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Re: what to do with a dead 900 in west IL, near iowa? Posted by rob [Email]  (#1828) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from rob) on Fri, 4 Nov 2005 11:26:37
In Reply to: Re: what to do with a dead 900 in west IL, near iowa?, saabgirl, Fri, 4 Nov 2005 11:05:11 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
If the oil kept running out, if it was over a period of weeks or days, then perhaps it got low enough before you had a chance to add more that it locked up the engine. This is actually what happened on my first 900- it had an oil leak that I knew about, but I let the engine idle for about 45 minutes (a long story as to why, I wont go into it) and it fried the engine.
For $55 an hour, you definitely arent going to make any money having the mechanic take parts off. There are only a few parts that are easily removed, and even if you do that it is going to make the car less attractive to a Saab nut looking for a parts car. If any parts have been removed already, then prospective buyers arent going to be as interested because they will assume the good parts were taken off already. On the other hand, it sounds like the car was well taken care of which is a definite bonus. I would give the classifieds a chance. Here is a copy of my parts sales from my Excel file from when I parted my car out. The first column is what the person paid including shipping costs, the second column is how much I made after I paid shipping. Also, I advertised all parts on the car for sale, and these are the only ones I was able to sell.
Item payment received PROFIT
pioneer $50.33 $38.98
blaupunkt $56.80 $49.52
intercooler $55.01 $44.73
seat belts $25.00
both computers $69.00 $57.65
engine, starter, heat shield $200.00
instrument cluster $37.56
rear light $24.92 $9.92
exhaust tip $47.00 $37.00
sunroof windscreen $23.99 $11.99
radiator $38.54 $28.54
catalytic converter $47.29 $37.29
steering rack $68.00 $48.00
stalk, ign switch $20 $20.00 local pickup on following parts
gear set, lock cyl, ball $15 $15.00
brake calipers $10 $10.00
cruise parts $5.00
SAAB mat ebay but no bids
AMM ebay but no bids
steering joint ebay but no bids
wheel bearings ebay but no bids
fuel pump ebay but no bids
wheels ebay but no bids
headlights ebay but no bids
corner lamps ebay but no bids
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