Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 18:18:02 +0000 (UTC) From: "SimonJ" <Menopsam.net> Subject: Re: Help - motor crashed on 94 V6
> > A few years ago I had a Honda Accord. The belt broke at 120K miles and my > total cost to have it replaced was $200. I drove the car until it had 250K > miles then sold it. That's what I call a good engine design. > That's what I call poor servicing. > The "known" problem I was referring to is that the 1994 and 1995 V6 engines > had extremely high wear (or poor design) on the timing belt and since these > are interference engines, if the timing belt breaks the engines is junk. > Saab realised they had a problem and they pay for the first three belt > changes at 35K/65K/95K miles. I saw a post from a guy who had the timing > belt fail at 10,000 miles and trash the engine (and Saab paid for the > replacement). > As they should, a timing belt should not fail after 10,000 miles. 72,000 miles is however quite a different story. > What is so frustrating for my friend is that Saab has a great reputation for > high mileage cars. > Your friend should have bought a Saab with a Saab engine, not the crappy V6 which Saab only started fitting because you bloody yanks cant accept that a straight 4 engine is any good, you all go insisting on V's. Also your friend should have serviced his car properly, like had the timing belt changed at the correct intervals, as stated in the maintenance routine, instead of whinging that his car broke and expecting someone else to pay for something which occurred because of his failings. Typical bloody yanks, lawsuit, lawsuit, lawsuit. Do they have lessons in schools over there on how to sue people?
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