Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:27:08 -0500 From: "Tigger123" <tigger123nospam0nTheFarm.com> Subject: Re: Possibility of Saab closure
299 US you say and a 10 minute job......easy for you to say. You werent the one blocking morning traffic on a 4 lane highway in -15 temperatures. This is Canada...dude...there are no "parts" stores on every other street corner. The average person here doesnt know how to spell Saab. My car died at 7 AM on Tuesday and the garage tells me that I will be lucky to get it back by Friday. Only one GM dealer had a cassette but it was a newer version and now I have to wait while they track down an "adaptor" harness. I could have had it towed home and ordered one from one of the northern US States for around 350-375 US plus 50 US for UPS another 30US for customs brokerage fees which translates to about 650 Cdn. Then there is Canada Customs 100 plus Cdn Sales tax on the full total , so the end result would have been roughly 800 Cdn. My mechanic has changed quite a few of these and you need to try a replacement to be absolutely sure that it is the problem. There are other problems that can kill the spark. "The Malt Hound" dp-dnf81L8KVxnjcRVn-ignospamphia.com... > > "Tigger123" <tigger123nospam0nTheFarm.com> wrote in message > news:lbidnc4T6t_dHXncRVn-iwnospamrs.com... > > Maybe its about time. I have lost all confidence in Saab. I have been a > > Saab owner for over 16 yrs. I had high expectations from Saab and have > > been > > very disappointed that neither of my 3 cars could go 10 k miles without a > > breakdown. This morning was "another" real treat" 7AM in heavy morning > > traffic and the DI cassette on my 9K dies. 75K miles on it. ( I had heard > > that you should keep a spare one of these in your back > > pocket....guaranteed > > failure component) The replacement was 750 plus shop time and towing = > > $1000 > > Cdn. > > You got screwed pal, big time. > US $299 ea. for genuine SAAB. > Less than a 10 minute job. > No towing required. > > MaltHound > >
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