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Car Forum / Saturn Cars / March 2005Buying Used 95 Saturn-Advise!
Hello Folks, Hope i my ask some question here in this Saturn ng. The shifter handle on the 5 speed manual transmission is held to together with some kind of nylon strapping done by the owner. the owner says there is a broken bushing in the shifter linkage which is just under the handle which is also inside the console cover (which he has removed). Is this a common problem & is it expensive to get fixed? The owner says sometimes the car will suddenly start to miss & then the motor will quit. Then you must let it cool off (or wait a few minutes) & restart it it. Owner says "it does not do it all the time . More like a random thing". What could cause this? how can i tell if i have the bad defect engine that has cracked head? I heard one engine has defective cylinder head? How can i tell if i'm buying this problem? What do i need to do, to make sure this problem would be covered by a defective recall from Saturn? or is it going to be my problem to pay for? I need to know what problems & defects to look for when buying this Car. Please advise SOON!! Email me is cool if ya want to. S_H Why do you want to buy "this" particular car. It sounds like you could certainly make better choices. Larry > Hello Folks, > Hope i my ask some question here in this Saturn ng. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > S_H "Semi Head" <semi_head@webtv.net> wrote in message Hello Folks, Hope i my ask some question here in this Saturn ng. The shifter handle on the 5 speed manual transmission is held to together with some kind of nylon strapping done by the owner. the owner says there is a broken bushing in the shifter linkage which is just under the handle which is also inside the console cover (which he has removed). Is this a common problem & is it expensive to get fixed? The owner says sometimes the car will suddenly start to miss & then the motor will quit. Then you must let it cool off (or wait a few minutes) & restart it it. Owner says "it does not do it all the time . More like a random thing". What could cause this? how can i tell if i have the bad defect engine that has cracked head? I heard one engine has defective cylinder head? How can i tell if i'm buying this problem? What do i need to do, to make sure this problem would be covered by a defective recall from Saturn? or is it going to be my problem to pay for? I need to know what problems & defects to look for when buying this Car. Please advise SOON!! Email me is cool if ya want to. S_H ------------------------------------------- From: jdoe@msn.com (jdoe) Why do you want to buy "this" particular car. It sounds like you could certainly make better choices. Larry -------------------------------------- Because I can buy it really really cheap from a cousin. i sure was counting one you folks. guess i'll just dive in. S_H I asked because the vehicle sounds like it's been flogged nearly to death. You need to have a GOOD technician look at it b4 you buy it. Otherwise you're going to end up with a money pit that would have cost you way more than a good car in the first place. Larry > "Semi Head" <semi_head@webtv.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > S_H Geez, i was hoping to get answers to my question in my original post. I know that i might be buying problems but for a $150 car, i could accept a few of them if they are to expensive. Hence my questions. S_H Sometimes (even at $150) you have to examine what you're willing to put up with. although this wasn't part of your original post. So what you have is a vehicle that maybe has a top market value of $1500 - $1800 but it sounds from your description you're going to be putting that in it and maybe more. Heck my sister GAVE us a 96 SL2 for my kid and given the amount of $$$ and time I've got in it I'm still questioning THAT. If you have a good tech that can look it over and give you estimates do so. Larry > Geez, i was hoping to get answers to my question in my original post. I > know that i might be buying problems but for a $150 car, i could accept > a few of them if they are to expensive. Hence my questions. > > S_H step AWAY from the car...slowly back away....then RUN!!!!!! > Hello Folks, > Hope i my ask some question here in this Saturn ng. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > S_H |
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