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, Fri, 7 Apr 2006 09:16:09
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there is no 9000 SE, there is a 9000 CSE and a 900 SE
i'd call and ask...
mileage matters, most important is what has already been fixed.
cost of repairs is high, unless you can do your own labor.
even then, it can be high.
i spent $1400 to do a head gasket and water pump on my 9000 at $80/hr labor. the rest of work i've done myself. and i've spent another $3000 on a new tranny, ignition cassette, blower motor, radiator, hoses, brakes, motor mounts, AC blower motor control, and I'm sure other things I'm not thinking of, bought car at 147,000 miles and i'm at 165,000 now. tranny was unnecessary cost of about $1400 total including tranny and jack and other items i bought in the process (suspension bushings)
my other two 9000s have been much more thrifty, i bought a 90 9000S 5spd with 193,000 miles and drove it 20,000 miles with only brakes, exhaust, and a ball joint necessary. then it sat for two years without hardly any use and the slave cylinder seal (clutch system) went, and by then the brake lines were rusting and i gave up on it.
92 9000 went 40,000 miles from 133K - 173K and needed front brake pads, exhaust, idler pulley/belt, clutch slave cylinder, and heater core. eventually tranny bearing went and seized, and rather than spend $600 on a used tranny, I scrapped it... maybe a mistake, but i was done with it.
moral of story, my first two 9000 purchases were done in person after fully affirming that i was getting a good car. my third i bought on ebay due to lack of saab 9000s for sale in Miami area. body and interior were great, but had issues, some i would have known, some that just come with age.
good luck
posted by 65.10.182...
, Fri, 7 Apr 2006 09:16:09
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