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Just Bought a 97 SE Convertible-Have some questions
Posted by DavidL (more from DavidL) on Mon, 24 Nov 2003 02:56:14
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Hi. I just bought my first Saab this week, a '97 900 SE Convertible 5-speed manual (though a actually learned to drive stick when I was 15 on my dad's old '81 900 Turbo). I have a few questions I hope someone out there can answer for me:
(1) The car has oly 54,000 miles on it and I bought it for $8,500. The car is completely loaded with the possible exception of traction control. The interior is impecable and the engine looks clean and drives great. (There's a small, fixable dent and a few scratches which I think brought down the price.) I bought it from a private, non-Saab dealer who got strong reviews online from others, but it doesn't have any maintenance records. But for the low miles at that price, I jumped on it (about $4,000 under blue book) I Carfaxed it, the car drove well and looked clean so I didn't have checked by a mechanic. With only 54,000, could there anything me seriously wrong with it? Besides changing the oil and having it checked out now by a mechanic, what other preventive measures should I take?
(2) if I mod the engine to boast the hp, am I going to ruin this car or at least seriously risk shortening the engine's its lifespan and/or risk huge repair costs? What are the least expensive and safest mods to boast the hp?
Thanks in advance for your input.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Just Bought a 97 SE Convertible-Have some questions, DavidL, Mon, 24 Nov 2003 02:56:14 <-- Viewing This Message
- Congrats...and few answers/suggestions, rg, Mon, 24 Nov 2003 19:21:15
- 97SET upgrades, Mike in Boston, Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:46:14
- Hey, it's me again. Forgot to mention it's a 2.0 Turbo, DavidL, Mon, 24 Nov 2003 03:00:23
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