Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 21:56:30 -0400 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Saabs year 99-00
Tell me it is "utterly bomb-proof" after you have over 200,000 miles and 10 or more years on the car :-) Most cars these days will last 60,000 miles and 3 years - even a Ford. However, it appears you are very happy with the Saab and that is good. One can only hope GM and Saab have improved the quality of their cars. I suspect the car knew you bought the extended warranty and will not have any problems as long as the warranty is in effect. I had a Ford like this - as soon the warranty ended, it fell apart. pablo wrote: > Other than the SID, my '02 9-3 has been utterly bomb-proof thus far. So to > call them "unreliable" is nonsense, especially when I have 2 other cars to > compare it to: A Mercedes and a collectionist car. The Saab and my > motorcycle are the only troublefree items in the garage. > > I did get the extended warranty for the Saab, just in case, but nothing's > come up. > > ...pablo > > > "ma_twain" <ma_twainnospamo.com> wrote in message > news:442DED90.3030308nospamo.com... > >>When GM bought Saab, they wanted to reduce the cost of the car so GM could >>make more profit. The approach used was/is to use as many common >>components as possible across all GM lines to get the parts cheaper - >>economy of scale. The results are as expected. I test drove a brand new >>Hummer, with the salesman proudly telling me how it has GM parts. The >>same electrical issues that plague Saabs (SIDs failing) were present in >>the brand new Hummer. The answer from the salesman - why worry, these >>problems will be fixed for free under warranty. The same has been repeated >>by many GM Saab owners - many problems fixed under warranty. So, the >>question for you, is this Saab you are considering still under warranty? >>I had a GM Saab and experienced the same situation. I sold it after the >>warranty expired. >> >>.:snowcrAsh:. wrote: >> >> >>>price is in euros :-) >>> >>> >>>".:snowcrAsh:." <pwer_2_d_pplnospamo.com> wrote in message >>>news:e0b6rp$1814$1nospamews.vip.hr... >>> >>> >>>>Dear Saab friends, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>I am considering buying a Saab 9-3 dti 2.2 125 hp, year 2000, cca 80 >>>>000km. And since that I live I Croatia where we don't have good Saab >>>>dealer network I am interested in opinions about the car. What can I >>>>expect? The price is from 8000? to 10000? and it is a pretty good price, >>>>and I know it is a GM engine inside, but that don't bothers me 2 much, >>>>for last 9 years I am driving an GM Opel kadet E GSi and I was very happy >>>>whit it.if the Saab GM engine is half good as the one that I am driving >>>>now it will be great J how good is that Saab GM engine? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>What are the downsides of a Saab 9.3, dti engines, I noticed that the >>>>board computer display is not working on many Saabs I have looked, is >>>>this reparable or a must buy new part.how good is that engine? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Plz, help.Saab is my dream car from my childhood, and now I can afford me >>>>one but a cant afford me an car with problems and visiting mechanic to >>>>often.especially not in Croatia where we only one Saab authorized dealer >>>>J >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Need all information on Saabs 9.3 99-00 u can give me. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>THX in advance >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>.:snowcrAsh:. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> > >
