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I am looking to buy a 03 saturn vue from a local dealership and I have heard about all the problems with the VTI transmission. I would like to know how I could tell if it has a VTI transmission or not. Thanks for any help

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Either youve had transmission problems or youre going to. The Vue is notorious for that but if you have your heart set on one then buy one that has already had the transmission rebuilt.

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I have had 4 saturns. every unhappy saturn owner i ever met, and that was lots of them, always had automatic transmissions. every happy saturn owner i knew, including me, always had manual transmissions. given that there are no more dealers, and no more experienced saturn mechanics; if you can, do yourself a favor and get a manual. I passed off my last saturn to a girlfriend and let me tell you when you take one to a GM dealer they look at it as though it were a spaceship.

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