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Keep feeding it oil and it will keep on running. Most important when buying a used Saturn is how it was treated by the previous owner. If you ever look at one and the owner says that it doesn't burn oil; run because it's probably a time bomb. ALL S-series Saturns burn oil unless they have been rebuilt and had upgraded pistons installed or had the factory ones modded for better oil control. Mine burns about 2.5quarts in 3,000 miles which is why my OCI is whenever I find time after I hit 5,000.

Agreed that it's probably a DOHC (like mine) which puts you at a MPG disadvantage but they still do well. I swear when I first got my car at 145K I got 38mpg doing 70mph. Now I have to drive 60mph with over inflated tires to get just north of 40mpg. Oh well, another 100k in the clock will do that I guess lol.

Also, the SOHC were famous for cracking heads. No one can find a reason for it but it seems some crack and some don't. The mpg advantage may come at a price if you are one of the unlucky ones