Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 19:30:21 -0400 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnopsamo.com> Subject: Re: Smoking 9-3
Interesting post, as I am considering a 2000 9-3 at a dealer, so the history is unknown. Any other issues with a 2000 9-3 hatchback? The dealer wants $19k for one with 24,000 miles and a manual transmission. Edmunds.com lists the top dealer retail price of that car in perfect condition at only $15K. Are there any options that would raise the resale $4K, or do I have some bargaining room? John S. Hameline wrote: > My daughter's 9-3 smokes (blue) lightly on cold start and a little > less so on warm start. In either case, it stops during warm up. It's a > 2000 with 48K, but an unknown history. The dipstick indicates a very > slight overfill, and the oil and filter are changed at 5K intervals. > Any thoughts? My daughter has access to a good SAAB dealer, and she's > getting a little paranoid about this. Any suggestions? > > Thanks. >