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Had an '01 Aero SW 5 speed and now have an '03
Posted by Woody (more from Woody) on Wed, 31 Mar 2004 17:51:07
In Reply to: I have one :-), AeroLady, Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:40:31
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Both steel grey. Both have been great cars. The '01 had 45k miles on it when it was vandalized beyond the point where I wanted to keep it. The only problem it experienced was a failed AC compressor at 10k miles which was promptly replaced under warrantee. Zero problems so far with the '03 after 10 months (my 7th Saab over 20 years).
The '03 has all factory options except ventilated seats. I agree with AeroLady that the auto-sensing wipers are a marginal option (they don't work well in snow and other times they can be finicky), but I do like the parking assist - I find it very useful picking up pedestrians and unseen light poles. It's not 100%, but I feel much safer in reverse with it there.
The most important accessory, in my opinion, is to replace the driver's side view mirror with one intended for the British market. They run about $190 from genuinesaab.com.
Also, the wagon will take a full size spare. So, if you are in the snow belt, get a second set of wheels with good winter tires (Nokian) and car one as your spare.
There were many improvements made to the '02 model year and beyond, and the price went down! Go with '02 or newer if you can find one at a good price.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Looking for info on '02 Aero Wagons, John J, Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:56:57
- How 'bout new 04 for less than $30k?...., Mike Lynch
, Thu, 1 Apr 2004 13:49:39 - Re: Looking for info on '02 Aero Wagons, sonett43, Thu, 1 Apr 2004 03:34:01
- Re: Looking for info on '02 Aero Wagons, Tom Scott, Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:35:56
- Re: Looking for info on '02 Aero Wagons, Stephen Goldberger, Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:24:40
- Tall order, rarest of ALL Saabs...., GeoffM24, Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:06:11
- Re: Looking for info on '02 Aero Wagons, Winder, Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:16:29
- Re: Looking for info on '02 Aero Wagons, Dean, Wed, 31 Mar 2004 14:05:14
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