Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 18:38:53 -0500 From: "Calvin Htut" <calvin_hnopsamless.com> Subject: Re: Is Saab's Reliability a thing of the Past?
Hmmmm... Saab reliabilty... I've been in and out of the service department the past few months with a whole host of problems with my 1995 Saab 900SE. Let's see, the power door lock module failed, passenger side seat belt wouldn't retract, non-functioning rear wiper arm and my personal favorite a defective ignition barrel which involved having to have the gear shift removed and waiting 2 weeks for a part from Sweden. After all that time the dealer replaced my leather shift knob with vinyl which required another 2 hours worth of waiting to get corrected. The good part however is that nothing (knock on wood) has gone wrong with the drive- train and I must admit the car is a joy to drive. Calvin calvin_hnopsamless.com Johan LAUWERS wrote in message <7brmr0$bik$1nopsam3.Belgium.EU.net>... >Everyone is talking about reliability : here are our Saabs : > >Past Saabs : > >1986 900 Turbo 8-valve : 185.000 kms, sold because my brother's wife is >having her second baby. >1989 900 Turbo 16-valve Aero : 160.000 kms, sold because an incredible >bargain on a 1994 9000 CSE >1990 9000 CD 2.0-16 valve : 240.000 kms then crashed (wasn't my mistake, >some a*** came out of a litlle street without even watching, I hitted him >and then I ran over a half a meter high street border, you can imagine what >this last thing did to my front axel). > >Current Saabs : >1983 900 GLi : mine, currently 184.000 kms, still running great but again, I >can have a great bargain at my dealer's on a 1990 900 >1994 9000 CS : my brother's car, 120.000 kms >1994 9000 CSE : my father's car, 135.000 kms. > >All those without any significant costs, except for a blown head gasket on >the 1994 9000 CSE because of a malfunction in the Saab ignition computer. >Replaced under by warranty by dealer. > >I think these figures speak for themselves. > >Johan >83 900 GLi >94 9000 CS >94 9000 CSE > >
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