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Re: SAAB's are the world's best kept secret,... Posted by bryan [Email] (#542) [Profile/Gallery] (more from bryan) on Tue, 5 Dec 2000 12:03:26 In Reply to: SAAB's are the world's best kept secret,..., Street, Tue, 5 Dec 2000 04:57:55 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
that's probably the one thing that keeps me into saab's the most, is the engines! I agree, i've had several saab engines apart, and even the old H blocks were/are surprisingly durable! the car i learned to drive on was a 75 99 LE that my dad bought when it was 6 mos old. I remember my dad changing the head in the early 80's and him remarking on how the cylinders looked 'brand new'. when it was MY turn to change the head around 91 (75's DID have a poor head design, when i did it i changed to a 78 head, larger water jackets) the cylinders STILL looked pretty damn good to me! lots of cross hatching, no smooth spots, no ridge at the top!.
On the other side, as good as the engines are, the transmissions both manual AND auto, leave a lot to be desired. I've never had to change a blown engine on a saab, but have done several trannies over the years!
I'm also mystified how a co. with such talented engineers either CAN"T or WON"T come up with some *&$)(#*$)(# shift linkage that doesn't feel like i'm wiggling a baseball bat in a barrel full of coconuts! I guess it's just part of the learning curve, each saab i've driven CAN shift well if you get your timing down perfect. Still frustrating when one of the best shifting cars and trannies i've ever felt was a Mitsubishi! lol
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