Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 15:51:43 -0400 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Help needed! 900s or 900 se?
James Sweet wrote: > "LauraK" <lkrznospamcomnospam> wrote in message > news:20040703193333.29866.00000789nospam18.aol.com... > >>>I'm shopping for my first second hand saab and looking for a convertible >>>(I'm a woman!), and don't know the difference between the 900s and the >>>900se. Looking at 1996/1997 models. Non turbo. Automatic. >>> >>Get a turbo. Saab is known for their turbos. Saab turbos are relatively >> > trouble > >>free. Non-turbo Saab engines don't have good reputations, overall. >>With the turbo, you won't be lagging behind anybody, but will still have >> > the > >>fuel efficiency of a 4-cylinder. >>You can probably get a better deal on a manual transmission. >> >> > > The non-turbo Saab engines are every bit as good as the turbo engines other > than being less powerful. While the turbos are good, they do require more > meticulous maintenance, gotta change the oil on time every time and it's > highly recommended to run synthetic. > > > Anyone who says non-turbo Saab engines don't have a good reputation must not have owned a Classic. My 1986 8 valve was still running strong at over 200,000 miles and not burning or leaking a drop of oil. Too bad a teenage driver hit it.