Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:15:38 GMT From: johannes <johsnospamnospam-efitter.com> Subject: Re: Lifetime of Saab
DervMan wrote: > > "john" <jsmith1456nospamo.com> wrote in message > news:yj08h.56259$r4.1932nospamfe3-gui.ntli.net... > > > > "Greg Farris" <farrisnospam.org> wrote in message > > news:ejpt5n$8tc$1nospamoron.nerim.net... > >> In article <1163823344.249474.46450nospam2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, > >> smaartaassaabrnospaml.com says... > >> > >> > >>> > >>>What country, Finland, Sweden? When was it retired from the police? > >>> > >>>If it is in good shape then it is. The engines last forever. . . > >> > >> > >> No they don't. > >> SAAB engines are no different from other engines in the category, and are > >> subject to the same wear and failure modes as their counterparts. If > >> anything, > >> the turbocharged models run at typically higher IMEP and specific output, > >> and > >> should thus be subject to greater wear. > >> > >> I believe the reason behind the SAAB reputation for longevity is the > >> pride in > >> ownership that leads many owners to take excellent care of them, and as > >> well to > >> boast of their achievements in long-lasting reliability. After all, the > >> 96 > >> generation already had a reputation for fantastic longevity, yet they had > >> a > >> demonstrably inferior body design, leading to massive rust problems, and > >> their > >> engine was nothing other than a Ford V4, the same as used in the Taurus > >> models, > >> which did not benefit from any particular cult reputation. The gearboxes > >> were > >> notoriously short-lived, a tradition SAAB has unhappily managed to > >> perpetuate > >> through the model-years! > >> > > > > Well OK. volvo and saab were very solid long lasting vehicles in the 70's > > compared to most stuff. especially when the alternative was english or > > italian... > > > > If you bought one new you could expect 15 years of decent > > motoring....with a Fiat you'd be getting the filler out after 5.... > > Months in many cases. Dunno, FIAT also uses galvanised rust free bodies these days. Fiats may brake down from mechanical reasons, however. My Croma (1987) was quite durable for 10 years. But window frames rusted and a clutch repair seems impossible to get right, Possibly due to incompetent main dealership. (Competent servicing means a lot for durability). Interior plastics was crappy as it warped and rattled, speedo and odometer stopped working.
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