<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV>I wonder if we have a hole in our Saturn's fuel tank. Our '03 Ion-3 with an automatic gets right around 25 mpg. And Dale, I'm 6-foot and need a shoe-horn to get in!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I'm 6 feet tall and it's pretty comfortable for me. Right now I have a 1998 and a 2002. I would guess you would spend around $4000-$6000 for an '02 right now. My 98 is a 5-speed and the 2002 is an automatic. Needless to say the 5-speed does slightly better on gas. There are 2 of the "S" series models to choose from - the SL1 and SL2. The SL1 is a single overhead cam and I've gotten 44 mpg with one of those. The SL2 is a twin cam engine and I've done about 38-40 mpg with those. Another feature I love is the polymer body panels - no rust. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ken</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>