couple of weeks getting caught up on "things". (4500+ messages from PDML sheeish).
I'm going to scan the headers and delete most if not all of them, so if anyone had a
comment rant or insult especially for me they might want to forward it off list.
Since this was for me...
Keith, Mine is the Saturn SC2, I couldn't really afford a new car at this time and buying
a used one in my current price range would have gotten me someone else's problems, (and I
already had fixed those on my beast), I somehow justified having the transmission replaced, (used).
It drives more or less like new. (I replaced the drivers seat with a used seat and the car feels
enough different to seem new if I close my eyes while sitting in it)...
At 09:57 AM 10/14/03, you wrote:
A 1993 model Saturn? Which one? That was pretty early in the Saturn line. Nevertheless, a brand new line of cars, and a manual transmission lasts for over 230,000 miles, well that is pretty good, all by itself. An average of 23,000 miles a year is pretty high milage.
Sounds to me like you got a good car, Peter...
Are you going to replace it, or have you already?
keith
Peter Alling wrote:
>
> Auto-tranny, no way, I like to have control over my machines, not the other way
> around. Ten years and 230,000 miles and the damned thing just came apart.
> Then don't build them like they used to, and its a good thing too...
>
> At 02:00 PM 10/12/03, you wrote:
> >Automatic tranny?
> >I only have 1/10 the miles on my 4 year old SW-2 Saturn wagon, but it's
> >a stick with a 5 speed tranny.
> >I'm still very well pleased with the quality and - so far - durability.
> >I've owned foreign sports cars, and later coupes and sports sedans since
> >1956, far preferring the handling and performance over U.S. designed and
> >built machines.
> >I'm pleased to say I recognize and appreciate the vast improvement in
> >most American cars in the intervening period...
> >My Saturn handles very like a fine European or Japanese sports sedan.
> >It's appointed like they used to be, not cheap and cheesy like the
> >American iron used to be, years ago.
> >Also, I've noticed the same attention to detail and reliability for
> >other U.S. made cars in the last 4 to 5 years.
> >American-made cars deserve the new attention they're getting. They've
> >made vast strides.
> >
> >I still want to hear about that tranny! <g>
> >
> >keith whaley
> >
> >Peter Alling wrote:
> > >
> > > My Saturn went approximately 230,000 statute miles that's 370,149 KM for
> > > the those impaired by
> > > using the Metric system. My mechanic congratulated me by the way, not the
> > > for extraordinary mileage
> > > but the way the tranny destroyed itself, his exact words were, "I've only
> > > seen BMW's hand-grenade like that!"
>
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