Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 14:46:35 GMT From: th <someguynospamwhere.se> Subject: Re: The 2003 SAAB 9-3..a bad year?
Richard Sauer wrote: > So far (knock on wood) I'm delighted with my 2000 9-5 (v6). My > sister-in-law drives a 95 Buick Le Sabre which is dying, so she is looking > to replace it with something. I'm not sure having another SAAB in the > driveway is a good idea , but she likes my 9-5 and I notice a number of used > 9-3's for sale. Oddly most of them are 2003's...Looking at Consumer reports > I see a lot of black dots for that year (but then the 2000 9-5 didn't win > any prizes for reliability either) So was this a particularly troublesome > year for the 9-3?? > > Rich > > The first model years of a car are in most cases not known for their reliability. I have a 2000 9^5, which is the worst car I have ever owned from a reliability point of view, My friends and colleagues having about the same MY have experienced similar problems. Compared with my 1997 9K which is one of the last models years and that just runs and runs without any problems. If you are looking for a 9^5 you should probably start with MY2004, from where the for instance most of the 4-cyl engine problems and the SID problems are gone. I also believe that the rear suspension has been improved from this MY. Still Saab is fairly reliable: compare the 95 Buick Le Sabre with a 95 9K. There are not so many 9Ks of this date that are dying. -- th
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