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Re: what year 9 3 ragtop to buy
Posted by Kevin Rhodes (more from Kevin Rhodes) on Fri, 4 Feb 2011 23:57:59
In Reply to: what year 9 3 ragtop to buy, Steven Le Warn, Thu, 3 Feb 2011 17:13:20
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Easy, buy the newest one you can comfortably afford! Every year the 9-3 got better as bugs were found and fixed. Though I don't know that there is much in it from '08 on, and the '07 and '08 cars have the BIG advantage of having the 5yr/100K mile powertrain warranty that the earlier and later cars lack. So for me, I would be looking for an '07 or '08. Either has the new interior, '07 is the old front end, '08 is the new one. Many '08s were sold into '09, so they have lots of warranty time left.
As to the stereo, based on several years of reading all the various Saab forums, I would put the pre-07 stereo towards the TOP of the list of trouble spots with those cars. Amps fail, the various modules fail, they plain do goofy things. I have never, not once, ever, read of an issue with the '07+ "GM" headunit, other than people whining about what it looks like. I think the fact that the Saab CPO program specifically excludes the audio equipment from the warranty coverage speaks volumes about what Saab themselves think of the early system.
Kevin Rhodes
Westbrook, Maine
'08 9-3SC 2.0T 6spd 32K and reliable as sunrise
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Posts in this Thread:
- what year 9 3 ragtop to buy, Steven Le Warn, Thu, 3 Feb 2011 17:13:20
- C900 vs 93-SS Another Idea, phil94028, Sat, 5 Feb 2011 14:45:50
- OG9-3......., Mike Lynch , Sat, 5 Feb 2011 10:57:45
- Re: what year 9 3 ragtop to buy, LG Aero, Sat, 5 Feb 2011 06:48:39
- Re: what year 9 3 ragtop to buy, Kevin Rhodes, Fri, 4 Feb 2011 23:57:59 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: what year 9 3 ragtop to buy, Ron, Fri, 4 Feb 2011 06:16:38
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