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Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 10:14:55 +0000 (UTC)
From: "Andrew" <quietnospamnothere.com>
Subject: Re: is it a turbo


Well I certainly seemed to have opened a can of worm here... thanks for the replies so far... from the VIN decoder at http://www.nospam/information/vin.php I got the following.... which seems to match what I thought I had... (and I don't have a turbo guage on the dash, but theres a "turbo" under the bonnet near the grill) Model year 1996 Model series CD/CS with driver's and passenger's airbag Body style 4-door CD Engine Turbo, B234E (2.3l light-pressure turbo) Transmission 4-speed automatic Built at Trollhattan line A With a bit more googling I also found some other background info re ecopower / lpt at http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/models/1996/5449.html according to it (authorative?) "Ecopower applies to Saab's full-boost turbos and Light Pressure Turbo (LPT) four-cylinder engines. The four Ecopower engines are the potent 185-hp 2.0L in the Saab 900 line, the award-winning 170-hp 2.3L LPT in the Saab 9000 CS, the 200-hp 2.3L in the Saab 9000 CSE and the impressive 225-hp 2.3L in the Saab 9000 Aero". So I think I must have the "the award-winning 170-hp 2.3L LPT in the Saab 9000 CS" even though mines a CD. Re insurance ... not sure how authorative the Parkers site is at http://www.parkers.co.uk/choosing/tech_data/index.aspx?range_id=352 but it knows about my derivative 2.3 CD EcoPower 4d Auto and shows its as ins group 14 (is this accepted in insurance industry?) where as the one designated 2.3 CD Turbo 4d Auto is ins group 16... So I presume when ins companies ask "is it the turbo" they mean the one with Turbo in its name (ie full boost turbo, not LPT)? I think I'll just keep saying "2.3 CD EcoPower 4d Auto" when asking for a quote and insisting they match it (perhaps point them to parkers?) This thread has certainly helped clear things up for me ... its a pity that not all the insurance companies and most generic parts suppliers don't seem to recognise all the varients. Andrew Andrew wrote: > Happy owner of a 1996 4 door saab 9000 CD 2.3 ecopower auto.... > But whenever I try to get insurance ... or go to a Parts supplier (eg > exhaust)... > they have trouble matching my model... > Insurance company said "there's no such model"... she could match it > as a CDE but not CD... > (and they insurance CDE's differently) > or they say "is it the turbo"... I say well its an LPT ... they say > again "is it the turbo"... > ... or they say "is it injected" ... I say "they all are aren't they?" > I'm beginning to doubt what I've got... I don't want to say turbo to > the insurance co if that > unnecessarily sticks the premium up... nor do I want to get the > wrong parts .... > Any advice on what I've got?...

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