Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 12:45:33 -0600 From: "Deety" <deetynopsamail.com> Subject: Re: 900S
Thank you Dave. I feel better after reading your post. The car exterior is in almost showroom condition. I didn't even see any parking lot dings on it. All the trim is there and the bumpers are great. It has very good rubber on it and the wheels all look good. The glass is excellent. The car is a beautiful cream color. Does this sound like an original Saab color? I plan to look at the interior of the car and talk to the owner sometime this afternoon but what I was able to see from the outside, the interior is in as great a shape as the exterior. If this person has the maintenance records available and everything looks good there, I hope I have the patience to wait and take it to a mechanic to be tested out. I'm rather impulsive. Thanks again for your reply and I'll keep you and the group updated as to what finally happened. Dreaming of a nice ride in the New Mexico mountains with the sunroof open :) Deety "Dave Wysocki" <MAPSdwysockiONnopsampc.com> wrote in message news:3cea7ae5$0$3333$272ea4a1nopsam.execpc.com... > In my view, high miles with a car in good exterior condition is probably > a good sign, as it might indicate that the owner has kept it in good > repair. I got 420K miles out of my '84 900S, before I traded it in > (still in good shape, with no major engine work needed throughout its > life). I still miss that car, especially when compared to my current > '93 9000 CSE. > > Find out if it's a single owner car, or if the last owner has had it for > a long time, and see if the service records are available. Be sure to > have it checked out thoroughly by a good mechanic - the $50 or $100 you > spend there could save you a lot of grief. Lots of things aren't > obvious on a simple visual inspection on a high-mileage car, such as > front shock towers with enlarged/oblongated holes. > > Dave Wysocki > > > Message by Deety <deetynopsamail.com> on: 5/20/2002 9:22:45 PM > >I have the opportunity to purchase a 1986 900S. The car looks in very good > >shape but I was unable to get inside the car to look around further. I know > >it has a sunroof but it also has 300,000 miles. I'll be looking at this car > >in greater detail tomorrow (hopefully). The car is only 1,000 dollars and > >if everything else looks good I plan to purchase it. The high miles of > >course concern me. Are Saab's known to go this many miles? Should I just > >forget this car because of the high mileage? Any advise would be helpful and > >thanks in advance. > > > > > >
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