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Re: 1989 Saab 9000 CD Turbo (sort of long)
Posted by Alex Bucell [Email] (more from Alex Bucell) on Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:19:11
In Reply to: 1989 Saab 9000 CD Turbo, Eric-MN, Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:55:19
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Eric- I've only owned 2 9000's and more 900's than I can count on 2 hands. The first 9000 was a '90 9000s and the other one that I'm driving now is a '96 9000cs.
From my experience I've learned that you really have to check everything out. But I'll start with some basics:
Transmission- The automatics had some problems around this time. My 1st 9000 was an automatic, and it was pure heartbreak. The trans. went on it and it cost my $2700 to have it replaced. The advice here is that you're best to stick to a 5 speed.
Direct Ignition Cassette- I'm pretty sure the '89s had this but I might be wrong. If this car has the DI cassette, it is very likely that this has already been replaced at least once. Again, my '90 9000 had the DI cassette, and it left me stranded more than a couple of times. I wound up carrying a spare cassette in the trunk just in case.
Motor Mounts- These cars use hydraulic motor mounts that seem to fail at least once throughout the lifetime of the car. There is a bit of a debate amongst the hardcore Saabers regarding the choice of replacement mounts. I would tend to think that for a "grocery getter", the OEM replacement hydraulic mounts are fine.
Other than the sore spots that I mentioned above, the 9000's are great cars. Be sure to check the basic stuff also. I.E. body, tires, exhaust, brakes, A/C (if it matters to you), etc. Good Luck !!!
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