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I hope your son is fine following the accident.
Looking at 2004 and newer cars should help you avoid the sludge issue that can affect earlier 4-cylinder engines (although I have 240,000 miles on my 2000 4-cylinder).
The V6 used in the 9-5 is a good engine. The only caveat is the cost to replace the timing belt AND timing belt tensioner at 60K intervals. Saab pays for only the first timing belt change. The tensioner and all subsequent belt replacements are customer pay items.
The rapid depreciation of Saab cars makes used ones a great deal! You will probably be able to find recent year 9-5's priced at thousands less than a similar 5 Series.
posted by 198.208.25...
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Saabs owned:
2008 9-5 Aero Sedan, sold at 227K miles
2006 9-3SC 2.0T - Wife's daily driver
2000 Viggen Convertible - Sold May, 2022
1964 Quantum IV Formula Car - Retirement project
2000 9-5lpt Sedan, sold at 318K miles
Posts in this Thread:
- 9-5, yaofeng, Fri, 9 Jan 2009 03:08:18
- Anything from 2003 on, preferably Aero, lasaab, Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:30:56
- I would think 2001 and up with good record..., TKC, Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:07:25
- Re: 9-5, Chris L, Fri, 9 Jan 2009 10:06:20
- Re: 9-5, Bill U, Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:43:26
- Re: 9-5 experience, paul de k, Fri, 9 Jan 2009 07:48:37
- Re: 9-5, B Millar , Fri, 9 Jan 2009 07:16:19
- Had an all-too-brief experience with a 2000 V6, David Ingram, Fri, 9 Jan 2009 06:41:34
- Re: 9-5, MI-Roger , Fri, 9 Jan 2009 03:50:39 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: 9-5, JonAero1, Fri, 9 Jan 2009 06:14:02
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