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Just had my new-to-me 9-5 Aero checked out
Posted by Phil (more from Phil) on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:19:20
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I purchased a 2000 9-5 Aero with 88k last week from a used car dealer. In my usual way, I decided to have a local Volvo/Saab mechanic check it out after I had already purchased it. I've been anxious for the last week because of all the stuff I read, again after I bought it, about the sludge problem. The mechanic and I went over the car carefully this morning, including a test drive, and he pronounced it a good car with no major problems! Yahoo! He found some evidence of the beginning of a sludge problem, but he said to change the oil and filter every 1,000 miles for the next 10,000 miles and it should be fine. He wants me to change the oil every 3,000 miles after that. That's a lot of oil changes, but I can do that myself, so I'm okay with it.
Everything else was pretty routine. He said I should upgrade to the new PCV system, there was a little leaking from the power steering hose and the trans cooler line that just need to be tighten, one of the wheels is a bit bent, and it could use new brake pads all around.
I'm delighted that that's all he found because the car looks and drives like new. It's certainly the smoothest driving car I've ever owned, and the interior is really nice. Now that I'm excited, rather than nervous, about the car I'm going to join the local Saab club and start exploring this site more.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Just had my new-to-me 9-5 Aero checked out, Phil, Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:19:20 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Just had my new-to-me 9-5 Aero checked out, Tom S., Wed, 17 Jan 2007 05:30:50
- more on sludge, bobc
, Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:03:49 - first off, welcome, bobc
, Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:00:29 - whoa, jeff in MD, Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:44:33
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