Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 00:17:17 +0100 From: "chris" <chris45634nonopsamcsmith25.fsnet.co.uk> Subject: Re: saab buildquality
Well I dunno, they seem to last better (rust wise) than most fords. Take the AX, though a fag wrapper has more substance it doesn't rust much. (later cars were galvanised) engines are OK too, i've had over 120K out of a little 954cc, it's just fit and finish and trim that let it down. "Bob Brown" <ollisbrownnopsamternet.com> wrote in message news:ajoe84$nq0$1nopsamsos.btinternet.com... > Compared to the Citroen, any Saab/Merc/BMW/Ford/Skoda would have a better > chance of survival in terms of engine longevity and body corrosion. > Don't get me wrong, I have had Citroens as well as a Saab ( I am talking > about the new Skodas not the pr-VW ones). > > > <davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote in message > news:ajo4u2$1c8309$1nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de... > Someone who looks an awful lot like MSu1049321 <msu1049321nopsamcom> wrote: > > My 88 900 has rust thru the door bottoms on the inside, from faulty > drainage, > > this past year starting to show on the outside bottom of the doors, and a > > foot-long hole thru the floorboard next to my gas pedal foot, from > moisture > > pooling under the carpeting. The trunk didn't rust, but the drain hole was > > always plugging up under the spare tire and leaving a gallon or so of > water to > > slosh around down there, from rain or condensation, I don't know. > > Good point. Keeping the drain holes clear is key to that; if you let > them get crudded up, and water sits in there, all the good engineering in > the world isn't going to help. > > > If you are a fanatical detailer, with time to give your car a weekly > > concours-quality workover, or live where they don't use salt on winter > roads, > > you might not need to worry. Catching the moisture before it can do > damage is > > the key, for Saabs or any make of car. > > Well, are you saying these drains plugged up once a week? Yikes. I just > cleaned 'em out twice a year when I did my "Let's switch to/from snowtires" > routine, and all was well. ('88 900T this case) > > > Dave Hinz > >
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