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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 00:53:12 -0500
From: Kai-ming Mei <kai-mingnopsamlear.com>
Subject: Re: Why is it so difficult to sell Saabs C900s?


What are the other cars that are much safer than average, Fun to drive Front wheel drive (awd would be ok too) can almost double as a pickup truck You can think that parts are expensive, but since classic 900's have been around so long, there's a lot of part's out there. My guess is that you can get a tail lens for $10 but you would have to pay $120 for a lexus lens (and I think they change them every year or two. In article <20000920001705.24738.00000301nopsams1.aol.com>, dsjkallennopsamcom (DSJKALLEN) wrote: > Keith, > > Thanks for the info on your experiences. Yes, I agree that they are > relatively > easy to work on, and, with this newsgroup and others, you can expect > quite a > bit of help from many people. I think I have at least 10 Saab-oriented > sites > bookmarked on my browser. I recently purchased a new set of plug wires > for my > '85 900 8-valve from <Saabsite.com>; they were exact OEM wires and cost > around > $35.00. They have the Inner Drivers at $103.00 each and the tripod > bearings at > $51.00 each for my daughter's (high shool age) '87 900S 16-valve > automatic. > > We bought the '87 900S for our daughter last month. It is in very good > condition aesthetically, and the engine is in great shape. It's a 3-door > hatch > with the manual sunroof, so she likes it quite well. I'm not a fan of > the B-W > 3-speed auto, but she prefers automatics. We paid $1,700 for the car. > > This points out the fact that used classic 900s can be great buys. In > fact, I > think you could make an argument that any used Saab is a great buy, > assuming it > has had some TLC. Here in Champaign-Urbana, location of the University > of > Illinois, European cars are in abundance, so you can run across some > great buys > on Saabs, Volvos, etc. But, Volvos always tend to have higher resale > because > they are perceived to be more "mainstream" than a Saab. BTW . . . I have > a > mint '70 144S in my garage. It was set up for the rallaye circuit, but > never > drove it in any!!! > > Don

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