Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:00:17 -0400 From: "hippo" <johnhnospamthis.shoal.net.au> Subject: Re: Buying a new car, well not new, need help.....
lynnjohnson82 wrote: >I am buying a 89 saab s9000 has about 150,000 miles on it or so. Is >this good for this age of vehicle? Also.. the seller says he has >issues with the car when he tries to turn the ignition switch he has >to turn the steering wheel a little to get it to start, he has a >father in law who is a mechanic says it sounds like a loose wire in >the steering column. Has anyone had this problem or know the fix for >it? Also, What type of maintenance should be done a vehicle this old? >The only other issue the seller said he has is when he is driving >sometimes the brake light comes on. He has put news brakes on the car >and knows it isnt the brakes, it stops fine, doesnt screech or >anything when it stops but he read the manual and it says that a >switch may need to be replaced? Has anyone also had this problem? Give >me a heads up let me know if the car is worth it. Thanks alot for your >help! Unless you've got a known service history on it, recommend change all fluids and filters asap when you get it and probably plug leads too. Somewhere in the dim and distant past, I remember one of my 900s occasionally having a brake warning light come on. Brakes and fluid level ok. It went away when we changed the brake fluid and gave the cap and reservoir a very good clean. Mightn't be the same prob but worth a look. Cheers