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Not too good for me
Posted by Harold [Email] (more from Harold) on Fri, 16 Mar 2001 13:01:57
In Reply to: Was '89 a bad year?, Cary 87 SPG, Fri, 16 Mar 2001 07:39:10
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I have a 89 900 NA and have had a lot more expenses with this car than with my 91 900 NA. They have both similar mileage. I know a lot of people don't care for the 2.1 engine but it has a lot more power than the 2.0. Strangly, at highway speeds, I like the sound of the 2.0 engine better; Feels smoother. Most importantly, the 91 feels a lot more solid and tight than the 89. My 89 has the normal seat belts. Would not have bought a car with those automatic ones. One attenuating circumstance, the 91 has been babied during most of it's life (garaged and meticulously maintained by the previous owner documented by a huge stack of work orders performed by the dealer under warranty), the 89 has just gotten average maintenance and TLC which is usually not enough for Saabs. From other people, I have also gotten good feedback about the reliability of the early 90s models. It looks like they finally got it right before they stopped making this model and started to mess around with the NG...
Good luck with your decision, Harold
89 900 133k
91 900 140k
Posts in this Thread:
- Was '89 a bad year?, Cary 87 SPG, Fri, 16 Mar 2001 07:39:10
- Re: Was '89 a bad year?, andrey, Fri, 16 Mar 2001 23:07:25
- Re: Was '89 a bad year?, RS
, Fri, 16 Mar 2001 22:56:21 - My '88 does not have the passive belts. n/m, probocis, Fri, 16 Mar 2001 20:52:07
- Not so good for me either..., Hans, Fri, 16 Mar 2001 19:56:31
- Not too good for me, Harold, Fri, 16 Mar 2001 13:01:57 <-- Viewing This Message
- some cars have passive belts, some do not., KeithG, Fri, 16 Mar 2001 12:24:53
- Re: Was '89 a bad year?, Aaron Govatos, Fri, 16 Mar 2001 11:57:40
- Not for mine..., JSC, Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:33:15
- '89 has passive seat belts..., Timmy, Fri, 16 Mar 2001 07:50:31
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