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Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 15:03:16 -0400
From: "Skip" <skipopnopsamspring.com>
Subject: Re: The joy of owning a Saab.  Do they build their planes as well as this?


I think you got REALLY unlucky, although it seems some of these items would have been noticed on a detailed survey of the car. I had an 88 900T for eleven YEARS and did not replace as much as you have in the same number of WEEKS! It is possible that the car was not maintained as well as it seemed or that it had been abused (we all like to drive that way _sometimes_ :) ) 113,000 miles on an 89 is not a lot so you have a lot of enjoyment yet in your car. I hope you have better luck with it in the future. Sara Davis wrote in message <7o7an6$su3$1nopsam6.svr.pol.co.uk>... >This is the story of a Saab 1989 900 turbo that I bought 10 weeks ago. It >came with a service history and had completed 113,000 miles. I am >mechanically literate and so was careful in inspecting the car before >parting with cash. > >Week one: one new wheel bearing, two new front discs and two sets of pads – >cost £233. (Normal service items to be expected I suppose) > >Week one: steering pump goes: second hand unit bought. Cost - £45 > >Week two: car breaks down from coolant leak. Two core plugs (expensive to >replace because exhaust manifold needs removing). Cost: £110 > >Week three: outer CV snaps (no warning signs of this at all and extremely >worrying when it happened). Took garage two weeks to get correct part. >Cost: £220 > >Week 6: Exhaust manifold leaks – parts cost £56 > >Week 8: Outer CV joint starts to make worrying clonking noises. New CV. Cost >£115 > >Week 9: Electric window jams open: Second hand window regulator £22 > >Week 9: Front shock gives up. Cost £25 > >Week 10: Inner CV joint on other side is just about to give out. Tonight I >have to travel home at 20 mph. Estimated cost of 2nd hand unit: £200 > >Total mileage since bought 1200 miles. > >Apart from this, the car is generally poorly put together i.e. the dash >creaks all the time, gear change is worse than that on an old Skoda I had, >speedo flutters, body flexes alarming when it is jacked up (which I have had >to do many times now). Finally, there are a host of other problems that >need to be fixed such as: turbo on its way out and other wheel bearing needs >replacing. > >Can someone enlighten me as to whether I just got (extremely) unlucky or >whether this is the common joy of Saab motoring everywhere? > >Alan > > >

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