Date: 26 Jun 2004 04:09:43 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: Howcome the 1998 Saab 9-5 wasn't available in the US?
On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 02:26:13 GMT, JIM <Firewagon1nospamigy.net> wrote: > "Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message > news:2jvt1uF14u7v7U2nospamberlin.de... >> Maybe he can clarify to you what the story is, because the version >> you got from him isn't reality. > > Dave, not sure what your qualifications are concerning transmission work on > Saab autos; however, have this reply from a tranny mech that has been doing > this stuff for 25 years or more and it is a family function so actual > experience goes back three generations: I'm not interested in comparing resume's in this forum, but let's read on, shall we? > "these guys are insane...i can assure you that on the 900 series saab, that > the motor must be removed to get to tranny....any argument to this is futile > !! Why, then, does Saab sell a tool made specifically for this? I can give you the Saab part number in case your friend with 3 generations of experience can't find it. It goes on top of each wheel arch & hooks to the lifting point attached to the engine for, er, specifically this purpose, oddly enough. > .....now the 9000 series is a different matter...it is a more conventional > front wheel drive and the tranny can be removed...no one in their right mind > would have labor charges of less than 2,000 dollars to remove and install > this unit and tear down of tranny, Nobody that bothers to find out the proper tool for the job would do things the astonishingly hard way. > plus a possibility of $1,000-$2,000 in > parts....the saab would have to be the safest car in the world, because you > are not in a lot of danger at 0 mph on the side of the road !! " Yeah, you see, the thing is, Jim, I see a lot of rhetoric and not a lot of actual facts coming from you here. It's clear you have strong opinions, but when they're based on incorrect facts, well, ... > As they say, them what knows, knows............the poor guy buying one of > these boys second or third hand is the one who 'should know' but probably, > like the 900 lover in my story, hasn't a clue! And, apparently your friend with all the experience doesn't bother to find out the facts before passing on incorrect information. Pity, that. > Sad note is that many quality independent > garages are going bye-bye every day and soon, with more and more of this > 'modular' (non-repairable) concept, that lady and many like her will be > crying the blues when all that is available will be that "new reman" from a > dealer for $3,500 or likely more! If they don't use the tools available for the job, maybe they _should_ be going out of business.
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