Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 08:43:14 -0600 From: "Walt Kienzle" <wkienzlenopsam.com> Subject: Re: options for me
Was your dealer Gibson Motors in Perrysville, Indiana? I heard they were very good; it would be disappointing if they closed. They were one of the sights to visit at a car convention I attended a few years ago because they were the smallest new car dealership in Indiana. There is also a Saab dealer in Peoria, IL, but that is probably as far away from you as Indianapolis. I can tell you what I would do -- and have done. I bought my 9000 in 1997 and it has never been to the dealer for repair. I have only taken it to a shop for a wheel alignment because I have handled everything else myself. Right now I am finishing up putting in a replacement transmission. Normally I would have had someone do it (because I have never done a transmission before), but the dealers wanted about $5000 for the job, and the independent shops didn't want to work on it. It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. There are plenty of websites with "howto" information and the people in this newsgroup can direct you to them when you need help. There are also plenty of stores on the internet that sell Saab parts. I even ordered the transmission from an e-merchant and they sent it by UPS. Walt Kienzle 1991 9000T "eric d larson" <edlarsonnopsamcso.uiuc.edu> wrote in message news:Pine.GSO.4.31.0211200715460.13398-100000nopsamf1.cso.uiuc.edu... > Hi all, I live downstate Illinois. I am in a dilemma and was hoping you > could answer a few questions and give me some input. I will not hold you > to anything except consider it as another option for me. > > In 1997 I bought a 1997 saab 900se 2.0 from a dealer that was about 30 > miles from where I live. I had the car serviced there for everything. The > dealer was great and honest. Well due to economic problems he closed shop > a few months back for good. (I guess honesty was not the way to run a > business) Since then I have been getting my oil changed locally (speed > lube) but I am beginning to worry about other problems occurring now that > I am turning 50000 miles. Or even just having regular services preformed. > Now the closest dealer I can go to is in Indy 2 hours away. There are not > any good service shops locally for my vehicle. So I have been feeling > uncertain about keeping it. I love my car and want to keep it. I hear they > get 200000 miles without any problems. What do you think and would do in > my shoes? > I should let you know it has been a great car. I like the practicality of > it (fold down seats/hatch back, solid, peppy, comfortable, etc.) Do you > think I should keep it even though servicing it will be difficult (let > alone if something major happens to it and I have to have it towed a long > distance to get it fixed) Or look at a different vehicle while I can get > some money out of it? If you think I should get a different vehicle could > you recommend another car that is comparable to it. > thanks eric >
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