Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 12:07:34 -0600 From: Scott Nelsen <scottnopsamen.net> Subject: Re: Need help from Saab God
There were basically 3 models - 900 (which had cloth seats - pretty stripped down), 900S (which had leather seats, electric windows and locks, etc), and the 900Turbo which was basically a 900S with the turbo added. Generally, the 1992 and 1993 model years are great. I have a 1992 900S sedan that I got in January which has been babied. There are a few rattles here and there but the car runs great, it's really quick on the road and drive like a dream. The key to Saabs is regular maintenance. I had a volvo wagon which I could just kind of ignore - skip a scheduled maintenance here and there and the car still ran (I had almost 200K miles on that before somebody hit me and totaled it). Saabs are a little more finicky - if you ignore them or don't treat them well, they could turn around and behave poorly for you. You should be able to get a 1992-1993 900S for around $6-7K depending on mileage and condition. I paid $6K for mine with 112,000 miles on it. Check Kelly pricing or Edmunds online to get a rough idea of book values. Some saab owners tend have an overinflated sense of the value of their car - they get too attached to it and think that they can ask $9-10K for a car that's 6-7 years old with 100K miles on and has a blue book of $7-8. Hope this helps... Scott nomad wrote: > > First now that I can do newsgroups I want to say how > beautiful I think the old 900's were. Its too bad they > don't make them look quite like that. > > Second, I need some advice from people on a Used Saab. > I'm very unfamiliar with the models/model years so please > be patient with me. I'm looking for a 900 but I don't know > which model DIDN'T have the Turbocharger. I don't want one! > Which is another reason I don't think I'll ever get a new Saab > because they don't make them with out. > > Also, I need recommendations on model years. I would like the > criteria to be: > > 1.) Good Model Year / Least Problems > 2.) Old 900 Style > 3.) NO Turbocharger > 4.) Less than $10,000.00 > > I have a 99 VW Golf Wolfsburg and love it dearly. I will always > buy Volkswagens. Though that may change in the future as their > is talk about a 1.8T 150HP engine being standard replacing the 2.0L > engine. I don't want a turbocharger!! > > Reason being, I like to drive my cars 200K miles. If I can get to > 200K I'm okay. I'm a good owner. I use synthetic oil, change it > regularly, and keep my maintenance appointments. > > Its just Saab seems a bit different to me. First, I don't know how > Saab can survive. I'll admit my ignorance in not knowing the figures, > but it could be months before I see a Saab on the road. I know > they ARE out there because theirs 3 or 4 dealerships here in Illinois > where I live. > > Oh well. Enough rambling! Any advice you can give would be grateful. > > Thanks > > nomad
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