> See comments below ... Good luck with your vehicle search. I'm not sure
> what other issues you have had with your 1995 SL1 or what mileage you have
> put on it either.

I've posted here on and off for a while now. Problems have included two
alternators (always right after a rev-limiter mistake in neutral) and the
oil. 158,000 miles. Last time I posted was probably at 156-157,000.

> You also give no idea of how much oil is consumed or over what mileage so
> it is difficult to understand if this is a real problem or simply a
> nuisance.

..5 to 1 qt every 500 miles.

> As Marx pointed out, you really do not share much information and appear
> to have come to this group with an axe of some kind to grind.

No axe. Just a mistake on my part with that one post. I frequent a bunch
of other newsgroups which seem to be falling apart. You post a legitimate
question and all of a sudden, folks are on your back about this or that. It
was 100% my mistake to respond to Marx that way and I apologize.

Now... About sharing. I'm simply curious if the 2002 SW2 has any ghosts I
should be aware of. I only mentioned the oil burn because it is such a well
known, widespread problem that affects almost everyone. I'm simply curious
if the car I'm considering has any problems of the same scale and used that
as an example. Unfortunately, because of the nature of the problem and the
focus of this group, the very mention of the oil burn problem took us off
track from the moment I posted it.

> I'm not a Saturn expert, but my son's 1996 SL1 has been a very reliable
> and easily maintained vehicle. It now has over 140K miles and he is the
> second owner. He purchased it at 112K miles three or so years ago. It
> burns about 1-1.5 quarts of oil between 3K mile changes. We found that
> replacing the PCV helped some and doing the piston ring soak with Marvel
> Mystery Oil also seemed to help as well.

I've done the PVC - right after I fouled Plug #3 (see archives for
everything I've tried - from heavy oil to SeaFoam which is rated better than
Marvel, etc.)

> By the way, the 1.5 quarts/3K miles includes some dripping from the oil
> seals onto the drive as well. All in all, this has been a very good
> investment and a very economic vehicle for us.

I could live with 1.5 qts per 3,000 miles as I change it religiously.
However, I've been known to forget to check the oil and on my second tank of
gas been almost 2 qts low and in total horror! I'm simply amazed that the
oil pressure light didn't come on.

But... Back to the real topic... Anything I should know about the SW2
before acquiring it?
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