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Old January 16th 05, 11:40 PM
Darius
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If you reply to someone else's post it is also preferable to stick to the topic
in newsgroups.

Art wrote:

> Have you looked at the groups at www.edmunds.com. And by the way, CR
> specifies the major options in the cars they test. And I am sure they sit
> in the cars when they drive them for testing purposes. By the way, it is
> preferable not to post HTML in newsgroups.
>
> Quoted portion below this point:
>
> "Darius" > wrote in message ...
> People!
> If I really wanted to browse Consumer Reports to tell me how reliable
> (unreliable cars are) I would (and did actually) check out those sites.
> However these suits have never sat inside a Saturn. I wanted an actual owner
> feedback. Yes, I checked out carreviews.com, carsurvey.org etc. These are
> mostly written by folks who never maintain their cars, have tons of problems
> with their vehicles and like to vent it somewhere, but are hardly ever
> addressing the specific problem areas. I am looking for trouble spots on a
> specific car (SOHC and manual tranny SC1), rarely do you see reviewers
> specifying equipment of their test car, and in most cases they drive the top
> model with all the features and options. I just need to know what your
> experiences are with the basic Saturn coupe, what problems have you
> experienced, and what are some of the signs of things potentially about to
> break.
> If you are going to try to point me to a website, it better be a good,
> informative one, but I'd much rather hear from an actual owner telling his
> horror stories, although I'd prefer to hear good stories
> This is why I posted to a Saturn-specific newsgroup.
> Thank you again.
>
> You could also check Consumer Reports at the library to see what the repair
> record is on this car. Also search this group using the groups page of
> www.google.com


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