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Bad alternator = $$$$ + :-(
Posted by sph3re (more from sph3re) on Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:24:04
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For background see my original post at http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/9-5/index.html?bID=70809
News from my indie came today - turns out the alternator was toast. And this is not a cheap repair, folks! The Saab Exchange (Lake Bluff, IL) quoted me $900-$1000 for the part + labor (alternator only, belts & associated pulleys), and my indie quoted me $712.92 (alternator + new battery).
So I'm going ahead with that repair, to get the car back on the road. This leaves a pretty sour taste in my mouth though. Over $1000 in repairs to this car in one month's time ($350 DI Cassette repair in early December). Not sure I'll be keeping this car much longer than springtime; it has become a money pit.
How could this have happened? Do you think there would be any correlation at all to the extremely cold weather here in the Midwest?
posted by 24.12.17...
Posts in this Thread:
- Bad alternator = $$$$ + :-(, sph3re, Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:24:04 <-- Viewing This Message
- What exactly is toasted?, KevinH, Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:44:35
- Re: Bad alternator = $$$$ + :-(, Allan, Wed, 21 Jan 2004 14:29:52
- thesaabsite, JG, Wed, 21 Jan 2004 09:08:43
- FWIW - Autozone, Cryptical, Tue, 20 Jan 2004 20:48:24
- What about the NAPA option for alternator..., Roger, Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:15:36
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