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Is 9/5 really a better car than 9000's?
Posted by masupra (more from masupra) on Tue, 23 May 2006 19:28:29
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Hi All, I am a Saab owner wannabe, and have been lurking this site for long time. My original target was late model 9000. But apparently, it is very hard to come up with a good one. So I started including 9-5 in my search, too. My initial research on this board was a pleasant suprise -- almost everyone said 9-5 is a much better car.
However, upon more detailed research, it looks to me that 9-5 have most problems of 9000's, namely DI cassetts, head gasket, heater core (this one seems cheaper to change), turbo unit (9000 does not seem to have this problem), and the most dreaded engine sludge. 5-speed manual transmission remains the same, and the only improvement seems to be the AW auto tranny used in 9-5's.
Considering the oldest 9-5 is only 7 years old, while the youngest 9000's are 8 years old, can we say 9000's are more reliable? Or did I miss something?
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Posts in this Thread:
- Is 9/5 really a better car than 9000's?, masupra, Tue, 23 May 2006 19:28:29 <-- Viewing This Message
- Both darn nice..., Mike Lynch
, Thu, 25 May 2006 14:20:44 - Depends on your perspective..., turrbo
, Wed, 24 May 2006 16:35:10 - Re: Is 9/5 really a better car than 9000's?, 8AA2YM, Wed, 24 May 2006 10:06:57
- Re: Is 9/5 really a better car than 9000's?, darrell
, Wed, 24 May 2006 07:25:38 - Yes. (Re: Is 9/5 really a better car than 9000's?), Greg Abbott
, Wed, 24 May 2006 05:58:54 - Different animals and luck of the draw, billherbst
, Wed, 24 May 2006 03:45:01 - Re: Is 9/5 really a better car than 9000's?, Jack T., Tue, 23 May 2006 21:55:55
- I've had 6 9000's, and 1 9-5..., bamaSAAB, Tue, 23 May 2006 21:03:50
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