[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Popular internet creates service hypochondriacs... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Mike Lynch [Email] (#81) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Mike Lynch) on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:58:19 In Reply to: Little problems?, Aaron Gilbert, Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:57:35 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

The problem with the internet info age and the advent of problem solving BB's, is they create service hypochodriacs. Too much info about other folks problems causes a wave of concern that tinges otherwise reliable products. It makes folks paranoid.

My point was a turbo or sludge are not small repairs, but that the number of cars affected is small.

I'm sure there were a few (just like with a 9-5, only a very, very small number) 9000's that sludged and need turbos. Many folks on the 9-5 BB have had better experiences than you had with your 9000, but that's not a "problem" to be posted on the BB, though some (few) folks do share their positive experiences.

Any statistacal analysis of all cars from model years 96-98 until the present shows a dramatic improvement in quality. The worst cars today are better than the best cars from the early 90's. Statistically 9-5 repair wise are excellent, endorsed by consumer magazines for their reliability, as well as safety. The likelyhood of major or minor probems is significantly reduced with a 9-5, but that doesn't mean stuff doesn't happen and when it does happen you'll read about it here. And you'll read if from eloquent, passionate, intelligent folks, in great detail and indignity.

My theory is that it was GM's $750,000,000.00 spent remodeling the Trollhattan plant and GM's new quality procedures that finally produced a comparitively reliable Saab. A good spin on the GM influence.

• 9000 vs 9^3 5dr vs 9^5 wagon., Aaron Gilbert, Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:07:07
  • It's all good.... but 9-5 SportWagons are cool...., Mike Lynch , Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:32:28
    • Re: It's all good.... but 9-5 SportWagons are cool...., Noel, Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:44:03
    • Thanks a lot Mike and Noel..., Aaron Gilbert, Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:49:21
      • "a bit overblown"...., Mike Lynch , Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:15:05
        • Little problems?, Aaron Gilbert, Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:57:35
          • Popular internet creates service hypochondriacs..., Mike Lynch , Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:58:19 <-- Viewing This Message
  • 9000 vs 9-5 is interesting, Noel, Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:52:35
  • Re: 9000 vs 9^3 5dr vs 9^5 wagon., Kurt Ebner, Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:35:27
    • Thanks, that helps a lot!, Aaron Gilbert, Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:39:51
    • Re: 9000 vs 9^3 5dr vs 9^5 wagon., bamaSAAB, Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:11:02
      • Wow, 9^5 seating position lower than older Saabs ??, Aaron Gilbert, Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:48:22
        • Re: Wow, 9^5 seating position lower than older Saabs ??, sully, Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:31:39
    • Re: 9000 vs 9^3se...., dboone, Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:04:41

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