On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 01:34:43 GMT, blah blah > wrote:

>In article
boutautos.com>,
says...
>> Hi everyone,
>> I recently was looking at a Saturn SC2 and the dealer told me that in
>> his opinion the 1.9 DOHC is more reliable. Is that true? I know in the
>> history of GM, most of their DOHC engines are crap so I was wondering if
>> he was just telling me that to get me to buy the car. For future
>> reference it would be nice to know which of those two engines is the more
>> reliable one. Thank you.
>>
>>
>
>Thats an awful broad statement.
>
>First off the 1.9's are not GM engines. They are of British design and
>they kinda vary in quality. I'd prefer the the DOHC myself because it

Were they manufactured by the British too?

>usually is more reliable. Dealers are usually full of it but in this
>case there was truth to his statement.
>
>As for GM DOHC engines would you call a 32 valve Northstar or a Ecotec
>crap? I sure as hell wouldnt. The Quadfour and DOHC 3.4 V6 are the only
>ones I can think of that have issues. The new Ecotecs have been
>excellent and unlike cheepo Hondas they dont use timing "belts" and
>neither does the Saturn 1.9's.

Thanks,


tom @ www.CarFleaMarket.com