Are Saturn Redlines garbage???

[GTOman]

JUST KIDDING!!!

Hi. New here. Like to see people on their toes! LOL!

So anyway, question for you guys. How do you like your Redlines?

I'm going to buy a 2nd vehicle very soon and am seriously considering a Saturn ION Redline, Chevy Cobalt SS, Pontiac G6 GT, or C6 Corvette. (Just kidding about the C6 - can't afford one.)

I've driven the G6 and really liked it. Nice ride, decent fit and finish, decent power. Seemed to be an all around good daily driver vehicle. I'm very familiar with Pontiacs (owned 6 of them in the past 4 years) but I'm not really up on Saturns to be quite honest.

Figured you guys could fill me in on what ya'll think are the good and bad qualities/points of your cars. I haven't test driven and ION Redline yet. I plan on going to check them out this weekend up close. So far I've really liked what I've seen online though.

I know you guys probably love your cars and don't wanna say anything bad about them but go ahead and shoot it straight with me.

So what do you love about your car? What kinds of problems/quirks do they have, etc? And almost equally important, how is the performance aftermarket for these cars?

Thanks for the help guys!

[Redline 1]

I love my redline.I haven't had any trouble out of mine.These cars are pretty fast to.I would recomend one.

[GTOman]

Glad to hear your ride's been trouble free. Definitely something I'm looking for in a car. How many miles do you have on it?

Anything you don't like though? Not enough headroom, floor mats look funny, console knobs smell like jell-o, anything little quirks like that?

[nbuddle1974]

well GTOman since I am the first to answer your thread I will be frank. I've owned my RL for about 8 months and love it. I test drove the Acura RSX type S, Dodge Neon SRT-4, Honda Civic Si 04 model, and the Pontiac G6(after I bought my RL). I loved the G6 and Neon but there was something about the RL that made me "want it". I have had problems in the past with my RL, but Saturn has kept up with it and fixed all my problems. The performance market is quite shabby though since this is such a new car. It took Acura about 2 years before performance mods were ready for the RSX. We have an awsome group of RL enthuisis on this forum that are pushing to have major performance companies to make mods for the Redline. If you do plan on buying one get the comp package and trust me...............hold on to you balls!!!!!
oh by the way there is nothing better than to see the face on someone you just beat in you Saturn. As far as safety just go to Blue Arcade's pics of his RL, rest its soul, he is living testimony.

[nbuddle1974]

ok one thing, can you get use to looking in the center for your dashboard???? It took me a little while but after that I jump in my wife's SUV and have a hard time just looking down. I have over 18k miles on mine

[GTOman]

I was wondering about the center mounted gauge cluster. Glad to hear that's not too hard to get used to. What was with that idea in the first place? Does it make it easier to view your gauges while driving?

Glad to hear that Saturn is standing behind their product and addressing the issues that you've had with your RL. Was it anything major or just piddly things? I know that ANY car is going to have problems. Right after I bought my GTO they sent out a service bulleting for a rear end "thunk" do to bad bushings from the factory that needed to be replaced but that doesn't make me love my car any less. It's just important to me (like anyone else) that there aren't any major problems like tranny or engine, brake, suspension, or anything else that would have the car down for long periods of time for repair or safety issues.

[nbuddle1974]

well I've had my RL in the shop four times for it running to rich and not starting after long drives(800+ miles) and cold mornings. There is a thread talking about this I cant remember which one even though I started it, but none the less Saturn has fixed it and it runs better than ever. The center mounted gauges are supposed to be better because instead of looking down you look over but still have peripheral vision of the road ahead.

[D3XXFR]

Hey GTO, welcome I've had my car for about a month or so now and just broke 2000 miles on her today. I have never been so happy with the overall package of any car. Aftermarket is actually starting to pick up there is one company working on a bunch of stuff right now called Psi-Fi and another company Revitup Motorsports are also looking into getting parts made. I actually am going to meet up with them on saturday. Well Hope you choose a redline and DEF get the comp package as you WANT the LSD. I've had only a minor issue with my car have cold start troubles but that was fixed with an ECU upgrade and now the car runs EXTREMELY smooth, also I just found out I had a bad MAF sensor but its getting replaced tomorrow. You just can't beat saturn service

[GTOman]

Great info guys! Thanks!

Now which color is the fastest? I would think red would be since that's a race color.

And I've noticed while looking at some of ya'lls ride pics that some cars have the low spoiler and some have the high. I thought the RL's all got the taller spoiler. I guess that's an option? I think it looks pretty mean.

[violakat03]

The Aero Wing (high spoiler) is an option. I don't know for sure if it comes with a spoiler factory, but if it does, it's the low one. I'm rather fond of the Aero wing, and when I get my Red Line (in red, of course), it will have the aero wing.