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Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 11:07:32 GMT
From: "Fred W." <Nalasranopsamte.com> wrote in message
news:61bdbc3.0305301447.4e0b5093nopsaming.google.com...

> Quote from ad: "I offer this fast beaut for only $5700 or better
> offer.  Price is negotiable.  Car has no mechanical or visual problems
> whastoever.  Please call and set up a time for test drive to
> experience the power of a real European car."
>
> Call Jerry at (XXX)XXX-XXXX
>
> I called Jerry and the car is still there.  It has a broken water pump
> and he already ordered the part and is going to try to replace it
> himself.  He bought the car at a CarMax auction--they didn't want to
> try to sell it because of the high mileage.

How did it go from being perfect to needing a waterpump?  And what were the
symptoms leading this brainsurgeon Jerry to deduce it needed one?

SAAB 4 cylinder engines are notorious for having cooling system problems.
These can usually be rectified in relatively short order by replacing a few
parts (lower temp thermostat, lower temp fan switch, etc.) but they are also
notorious for developing bad head gaskets if proper cooling system
maintenance is ignored.  Bad head gasket symptoms can mimic cooling system
problems (overheat, loss of coolant, etc.)

I would be very wary of this unless you are looking for a "fun" project like
replacing the headgasket yourself, in which case you would definitely want
to knock at least a thousand off the asking price since that what you'd pay
a mechanic to do the headgasket.

SAABs of that year and mileage are all over the place at that price.  Find
one with impecable maintenance records.

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