Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 09:50:35 -0500 From: ch <chobbsnopsamst.net> Subject: Re: saabs are very reliable
Ken, APPLAUSE!!!!!! COLIN Ken Washington wrote: > Martin - You had that 88 900i for 10 years, and what you had to replace > is about par for a lot of cars. In fact one clutch in 10 years is > outstanding. One exhaust system in 10 years is better than average. > Water pumps and radiators are par for the course. My 83 900T went > through two water pumps and one radiator and two clutches in 13 yearws. > If all you had to replace is one set of front brakes pads and rotors in > 10 years that is amazing. You say the car was serviced every 6000 miles. > I wonder how often the oil in the 5 spd was changed, and I don't know > about the recommendations in the UK, but here in the States, anybody who > expects their engine to last changes the oil and filter every 3000 > miles, 5000 miles on a push. My 83 900T had 195,234 miles before I > screwed it up with Slick 50. The replacement engine and the original > transmission lasted to over 251,00, when the car was hit and totalled. > I'd say for 10 years you did not do that badly. Just ask some BMW, > Volvo, Audi, Ford and Cadillac people what they went through in the mid > 80's and 90's. > > Ken Washington > 87 9000s
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