Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:19:43 GMT From: James Sweet <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Just a Saab ng newbie question
pablo wrote: > "John Hudson" <mypcnospam.com> wrote in message > news:lfudnaNkF9J60lzeRVnyugnospamhtview.co.uk... > >>"ma_twain" <ma_twainnospamo.com> wrote in message >>news:43C03F70.5090404nospamo.com... >> >>>The real question is how many of the current GM Saabs will last 10 years >>>or 200,000 miles. The engine may be fine, but all of the GM electrical >>>components will be dead. >>> >> >>My NG900 will soon be 11 years old, everything, and I mean everything, >>works perfectly. >>Apart from a headlamp bulb sensor unit, bulbs and spark plugs no >>electrical >>items have ever been replaced. > > > I also think the NG900/9-3 up until the SS don't go overboard on > irreplacable electronics. The SID display is a known weakness, however it's > not like the cars will be undrivable without it. I totally like older Saabs > because of their appeal, however I do not buy into the whole "they were > better cars" nostalgia. > > WHat normally happens to the SIDs anyway? Being an electronics geek I'd be curious to have a look at a dead one.