Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 17:50:30 -0600 From: "Charles Stoyer" <cstoyernopsamrpex.com> Subject: Re: advice on buying an '85 SPG
Craig Davey <craigdaveynopsamalbox.com> wrote in message news:3db9d311$1nopsam.eol.ca... > Hey folks > > I've had my heart set on finding myself an old diesel passat wagon for > some time, but there is quite of number of older 900s for sale in my > area and I'm being very tempted to take the plunge. > > I've found an '85 SPG for $850 CAN and I have a couple questions. > > Milage on the car is 275,000km. What problems should I be > looking/listening for on a test drive? We have 85 and 86 900 Turbos. 86 has 223k miles and original turbo. 85 had turbo replaced at about 130k miles (?) and we bought shortly after. It has 172k miles. Love them. > > What kind of milage are people getting with their old 900s, especially > 16v Turbos of this vintage. The last Saab I was looking at was an '82, > and the owner was getting 20mpg highway. That was a bit too much of a > guzzler for my taste, do the 16v engines do any better? How does the > turbo factor in? Turbo gives power of V8 with economy of 4 cyl. Especially great at high elevation. We live at 6,300 feet (1,800 m) and drive as high as 11,000 feet (3,300 m) routinely. 900 Turbo will suck the doors off almost anything else out there. Hills are steep and long (tens of miles) here and 900 Turbo is great! > > I'd like to replace the wheels on the car (I never liked the SPG rims) > and I'm wondering if they are a unique size which might be hard to find. > Can I pull wheels off any 900? I think they changed the wheels in 1988 so any pre-87 wheel shoule be the same. > Charles in Colorado, USA
