We had a 1994 Saturn SL2. Bought it in 1997, drove it until 2006.
It was a POS. For most of that time, it was our only car. The thing is, when it rained, the battery would drain and it wouldn't start.
The mechanics were never able to figure it out. Neither were we. Bad connection?
Luckily, we live in So Cal, and it rarely rained.
One day I was driving it home from work (my husband and I swapped cars), and I decided to be nice and get it washed on my way home. The thing started dying after the wash (I should have known better!) As I got off the freeway, the power breaks went out, so I rolled through the stop sign and the next one. As I drove up the hill, near my house, the power steering was gone, and then right in front of my house, the radio turned off. I glided into my parking space. Plus the sun roof leaked.
The next day we jumped it, drove it 30 miles south to the dealership to get them to look at it. Walked across the street to the Toyota dealership, went to lunch, came back and bought a Matrix. Drove back the next day to pick up the Saturn (it had died again, had to jump it) and drive it across the street to Toyota on the trade in. Gave them the keys and said "good luck!"