Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 17:01:34 +0200 From: "M." <m.cnopsamree.fr> Subject: Re: Wife buying '02 9-3 SE convertible . . .what should I keep an eye on??
>>>Do you need to treat this turbo like the old ones where you needed to let the engine idle for a ferw seconds before you turn it off to let the turbo spin down???<<< Yes, if you want to avoid having to change the turbo and maybe engine after a few thousand miles if not sooner. I've heard of a friends' turbo (not on a Saab but still a turbo) who exploded and damaged the engine. Mathias "Joseph D. Farrell" <erisajdnopsams.com> a Ècrit dans le message news: 655sfucbpg4sb07msvqluf97pq7agar1m3nopsamcom... > Ok - my wife is having her midlife crisis and is buying a 9-3 > convertible this week -seems like a nice car - she really likes it so > it is not important what I think - y'know, leather, sportpackage and > auto trans [not my first choice in a luxo-sports-ragtop, but it ain't > my car] > > so - what should we look at CAREFULLY before we take delivery, what > are the chronic issues with the vehicle? > > How reliable has the water-cooled turbo been? > > Do you need to treat this turbo like the old ones where you needed to > let the engine idle for a ferw seconds before you turn it off to let > the turbo spin down??? > > Thanks - Joe Farrell > >