Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 01:08:46 +0100 From: "Andy" <aswojtasnopsamet.nl> Subject: Re: 9000 CSi 9002
Hi Big Disk (Ollisbrown), Brake pads every 9K ?!?!?!?! I can already imagine your driving style. Gas-floor, Brake, Burn tyres, Brake, Full speed, Brake, Smoke ... I drove 360 000 km in my 9000 and 300 000 of this on German motoraways i.e. at speeds between 150 and 200 km/h. Yet I have never managed to wear the pads faster than in 30 - 40 000 km. And... by the way, my saab has automatic transmission. With these the pads wear out much faster. What am I complaining about? That I went through 6 pairs of brake discs and just as many wheel bearings (bloody expensive) and all that because the brake claws were slant. And this is just one of many headaches I had with my saab. You know what? You can have my cake and eat it and keep yours. Andy "Big Disk" <ollisbrownnopsamternet.com> wrote in message news:b09mtd$r1j$1nopsamsos.btinternet.com... > 40K. What are you complaining about. A Vectra that I used to drive had new > front pads every 9K, new rear drum brakes and new front disks every 18K. > Oh and tyres every 15K on the front and 30K on the rear. Some people want > their cake and to eat it too. > > > "Andy" <aswojtasnopsamet.nl> wrote in message > news:avnsnm$pii$1nopsamer10.wxs.nl... > > Bharath, > > thanks for your reply. I see, some things change and some don't. > > My brake discs may not have been that soft but the warped like hell. > > Whenever I'd have to brake abruptly from high speed (like in Germany > > from 180 km/h to zero in 10 sec.) I'd get really horrible thunder-like > > noise from my brakes and a serious vibration in the steering wheel. > > My wheels were balanced 100% - high precission. I had id checked > > several times. Any subsequent, even a slight touvh of the brake pedal > > within a few minutes after such braking would still produse that nose. > > 10-15 minutes later (the brake discs would cool down enough?) it > > would return to normal... Except... I had to have the bearings in the > > front wheels replaced several times. This car was a rip off. The spares > > for it were twice the price of those for a VW or Audi. According > > to Auto-Moto-Sport (German edition) the 9000 was the most expensive > > car in its class (BMW, Audi, Volvo, Merc.) to service. > > > > If you want to read more about SAAB and other people's experiences > > please check out my web site: > > > > http://home-1.12move.nl/~sh605222/ > > > > Best reagrds, > > Andy > > > > > > "Bharath S. Narayan" <lanrovernopsamcape.net> wrote in message > > news:3E1F6A67.6010404nopsamcape.net... > > > Andy: > > > I do not own an 9000 but a 95 '2000 model. Just for kicks some of the > > > things are similar. I had my 40 K service done and I was told that my > > > brakes had gone bad and also my rotors need replacement. It looks like > > > the newer SAAB's have softer rotor's and brake pads. I dont by any means > > > brake often. Also I have a stick shift and tend to shift gears and > > > brake. But my rotor's had to be replaced in 40K miles without machined > > > as the SAAB Dealer did not offer it as a choice but instead told me that > > > I 'd be better off as the rotor's are thinning and in an year I will > > > have to come back for the rotor's. Now the car is less 3 years old and I > > > have about 40 k miles( had 10 k when I bought it). > > > > > > Bharath > > > > > > On 1/10/2003 4:03 PM, Andy wrote: > > > > I have had this one since '92 i.e. I picked it up new in Gothenburg. > > > > > > > > Still under warranty it got new brake discs. Two times!!! within one > > year!!! > > > > > > > > and then I had them machined (turned) twice and replaced two more > times > > > > > > > > since. I already learnt to live with this. I heard all sorts of SF > > stories > > > > about > > > > > > > > asbestos-free brake pads being the reason (worse conductivity = worse > > heat > > > > transfer). > > > > > > > > And now when I'm just ready to have it scrapped one mechanic told me > > that > > > > the brake claws are faulty (not straight) so, during braking they > clamp > > the > > > > discs but also bend them. > > > > > > > > Has anyone of you ever experienced anything like this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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