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***It needs new Intermediate Pipe for Exhaust
This is a $20 part & easily installed DIY if you don't live in a rusty part of the country. Patronize a Saabnet sponsor. Oh, wait, just realized that if someone welded the midpipe to the muffler, you'll need someone else to do it.
***The carpet is cut up and has holes in it
Should be able to get a cheap replacement from a junkyard. They don't commonly wear out.
***It tends to leak water into the back floor boards
Click on "more from gorper" and read recent posts on finding leaks in the back seat. water may also be coming from the front & travelling back; depends on how you park your car. On a hill?
***Drivers Headlight housing is broken
Replacements on Ebay are plentiful, way less expensive than new. buy plexiglass covers to prevent future breaks.
***No AC
May just need servicing; may be shot. Used compressors available. Use periodically in the winter. I use mine in summer maybe twice, but all the time in winter in the moist climate I live in.
***Idle drops down and almost stalls and sometimes does when downshifting
Sounds like maybe a bad turbo bypass valve (if it's a turbo...). Replace all underhood vacuum lines; also replace rubber grommets that hold vac hose connectors in the intake manifold. To test bypass valve, remove vac. line from manifold, blow into it and suck on it. Should hold vac/pressure. If not, replace.
***It runs rough at Stop lights
See above re: vacuum leaks. If the idle "hunts" then it may be a dirty or wrecked AIC valve. Used part is cheap; ~$100 new. Five minutes to replace.
***Needs ball joints all four
Straightforward DIY job; may as well do tie rod ends, swaybar bushings, and shock bushings, too.
***Brakes complete rotors and pads for front and rear
Also DIY; not difficult.
***could use new Suspension bushings in rear.
Again, DIY for the cost of the bushings. IIRC, you may want to buy a used panhard rod so you can fit with new bushing then do all in the rear at the same time.
***The paint isnt the best with the Clear fading out on the roof.
You'd be very surprised what a weekend of cleaning and a 3-step wax kit will do to rejuvenate an aging car's finish.
***Has wind leaks on Drivers door and Sunroof on Highway
Probably need new rubber in door; sorry, not familiar with sunroof repair, but presumably same issue as door.
***Needs New Steering Rack too.
~$150 for the part. I haven't done this one but have read it's dirty & best done with two people. The alternative is to pay ~$600 for a pro to do it. Lots of help here, in Bentley, & on 'net.
***Should I keep putting in money in hopes of making it better or just start out fresh?
Unless you are considering buying a newer or brand new car, you will likely not be starting out fresh. All cars accumulate problems with age; you're dealing with that now (call these problems "deferred maintenance" - not a good thing). You have a car now that needs a bunch of work, most of which is pretty simple and requires no special tools or skills. If you were to sell it to me, I'd spend a couple weekends fixing all the things that are wrong, detail it, and turn around and sell it for double what it's worth in its current condition. Unless you do all the work yourself, you're looking at a very large repair bill.
The engine doesnt Knock or ping, oil changed religiously, New fuel filter, Headgasket, Clutch, Clutch and Brake Master Cylinder, New Starter, New tires, New COmplete Exhaust except for Intermediate Pipe, You can even hear how clean the engine runs on the highway while shifting!! New Charcoal Canister, Original Radio, Saab Guard alarm that still works, New Fuel Regulator, ... Tranny and Engine run on Synthetic oils.
***All in all how much do you think Im looking at to repair the above mentioned? Would you put this much into your saab , or just draw the line for something newer?
Well, you're asking the wrong group of people. Many of us would do the work ourselves. As such, most of us couldn't give you an accurate estimate on the cost to have someone do it for you. Call your Saab tech and ask him what he wants for the work you need done. The reality for c900 owners is that their cars are getting older, and repairing them can be very expensive. For some, DIY stuff is therapy; for others, a necessity. Either way, it's typically rewarding in the end. And a helluva lot cheaper than having someone else do it.
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