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Green-silver 9-5 Posted by CrNiFe [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: New to 9-5, 30 yrs of Saab, first auto, sigh., EriG, Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:45:44 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I have a leased 2005 Arc Wagon, which we call Limpopo after the great greasy grey-green Limpopo River of Africe (Kipling, and How the Elephant got its Nose).
Check my photo album here on the site, to see if your new wagon is the same Parchment Silver. Very rare here in Canada - and it seems to change colour, depending on cloudy, sunny or whatever.
Our 9-5 Arc Wagon has been rock solid. A baffle problem in the fuel tank and an O-ring on the water pump are it, according to my records. Fewer problems in the rear, with inboard tread wear under load than our MY99 Linear Wagon.
This one didn't have the roof rails, a major regret, so I have the dorky SAAB cross rails on top, with a Thule box. I knew of the pull out cargo floor, which has been great when we needed to sit and put our boots on.
Only weird thing - on the driver's sider exterior A-pillar, the triangular piece of trim has corroded at the leading edge.
Otherwise, I look forward to buying it at the end of the lease in the fall.
Best Wishes for your new vehicle, and I too miss driving stick. The paddle-shifting just isn't the same.
CrNiFe
Toronto
MY99 9-5 Linear Wagon, 2.3lpt, 163000km
MY05 9-5 Arc Wagon, 2.3T, 67000km
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