# Should I try to resurrect the 1997 saturn stwgn whose engine died?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-try-to-resurrect-the-1997-saturn-stwgn-whose-engine-died/8498>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** used, saturn, engines\
**Created:** [December 20, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-try-to-resurrect-the-1997-saturn-stwgn-whose-engine-died/8498 "2007-12-20T02:49:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![mylesglasgow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mylesglasgow](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mylesglasgow)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-try-to-resurrect-the-1997-saturn-stwgn-whose-engine-died/8498/1 "2007-12-20T02:49:57Z")

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Dave, who runs his nearby car repair show in Skokie, Il. said I should give the 1997 saturn stnwgn to the junk man for #250 since the engine is now oozing oil because it blew a rod or some other catastrophic event last night and it would cost too much without any promise of ending its problems. Should I do as he suggests and if so, what used car should I get that will be safe for my 19 year old college freshman son who drives to his job 2 miles away at Circuit City and to his school, about 5 miles away without inflating his ego?