Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:22:16 -0400 From: fristnopsamm.wvnet.edu (Ramsey H. Frist) Subject: Re: '93 9000 "New to me" CSE-What can I expect?
In article <N%0m5.1841$Gs.7733nopsam4.atl>, "Keith Friesen" <flyingknopsamsouth.net> wrote: > I just bought a 93 9000 CSE and I was wondering if you could help. What > kind of problems am I in for. It looks like people either love or hate > their Saab. Is it that some people are just not taking care of them or are > they troublesome cars? I've seen lots of them with over 200K. Are they > exception? It's a great car, but I've had it for only a week. Best care > I've ever owned to this point (not saying much yet, hu?) Anyway, has had > all the scheduled maintenance done and looks like it had the standard > alternator problem at around 65K. It's in beautiful condition and > everything works. Any advice is welcome. If it continues to run with few > problems, Saab has found themselves a new fan. Like most Saabs most everything that goes wrong happens before 40,000 miles. Usually its an assembly problem. My son inherited my 85 900 turbo and its going strong with 220,000 miles on it. I have about 130,000 miles on my 94 CSE. It has had what I believe are the four most common problems. Fortunately all but one was covered under an extended warrenty. These are: heater core leak, middle muffler replacement, broken bracket between downpipe and catalytic converter (easily fixed by welding), and an alternator burnout. I just remembered that while in Canada last year the ignition module died at 105,000 miles. This was well beyond the warranty and I thought I was in for a large bill but the local Saab agency said that there was a "hidden" warranty on the ignition module (or pack). Apparently there was a problem with them for some period and if anyone shows up with a faulty one it is replaced regardless of how old the car is. It is a great car well worth putting up with some minor troubles. I do change the oil every 4000 miles and service the auto transmission on schedule. Enjoy
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