Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 13:19:20 -0400 From: Douglas Riggs <hazunopsams.com> Subject: Re: Best Year for 900?
Thanks for the feedback. At this point, I am fairly convinced that the car I want is a 1986 or 1987 900S (16V), 4 or 5 door (I've got kids), with a manual 5 speed. There is an 1987 Saab S with 168,000 miles and tranny problems on Ebay. I'm not sure if I'm ready to jump in just yet, but it sure does look interesting. I've never rebuilt a tranny before, but there is a first for everything. Douglas DSJKALLEN wrote: > I have two classic 900s: an '85 900 base 4-door sedan with the 8-valve engine > with 126K, and an '87 900S 3-door hatch with the 16-valve engine with 127K. A > few observations on both: > > The '87 is superior to the '85 in terms of rust. Although the '85 has very > minimal rust -- only in the stereotypical places: the passenger front door > around the sealing rubber near the right-bottom, the lower left front fender > where the plastic wheel-well trim meets the first rubber body side trim piece, > and a bubble starting on the right side of the hood -- the '87 has absolutely > none. > > Both have been mechanically trouble-free, with the exception of the normal rack > replacement on the '85 -- just last week. > > Except for normal maintenance, including oil changes religously every 3K, no > other problems. > > Don Allen > Urbana, IL
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