Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 20:49:03 GMT From: "Geoff J" <hardtop110nopsamail.com> Subject: Re: Thinking of buying my first saab - what to look for?
Thanks for the comments. As expected, some good and some bad but thankfully no recurring issues. I'll see what there is in the way of available 9-3s Thanks again. Geoff PS If you want to read some real reliability woes point your news client at alt.fan.landrover ;-) "hans" <nietnogmeernopsamail.com> wrote in message news:amt6bd$m4q$1nopsamer11.wxs.nl... > I do agree try to get a 9-3 instead of a 900 depending whether you can > afford the extra bit of money. > > I have a 900 from 1995. Has done 125000. No serious problems so far, only > with airconditioning and tensioner of drive belt. In my eyes this is a > very reliable car. > > > "Michael Mann" <michmannnopsamoot.com> wrote in message > news:amt0fv$6su$1nopsam.online.de... > > Hello Geoff, > > > > "Geoff J" <hardtop110nopsamail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > > news:4efd781d.0209250333.73e5aa05nopsaming.google.com... > > > > > Anyway back to the point - I'm thinking of buying a 1997 Saab 900 S > > > (2.0i) in black with 5 doors with 57,000 miles on the clock. I want it > > > primarily as a motorway car and was wondering what are the known > > > problems/things to look for etc. with this model. > > > > I think instead of looking for a 900 it could be better to > > go for a 9-3 (available from 1998). They made some improvements > > to the 900 within the 9-3 and the 1998 cars should not be very > > more expensive than one from 1997. > > > > Nevertheless I am not very happy with my 2000 9-3 SE (now 58k km). > > Im am glad that the car is still under warranty but I had > > problems with the following things : > > ACC display (missing segments) > > ACC fan (was running always at topspeed rpm - > > could not control it - only by removing the fuse) > > Clutch (hydraulic cylinder was defect - i was not able to shift gears) > > > > All in all these were expensive repairs and parts thay I would not > > have paid by myself with a smile and I think this is should be > > not usual for such a young car. > > > > > > Here are some internet ressources to look at: > > > > http://www.thesaabsite.com/900new/900&94to98faqs.htm > > http://www.saabs.org (http://www.saabnet.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi) > > http://www.saabnet.com > > > > Best regards, > > Michael Mann > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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