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joy asked in Cars & TransportationCar MakesGMC · 1 decade ago

whats high miles for a saturn?

im thinking of getting a 2000 saturn SL.. for $1500 and dont know the miles yet... whats considered high for these models?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    If you purchase a Toyota Motor Corp. vehicle (Lexus, Toyota, or Scion), I would stay under 350,000 miles.

    If you purchase a Honda Motor Co. vehicle (Acura or Honda), I would stay under 250,000 miles.

    If you purchase a General Motors vehicle (Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saab, or Saturn), I would stay under 60,000 miles.

  • 1 decade ago

    The early S-series saturns have been proven to go up to 300k miles with good care and proper maintenance. However, you have a 2000, so it's only 10-11 years old. So I would say anything above 140k would be high. My '91 SL1 only has 145k but I only drive it during the winter these days.

    The 2000 you're looking at would be a gen 3, so I think they might have fixed the oil burning by that point. It would be a good question to ask the seller. Most S-series saturns burned a little bit of oil and it was never really addressed by GM/Saturn until late in the model life. For example, if I drive about 200-300 miles per week in my 91 SL1, I will need to add a quart of oil about every 3-4 weeks. Which seems like a lot but it's not too bad. A lot of them only drop a quart every 3k miles, so you're basically just changing the oil then anyways.

    Source(s): I'm a member of www.saturnfans.com which is a REALLY good forum site that can answer any questions you have on this car. It's even been featured in Saturn promotional materials. I would highly suggest joining if you're intersting in this car, even just to ask questions and see what others have come across.
  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    2000 Saturn Sl2 Mpg

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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  • ken k
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    12

  • 1 decade ago

    typical mileage for a car made in 2000, would be 120k to 130k..

  • 1 decade ago

    100 miles..lol.. use kbb.com and edmunds.com and see what $1500 is compare to mileage on that car.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    200,000

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