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'99, 9 5 SE - About to buy?
Posted by Reg Quiring (more from Reg Quiring) on Sat, 14 Jun 2003 21:22:36
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Hello from an ex-Saaber hoping to return to the fold. I am this close to buying a sharp black 1999 9 5 SE V6 with tan leather. The price is $19,900 CDN or about $15,000 US. Mileage is 73,000 km or about 45,000 miles. The car was bought at auction by the outfit selling it (primarily a huge RV dealer with cars and SUVs as a sideline) and they plead ignorance on prior history. I had the local Winnipeg Saab dealer run the VIN and it showed the complete warranty history until just 2000 km ago.
All recalls including the TRIONIC have been done except the recently announced wheel bolt replacement program. Other warranty work included a auto climate control replacement, a new battery and a re-program of the powertrain controller. The last items were a front badge replacement (rear is now faded too) and the main muffler replacement (I bet that was expensive)!
The original Quebec dealer phone number is on the report and I will call Monday to check regular service history. I will also have the car inspected by an independent foreign car shop I trust.
The turbo V6 runs great and the car feels like its on rails compared to my 1995 900S. All controls and functions work as far as I can see. I plan to keep it about 4 years and would only put on 12,000 miles a year.
What reliability items might I be concerned about? DI cassete? Auto-trans?
I hope to be an active participant in this community again soon!
Thanks from Reg in Winnipeg.
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