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Re: 1986 turbo 5-speed.......good year?
Posted by Daanimal900 [Email] (more from Daanimal900) on Thu, 1 Dec 2005 14:41:07
In Reply to: 1986 turbo 5-speed.......good year?, SaabNewbie, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:30:38
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My '86 turbo was a great car. I put over 200,000 miles on it - when I sold it, it had over 350K total. It had its share of work done on it over the years, but nothing you wouldn't expect with that level of mileage.
One other thing to check is the condition of the lower control arms. I had to replace both of these around the 200,000 mi mark. They form cracks near the bushings affixing them to the frame and eventually fail, generally as you are backing up and turning at the same time.
Check the underhood wiring as well. The insulation can deteriorate over time, but I didn't really have this problem on my car. The '85s were notorious for this and it may have bled over into the early '86s.
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Posts in this Thread:
- 1986 turbo 5-speed.......good year?, SaabNewbie, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:30:38
- Re: 1986 turbo 5-speed.......good year?, Daanimal900, Thu, 1 Dec 2005 14:41:07 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: 1986 turbo 5-speed.......good year?, Saana88
, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 14:00:03 - Re: 1986 turbo 5-speed.......good year?, nuysSAAB
, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:59:46 - I believe '86 was a good year., vsfoxe
, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:39:09 - One of the best years ! ! n/m, BobD, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:30:09
- Re: 1986 turbo 5-speed.......good year?, chuck s., Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:38:55
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