one of these with 99k on it. Paid $2000. Sold it at 200k for $900 and I still miss it. But it ran strong!

Oh no all that plastic my eyes

Really interesting. My grandma has one of these, a 2002. It has around 70K miles. She says it's been a really good car, nothing ever needs fixing except the usual things. And we have a LOT of snow up here.