Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 22:26:16 +0100 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Selling my SAAB 9-5 Wagon
Rob Malkin wrote: > Hello all: > > I have ordered a new car which will be coming in at the end of June. As a > result I'm going to be putting my SAAB up for sale to sell in that time > frame and thought I'd start planting the seeds now. Forgive this commercial > announcement. > > It's a year 2000 9-5 V6 SE Wagon (green) with 69K miles on it. I am the > original owner. I've had all the recommended services done at the dealer and > have all the receipts to document it. Likewise with the oil changes; every > 3,000 miles (give or take 500 miles) and I have the receipts for all of > those as well. At the 60K service it got a new timing belt and water pump. > The car has always been garaged and gets waxed twice a year. > > It's been very reliable except last July when the DI cassette died and just > recently when the crankshaft position sensor failed. Both were replaced by > SAAB dealers. The SID display is losing pixels but, since it's expensive to > replace, I've chosen to live with it. > > I'm in the San Jose, California area and am looking for about $13K. Photos > are available. Please email me if you or someone you know in my area might > be interested. > > One lingering question that maybe some of you could help me with: Since my > engine is a V6 I understand that it has two DI cassettes -one for each bank > of cylinders. Looking at the service record it appears that only one DI > cassette was replaced. Is that common? If so the new owner might want to be > made aware of that. There would be no need to replace a perfectly serviceable DI cassette. No worries on that account but it's nice to know you want to be honest with a purchaser. Graham