[Myrddin]

Thanks for the feedback on your experiences. I'm getting a "two fer" test right now. My son has an identical Hyudai Elantra GLS. He runs it a bit harder than I do.

As much as I like Saturns, I really need a 4WD truck here in Idaho. I could never justify a 4WD truck while I was commuting to work in San Diego. All it takes is 2 feet of snow to keep the Saturn and Hyundai cars restricted to the driveway. I'm living on borrowed time.

[Judith Anne]

I do the oil change and new filter every three thousand miles too. It only makes sense.

[Judith Anne]

Yes, horrible in snow. I wish I could buy "knobby tires" for the Elantra. Front wheel drive means no chains, of course.

Hyundai is opening a factory in Alabama soon, iirc.

[germanicus]

The Saturn Vue will get you around. My daughter bought one last year and loves it. It's not the prettiest small SUV but after logging 254,000 miles and no major mechanical repairs in her 1992 SL2, she'll sold on Saturn.