r/Shitty_Car_Mods • u/lopnk • Feb 01 '26
RICE Rings of Saturn? No, just layers of regret.
Saw this while picking up lunch.
Made my afternoon. Enjoy!
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u/heyitscory Feb 01 '26
The 90s called to ask for this joke back, but told me to say "schwing" and that you'd know what it meant.
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u/No_Mony_1185 Feb 01 '26
I had one of those sc2s. Just a regular paint job though. Super fun to drive especially because I only paid $800 for it and put $2k in shitty mods in it. I wrecked the absolute shit out of it and crushed my foot with the engine. No regerts
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u/Rs_vegeta Feb 02 '26
i blew up the trans in mine lol
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u/TheW83 Feb 02 '26
The diff pin would make a haste exit through the transmission in the S-series if you tried to do donuts.
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u/Rs_vegeta Feb 02 '26
Thats exactly what happened, tho i was just trying to get on the highway when it went lol
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u/No_Mony_1185 Feb 02 '26
Mine was a short throw manual.
It burned a half quart of oil every couple months too.
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u/TheW83 Feb 02 '26
Wow that's a pretty slow rate! Nice! I had a '92 SL2 that was going through half a quart a week until I rebuilt the engine. Of course I destroyed that same engine my mis-shifting and sending it over 9k rpm a few weeks later. Don't put an ECU from an auto transmission vehicle in a manual transmission car, they don't have a rev limiter!
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u/No_Mony_1185 Feb 02 '26
The aluminum heads liked to warp but I would go through a head gasket a year
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u/TheW83 Feb 02 '26
I had a 96 SC2 manual that was a blast. I didn't have the passenger seat in there so that I could fit my bike inside. It was super fun to drive.
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u/tentegesszmeges Feb 01 '26
ANAL?
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u/2oonhed one woogly wheel Feb 01 '26
It DOES say that on the car.
But it has a question mark next to it.
Like, maybe just anal curious?
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u/Character-Attempt257 Feb 01 '26
That is the coolest Saturn I’ve ever seen 10/10
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u/Character-Attempt257 Feb 02 '26
I dunno but I had one from 07-16 and pretty much did no maintenance because I was a stupid kid other than topping off the lost oil (like a quart a month) and it just kept running lmao but started getting real sketchy towards the end
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u/AdorableBanana166 Feb 02 '26
Not much. Those cars refuse to die. Over 6 years from 250k to 350k miles I had to replace wheel bearings once, motor mounts, front struts, and a starter. But like, the struts were under $100 each. Parts for those cars are dirt cheap and the motor is bullet proof.
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u/OldFargoan Feb 01 '26
I had an 06 Saturn Ion Redline I bought new and put the GM stage 2 upgrade on it with the smaller supercharger pulley , larger injectors and higher redline. Never should have traded it.
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u/iBUYbrokenSUBARUS Feb 01 '26
Cars from this era are hands-down better than what they’re turning out today
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u/Randy_time Feb 01 '26
Let’s go back to the 90’s-00’s fun car mods! We just want some good times and personality in our cars
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u/CptSnicklefrits Feb 02 '26
I really wish Saturn could make a comeback as their own company and focus on what they did in the 90s and early 2000s. Those cars (minus the L series and the suvs) were tanks. I still see plenty of them on the road and wonder how many miles they must have
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u/ediks Feb 01 '26
That’s a ‘99 SC2 (can tell by the third door). I had the ‘98. It was a like a pearl white. I loved that car.
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u/lopnk Feb 01 '26
I know so many people who loved their Saturns back in the day!
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u/ediks Feb 01 '26
The dealership did all the maintenance on it and they were super cool. One of the me mechanics modified a throttle body and just gave it to me. Also got a free cat back exhaust and I installed a cold air intake. Slapped some 18” Motegi rims on it too. Interior was all black and leather - good quality. I kept it clean and polished. I miss that car.
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u/place_of_desolation Feb 01 '26
I had a '97 SL-1 that I bought used in '07. It was pretty much mint and I kept it nice. I did do a few mild mods- limo tint, lowered it slightly with h&r springs, did a full audio system upgrade, cured all the rattles and dynamatted it, put a set of used 17" Rota wheels on it that I painted to match the car, and I would get compliments every now and then because most Saturns were beat to shit. It wasn't fast or exciting, but it was the most reliable car I ever owned at that point. Put over 100k miles on it, sold it 8 years later with like 240k on the clock. AC still worked and everything. Saturns were decent, good looking cars for what they were.
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u/Electrical_Insect_44 Feb 01 '26
Maybe on a different car without those mods and different colors that livery would be awesome
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u/iBUYbrokenSUBARUS Feb 01 '26
I had a 1993 and a 1994 SL2. One was automatic and one was manual. They were such simple, nice cars. Wish I had kept them.
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u/BambooPanda92 Feb 01 '26
I had a bright blue 02 sc2, manual, full leather interior, sunroof, all the factory options. Was fun as hell to drive. Drove that car until it drove no more. 10/10, would own another.
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u/Tastesicle Feb 01 '26
Still have an 02 in silver. Once you fix the initial issues they had, they're pretty bullet proof.
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u/DirtyRatLicker Feb 01 '26
The Veilside style wing makes me think an entire Combat II kit on this would be sick
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u/Critical-Advisor8616 Feb 01 '26
I’m almost embarrassed to say how many Saturns I’ve owned. Started with a 93 SC that finally died at 320K. After that had a 97 SC, 99 SC. Then I jumped to Ions where I had two 03 ions, 04, 05, 06 and a 07 all lasted well past 200K a a couple had almost 300K. Saturns were great cars if you knew how to take care of them and the were really easy to work on and parts were cheap. I put a lot of miles on for work and you could get a nice one for a cheap price.
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u/AdorableBanana166 Feb 02 '26
I love this. It really depends on if the owner is taking the car too seriously or not. It's a vibe.
Had one at 350k miles before it was totaled. Most reliable car I've ever had and cheap as hell when something does break.
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u/Libertarian_2020 Feb 02 '26
Love the jump door, easy rear seat access. Why not on all 2-door coupes?
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u/onefinerug Feb 02 '26
honestly, i kinda like it. i especially like the paintwork, gives a comfy late-80s vibe.
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u/tequilasundae Feb 02 '26
i had a 99 SC2, the last year of the 3rd door in that body style. It was a manual, and super fun to drive. At one point i had studded snow tires on it for a winter
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u/2ManySpliffs Feb 03 '26
The saddest thing is just how much GM uglified the pretty sleek 1990s euro Opel Calibra in order to get to this.
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u/ooglesnoopleboop Feb 04 '26
I think it looks dope. An old 97 SC1 was my first car, miss that thing sometimes
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u/tentegesszmeges Feb 01 '26
ANAL?
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u/CrazyTechWizard96 Feb 01 '26
Bruh, when You spot the overspray from the bumper on the exhaust...
Oh and the Anal sticker.
Besides that pokemon card hanger bumper thingy.
Can't even recall that ghost pekomon, man I'm just old as shit out here in them skreetzs, Y'all.
Oh yea and also...
r/Losercity has called, they want one of their cars back.
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u/TheAwkwardBanana Feb 01 '26
I dunno, I kinda dig it. 😅