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Re: might be purchasing my first 9000 and need advice...
Posted by Donald Lipke [Email] (more from Donald Lipke) on Wed, 31 May 2006 22:26:26
In Reply to: Re: might be purchasing my first 9000 and need advice..., PeterH, Wed, 31 May 2006 09:30:04
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Give us as many details as you can as to the condition of the car.Generally you should pay less from a dealer unless of course it's a Saab dealer.Service records are very important and how many owners and does the car present as if it was well cared for?Don't be afraid of the miles in the least unless the car was "ridden hard and put away wet".If it was driven gently until up to operating temp.then you could be go a long time until it would need a head gasket.If driven hard immediately upon start-up then you could need HG soon or now.Check the coolant for oil and oil for coolant,and /or presence of white smoke out of the exhaust.Also if the coolant was not changed regularly then the heater core could be due to fail.Like the say see what records are available and look at the condition of the coolant resevoir.Was the leather well cared for and in good condition?See if you can speak to the previous owner.Give us the details and we'll let you know if it's worth it or not.98k to me is a brand new 9000.
Don '96 CSE 160k
'93Aero 250k
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Posts in this Thread:
- might be purchasing my first 9000 and need advice..., Fish, Wed, 31 May 2006 09:26:53
- thanks guy's..., Fish, Thu, 1 Jun 2006 11:01:01
- That's kind of an iffy mileage to buy at..., turrbo
, Wed, 31 May 2006 14:37:15 - Re: might be purchasing my first 9000 and need advice..., Dale, Wed, 31 May 2006 11:42:46
- Re: might be purchasing my first 9000 and need advice..., PeterH, Wed, 31 May 2006 09:30:04
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