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IOwnCalculus posted:My sister's first car was a 95 SL1 that would kill batteries in months. Never did check it for a parasitic draw but sounds like it probably had one or three. That made me think of how my SL2 was stock. It had an am/fm radio. No CD. No tape! Just radio. No mechanicals before it was cool. Crank windows and manual locks as well. That car ruled.
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Feb 12, 2021 20:16
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e: gently caress nevermind, I thought SL2s were standard with power stuff. Turns out early SL/SL1/SL2 just denoted SOHC/DOHC. 
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Feb 13, 2021 16:34
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STR posted:e: gently caress nevermind, I thought SL2s were standard with power stuff. Turns out early SL/SL1/SL2 just denoted SOHC/DOHC. You weren't the only one, I thought the SL2s had a bunch of that standard (on top of the twin cam head).
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Feb 13, 2021 16:46
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IOwnCalculus posted:You weren't the only one, I thought the SL2s had a bunch of that standard (on top of the twin cam head). More likely that if you're willing to upgrade on power you upgrade the rest. My grandmother bought the car and hated all that stuff. Just wanted a simple car to get around in. That car needed something every few years, if it wasn't burning oil and hadn't lost AC I probably would have helped it along longer.
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Feb 13, 2021 17:14
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The SL was base as gently caress. Didn't have a passenger side mirror IIRC on the early models, lol. My SL2 had leather and power stuff, and was a manual.
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Feb 13, 2021 20:11
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My SL2 originally had leather seats too, they're still sitting in my spare bedroom, in fact. I'm sure they're nice in places that aren't Texas! I love the fact that all of the SL/SC/SW variants could only possibly have a manual driver's mirror. In other news, today was a snow day!     Most of our roads are nothing but ice at this point, I was glad to have four wheel drive. I also had to thaw the door handle and wipers with a blow dryer, poor truck just couldn't stay warm enough.
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Feb 15, 2021 01:05
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I had no idea the S series had an armrest. My mom's old 94 did not. Is it rare?
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Feb 15, 2021 06:11
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I don't know that they were originally all that rare (but they were an add-on), but these days they're next to impossible to find in decent condition. Out of the 50+ Saturns I've looked at in the yards here over the years, I've encountered a half dozen or so armrests, and the one I snagged for my SL2 is the only intact/functional one I've ever seen. Flipper had one (that I still have somewhere) when I bought it, but like most of them, the area around the hinges was more or less destroyed, and the lid was long gone.
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