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my 1989 900 buying experience
Posted by AO [Email] (more from AO) on Thu, 21 Feb 2002 12:49:23
In Reply to: HELP - my 18 yr old daughter has decided to buy a saab, stephan andersson, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 11:34:01
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My first car was (still is) a 1989 900 turbo which had about 133000 miles on it at purchase. I was looking at a couple Saabs. Had 1 checked out by carcheckers or a similar service (about$100) and the one I bought checked out by an indy saab repair ($70). I think they both did good inspections but the nice thing about going to the saab place was that they were able to give more accurate estimates which I could use to haggle. Either way, for me, not knowing anything, a pre-inspection saved me from making the wrong choice. I will say this, the one I bought was a trade-in at a Saturn dealer and they had a 30-day warranty probably the only place you'd find that. *Lucky* for me, it had some problems on the 21st day and the dealer paid for a new water pump and 2 new innerdrivers (over $1000 of work). But having said that, I haven't had any engine trouble since I bought it. Everything has been wheel or axle related and that is probably due to age.
I like to think it's peppy, but honestly, the turbo doesn't really get going until around 30mph and even then my buddy's minivan always wins...well, maybe I let him win.
No question that this website has been the greatest find, though.
good luck!
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Posts in this Thread:
- HELP - my 18 yr old daughter has decided to buy a saab, stephan andersson, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 11:34:01
- Pros and cons of a Saab for an 18 year old, Ed, Fri, 22 Feb 2002 14:32:49
- Nice car but if you don't have a clue or a wrench..walk, JohnB, Fri, 22 Feb 2002 08:39:55
- Re: HELP - my 18 yr old daughter has decided to buy a saab, trusweed, Fri, 22 Feb 2002 02:19:44
- Cheaper to give her $2,000/yr to not buy it. n/m, patprice, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 21:00:51
- Re: HELP - my 18 yr old daughter has decided to buy a saab, Ed F, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 20:15:03
- Re: HELP - my 18 yr old daughter has decided to buy a saab, GM, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 18:23:15
- Re: HELP - my 18 yr old daughter has decided to buy a saab, andrey, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 17:12:08
- Re: HELP - my 18 yr old daughter has decided to buy a saab, pursang, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:45:00
- Saabs are Great Cars., Brian, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:21:55
- At least it is a safe car....., Dana
, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 13:08:27 - my 1989 900 buying experience, AO, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 12:49:23 <-- Viewing This Message
- HELP - my 17 yr old daughter thinks she owns..., Jim Blake, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 12:10:58
- Re: HELP - my 18 yr old daughter has decided to buy a s, Simon S, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 11:51:14
- Look it over and if it looks good..., Bill, Thu, 21 Feb 2002 11:49:26
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