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Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 01:09:34 -0400
From: "Kevin Horgan" <kevinhorgan1nopsamcape.net>
Subject: Re: Questions on '00 Saab 9-5 Aero


Allow me to retract the line "Before I posted this I checked saabnet.com but they didn't have much/any info on newer Saabs". I was thinking about another saab site but wrote 'saabnet.com'. Saabnet is actually a fountain of usefull knowledge for all model Saabs. Kevin "Kevin Horgan" <kevinhorgan1nopsamcape.net> wrote in message news:bbjr1v$rpn$1nopsamnews.rcn.net... > Hi, > > I'm about to buy a 2000 9-5 Aero (39,000 miles). I read up on Saab 9-5s on > carsurvey.org and consumerreports.com and they seem to get great marks for > reliability - coming from CR that means a lot to me. I carfax'ed it and had > it inspected today by my own independent mechanic who was extremely > thorough - I waited for about 50 minutes while he went through everything on > the car. Other than the normal 3-year wear-n-tear stuff, such as small > scratches, the only items he discovered: "steering hose seepage" and > "possible acid leakage on the negative battery terminal". This car will be > sold as a "Saab Certified Used Car", which means (to my knowledge) that it > will have it's original bumper-2-bumper 4yr/50K warantee extended another > 2yr/50K giving the car a total of 6yr/100K from date of original owner > purchase. As it's been explained to me the additional 2yr/50K is complete > coverage, although I haven't seen/read the fine print on the warantee > agreement yet. I'm thinking if there is a problem with a steering hose I > can always have it taken care of under warantee and I won't quibble over a > battery. > > Does anyone have any comments suggestions of what are the major things to > have changed, replaced around 40K miles. (This is a '00 9-5 Aero, 5-speed) > What are the things to look out for which typically occur for a car of this > model/age? What is the timing belt replacement interval, etc? > > When I asked the dealer what the major maintenance intervals for the vehicle > I was told the big ones were at 30K/60K/90K, etc. I was told the car had > it's 30K service done (although I haven't seen the proof of this yet). My > independent mechanic showed me an ALLDATA detailed maintence outline stating > that the normal service interval was 40,000 or 64,000 mi. Whose is > correct, or maybe both are correct? I asked for the original maintence > records and have been told it wasn't 'company policy' to reveal them that > due to privacy regulations for the original owner. I've told them they can > rip off the top of the page containing the owner's name or they could mark > it out - frankly I don't care (although I would be curious) who the previous > owner was. I've made it very clear that I won't be buying anything until I > get a look at all maintenance records. When the dealer went to service dept. > to get them for me I was told "Saab's IRIS system was down." At first I > thought this was a cover up but when I called another Saab dealership later > in the day to see if I could get the records from them, I was told "No > problem, but call back tomorrow because Saab's IRIS system has been down > today." The dealer told me there could be no maintence records because the > vehicle may have been a corporate lease and sometimes corporations have > their own garages - this sounds unusual as I would think regardless of who > bought it (original MSRP near 40K), if it's under warantee they would have > the maintence done at a dealership anyway - any ideas/comments? > > Another concern is that the original owner (car came off a 3-year lease) > installed an after-market handsfree cell phone kit, which included a > hard-mounted roof antenna. I'm having the kit removed but the antenna, in > the same position as the FM antenna you see on most recent VWs, cannot be > removed because it would leave a tiny hole in the roof. I'm concerned that > if there was ever a leak, causing water damage to the headliner, that my > warantee wouldn't cover it because the hole wasn't drilled at the factory or > a dealership. For reference purposes, the antenna is located exactly where > all the new 9-5's have the OnStar antenna. What is the best way to handle > this: should I have them annotate this on the bill-of-sale as proof that my > Saab Certified car had this aftermarket 'hole in the roof' when I bought it? > Asthetically, I don't mind much because so many cars these days have their > permanent antennas mounted there - I just don't want want this to bite me in > the ass if the antenna leaks. When I brought this up to the dealer today, > there were a little blind-sided by the question and didn't have an answer to > my question. They're looking into it and will get back to me. > > Before I posted this I checked saabnet.com but they didn't have much/any > info on newer Saabs. If anyone knows of sites with information on these > newer cars I'd greatly appreciate it. I know I'm probably coming across > very negative on the dealer but overall they been fantastic with allowing me > to take it for test drives, including giving me the car for several hours > unattended to have it checked out today. > > What have people been paying for 2000 9-5s? This car's MSRP back in '00 was > nearly 40K. Edmunds booked it at $23K, Kelley's: $25K. > > Looking forward to joining the Saab community, > > Kevin > > p.s. > > Brad's Service Center in Chicopee, MA is a fantastic place to bring a car > for a new/used car inspection before you buy. If you live in the Western, > Mass area I would definitely recommend them - they are just phenomenal! > They go through the car with a fine tooth comb, and will explain everything > in detail to you. They inspect the exterior, interior, engine (filters > belts, hoses, fluids), brakes, exhaust - the works. I can't say enough good > things about Brad's - just call in advance because they are always very busy > due to the excellent reputation. > >

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