Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 22:14:45 -0700 From: TimeRanger <TimeRangernopsamc.om> Subject: Re: New SAAB owner... reliable for 50 mile per day round trip ?
On Sun, 27 Aug 2000 23:35:17 -0400, "Larry B" <lbbnopsamsouth.net> wrote: > > >I bought a 1988 SAAB 900S today... > >I like it. I got a good deal. I have a Volvo 240, and always liked >the SAAB's, so now that my trusty Volvo is having problems, it >seemed like the right time. > >If I want to rely on this car for a 50 mile per day round trip through >urban traffic, what should I expect? And what should I do to make >it as reliable as it can be? > > >Larry > Congrats on the new purchase! Longer trips are better for cars because everything warms up to its designed operating temperature. Relaible? Sure why not. A maintenance check beforehand might be a good idea. Belts, hoses, tires, brakes, and fluids would be a good place to start. -- "Of what service would militia be to you, when most probably you will not have a single musket in the State; for as arms are to be provided by Congress, they may or may not furnish them?" -Patrick Henry, 5 June 1788