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look in any british automotive magazine... (long) Posted by baggsly [Email]  (#2350) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from baggsly) on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:38:16
In Reply to: I still don't want to give her up, ithaca-saab, Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:53:51 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
for what they do with cars that are far far more rusted than anything we get here. it's amazing sometimes the lengths people will go to rescue/revive their cars. something we don't see as being worthwhile to do here.
i personally am of the keep it and fix it fold, but unfortunately i get far too attached to my vehicles, they mean something to me. since that seems to be your case, you can do lots of stuff on your vehicle yourself, although that involves an investment of your time. of course, that is often the price to pay if you don't have dollars to have someone else do it for you.
automotive electrics are relatively simple to work on, as long as you are methodical and have a few simple tools to track down possible problem areas. if you get a good indy, you can ask them questions and explain what they're doing and why, and you glean knowledge from that as well.
a shop manual (bentley) is a must, and asking questions here is also very useful for most things. the search function on the bb will help you find specific posts. joining a local saab club would also possibly gain you access to knowledge/tools/friends/advice/help locally as well.
check for rust at the a arm mounting points on the body before you do anything else, as that may well be a make/break point for the revival of your car. if you do decide to go forward with it, do one thing at a time so you don't get discouraged, and try and do safety things first, then mechanical things, then comfort things, and then aesthetic things last.
as far as rust issues and fixing them yourself, you may see about an automotive body class at local city college, and make your car the class guinea pig so you can do the work yourself. or at least learn how to do it and possibly get some work done for free.
your car is easier to maintain by fixing small issues when they are small (as opposed to letting them get to big issues). and at 280K, you're only halfway through the life of the vehicle providing you take care of it once you fix the issues!
the long and the short of it, it may be cheaper to buy a new to you used car, although you may find problems with that car as well. if you fix your car, you will know what has been wrong, what is wrong, and have a better understanding for what might go wrong. if you do get a replacement saab, i'd suggest stripping your old one for as many items as you can so you have spares (if you have space) for the future. again, that gets back to your time vs. money.
in re-reading my post, i realize i've not helped at all, but that's my 3 1/2 cents worth. whatever you end up doing, make peace with that decision so you're not moping about oh why didn't i.....
mark :-)
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