1995 SW2 stalling

My friend has a 1995 Saturn wagon (sw2) that he wants to sell because
it keeps stalling. He has taken it to several shops and they cannot
find anything wrong. The problem is described as the car will stall
when making a quick turn in either direction. Also, after cruising at
highway speed and getting off an exit ramp, come to a stop and the car
will stall. I'm thinking egr valve from what I have read here. I
suggested replacing the egr, but he balked at the cost. My friend is
tired of this car and not driven the car for nearly a year. He wants
to sell it for $500. The car only has 66000 miles, auto trans, power
windows / dl. I am thinking of buying it, but could the problem be
much more sinister? He says when he did drive it, it did not burn oil.
What do you think, is it worth buying and fixing?

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> My friend has a 1995 Saturn wagon (sw2) that he wants to sell because
> it keeps stalling. He has taken it to several shops and they cannot
> find anything wrong. The problem is described as the car will stall
> when making a quick turn in either direction. Also, after cruising at
> highway speed and getting off an exit ramp, come to a stop and the car
> will stall. I'm thinking egr valve from what I have read here. I
> suggested replacing the egr, but he balked at the cost. My friend is
> tired of this car and not driven the car for nearly a year. He wants
> to sell it for $500. The car only has 66000 miles, auto trans, power
> windows / dl. I am thinking of buying it, but could the problem be
> much more sinister? He says when he did drive it, it did not burn oil.
> What do you think, is it worth buying and fixing?

Hell I'd buy that! My guess so far would be EGR as well. You can clean
it if its just dirty. Second guess would be fuel pump...

fuel pump

> He has taken it to several shops and they cannot
> find anything wrong.

Has he taken it to a Saturn retailer to get a proper diagnosis done? It's
usually under $50, and they're the experts with these cars. What did
reading the stored trouble codes reveal?

> I suggested replacing the egr, but he balked at the cost.

An EGR valve costs less than $150. He'd sell the car and buy another
(presumably at a cost greater than $150) to avoid spending $150 on this car?
I swear, I can't believe some people's logic, or lack of, when it comes to
cars...

In addition to that - are our guesses (or yours) better than guesses by the
several mechanics he already took it to? Please suggest that he get the
proper diagnosis done by a Saturn retailer's service department. If it
saves him from replacing one part the car doesn't need (and saves him from
getting rid of a car over the whole ordeal), it has paid for itself.

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"AJmtnbiker" > wrote in message
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> My friend has a 1995 Saturn wagon (sw2) that he wants to sell because
> it keeps stalling. He has taken it to several shops and they cannot
> find anything wrong. The problem is described as the car will stall
> when making a quick turn in either direction. Also, after cruising at
> highway speed and getting off an exit ramp, come to a stop and the car
> will stall. I'm thinking egr valve from what I have read here. I
> suggested replacing the egr, but he balked at the cost. My friend is
> tired of this car and not driven the car for nearly a year. He wants
> to sell it for $500. The car only has 66000 miles, auto trans, power
> windows / dl. I am thinking of buying it, but could the problem be
> much more sinister? He says when he did drive it, it did not burn oil.
> What do you think, is it worth buying and fixing?
>

I agree.. as far as some people.. I've noticed that some people don't
want to fix anything infact an oil change is somewhat of a major
overhaul.. of course others that have done costly repairs sometimes a
small one just isn't worth it anymore.

He shares a car with his wife and they have been using one car for the
last year. They are paying insurance on the saturn and it is just
sitting there. He will not buy another car, just wants to get rid of
this one. I am going to read the codes tommorrow night, give hime the
option of helping him fix it, or just buy it.