Date: 01 Oct 2001 00:13:50 GMT From: tableforglassesnopsamcom (Tableforglasses) Subject: Re: Help! About to become a SAAB owner?
>> >> > >I own a '91 9000 CDS and have friends that own/have owned other Saabs. I >disagree with your description. Saabs are generally more reliable than some >other marques. There are plenty of Saabs with high mileage, and alway run >well, and there are cars like mine that have the"usual" faults to be expected >with a car that has 130,000 miles. The important thing is servicing. Saabs >can go on for ever, and some probably have with little servicing, but >generally >speaking, certain jobs *must* be done, if the car is to become one of the >high >mileage examples. On the 2.3 engines looking after the cooling system is >quite >high priority, as the head is prone to damage if overheated (but no worse >than >on other cars I've owned.) The timimg chain (and balancer chain) must be >renewed at the correct mileage or when they appear slightly noisy (and there >are plenty of other cars that suffer far worse if the cam belt isn't >religiously changed at the correct service interval - Vauxhall Omega for >instance). Very regular oil changes will help enormously, as will changing >the >plugs a little more frequently than is recommended. Most cars will live to >100,000 miles with little attention, but don't expect them to get to 200 or >300,000 miles, like Saabs regularly do. > >The bottom line is the service history - make sure it's got a good history. >Be >prepared to carry out regular servicing (and this doesn't have to be >expensive >main agent servicing for the most part), and the car will outlast plenty of >others. Saabs are superb cars to drive - in the same class as Mercedes or >BMW, >and yes, they are a little idiosynchratic, but that's good :) > > >-- >Regards, >Danny > im sorry but i am going to have to disagree. I have owned two saabs and never will i buy one again. one i bought with a little over 100k miles on the odo and the engine blew after owning it for 6 months. i decided to be safe with the second one, so i decided to get a great looking 98 900 turbo with a little over 50k on the odo (with service history, mind you). my biggest financial mistake to date. after two new batteries, it still wont start in the winter without treating the car like a diesel, ive been stranded on the side of the road 6 times with this car, ive had to rebuild the transmission, get new bearings installed in the turbo, and to top it all off i just found out the car doesnt have a clear coat. i think the manufacturer would have made it easier just to put a vending machine dollar slot next to the key (insert a 20 everytime you want to start the car). to top it all off, i have owned this car for less than a year. i disagree when you put saab in the same class as mercedes and bmw. saab, according to me, fits in more with the volvo subaru crowd.
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