Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:45:32 +0200 From: Ruud <ordelman.consultantsnopsamnet.nl> Subject: Re: Saab 9-5 wagon vs. V70 Volvo
Reliability? Well sometimes you have bad luck. My family is very VOLVO minded. I am the only one who is not. (Anyway I like the S-70/V-70 series very much). I am SAAB minded. My family drive VOLVO for more than 25 years. I am a SAAB driver. I had a SAAB 99 - problems - some with the clutch and gear-box. I drove a SAAB 9000 CDE. Problems - none! The car was extremely reliable. Never had a problem. When I got my SAAB 9000 - my parents bought a brand-new VOLVO 740. That was in 1992. And I have to admit one thing - if I had the same problems with my SAAB as they had with their VOLVO, I would have been very disappointed in one of the 'best cars' in the world. Anyway, the problems they had with VOLVO strengthened my choice. The SAAB was that reliable that my boss (drove a 1 year old Mercedes 300 Turbo Diesel - well and the problems he had ....you just would not believe it.) informed for a SAAB as well. But because SAAB does not have Diesels in the 9000 - he bought a Chrysler. So - you have to have some luck. And of course, what problems do you accept from a car, and which you do not. No car is perfect. And a lot of the problems can be caused by your own way of driving and handling. For me - my choice is easy. Even after driving a lot of miles in a V-70, and have grown up in a 'VOLVO-familiy' - I will go for a SAAB - no question! thomas einstein wrote: > I have a 1990 Volvo wagon, and a 1992 saab 9000. > The Saab is a great car when everything works. The problem is that there is > always something breaking down. My Saab only has 42k miles, and has had the > air conditioning break down at least three times. Radiator has been > replaced. The muffler has been replaced. The transmission has been replaced. > Those are only things that come immediately to mind. There is much much > more. Plus as an added bonus, if you breakdown out of town, you'll have a > hard time getting parts and/or service. I know this from experience as well. > The Volvo has been much more reliable, and there are many more locations to > get service. > > Sincerely, > > Tom E. > William Rector <worssnopsamhlink.net> wrote in message > news:37F00B6B.857F1FA0nopsamhlink.net... > > I am in the market for a new wagon and was recently told by a neighbor > > that Saab introduced one this year. I currently have an '86 Volvo > > 740GLE wagon and have been very pleased with it (170K and climbing) > > although I have had some transmission problems. I went to look at the > > Saab today and must admit that it looks very good. I don't know much > > about the Saabs and am curious what kind of reliability they have. I > > know several people who have gotten 150K + miles out of them, but I > > don't know if they are always fixing them?? How do they compare with > > the Volvos? Price seems to be very comparable. Looks like both cars > > are very safe and well appointed. I would give Saab the nod concerning > > luxury. > > > > Any comments would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Bill > > > >
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