Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 02:26:13 GMT From: "JIM" <Firewagon1nospamigy.net> Subject: Re: Howcome the 1998 Saab 9-5 wasn't available in the US?
"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message news:2jvt1uF14u7v7U2nospamberlin.de... > On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 07:12:20 GMT, JIM <Firewagon1nospamigy.net> wrote: > > > > You either suffer from 'crash paranoia,' are a hazard to yourself and others > > on the highway, or are simply looking to buy a tank. If those Saab boys are > > still employing the engine and transmission as a unit concept (cannot remove > > the transmission without the engine), I would be very uneasy contemplating > > purchasing one! > > Never been true, Jim. Your source is wrong. > > > Have at least one horror story of someone falling in love > > with one Saab model which he purchased for about $4500. Almost immediately > > the tranny failed. Upon discovering the cost of repair would exceed his > > purchase price he promptly bought an identical model for about the same > > money. > > I also don't know of any Saab tranny which would approach $4500 in cost. > > > not that many can afford to have one repaired - that > > engine/transmission as a unit that Saab has used is another good case in > > point! > > What model, Jim? Doesn't exist. Or, he ran into a crooked car repair > shop which fed him a line, which is probably more likely. > > > Hey!, if I can recall the guy's name, I'll have him give you a call; maybe > > he can recoup some of his lost cash, if one of those crash testing outfits > > can use those two decorations (Saabs) he has?? > > Maybe he can clarify to you what the story is, because the version > you got from him isn't reality. > Dave, not sure what your qualifications are concerning transmission work on Saab autos; however, have this reply from a tranny mech that has been doing this stuff for 25 years or more and it is a family function so actual experience goes back three generations: "these guys are insane...i can assure you that on the 900 series saab, that the motor must be removed to get to tranny....any argument to this is futile !!.....now the 9000 series is a different matter...it is a more conventional front wheel drive and the tranny can be removed...no one in their right mind would have labor charges of less than 2,000 dollars to remove and install this unit and tear down of tranny, plus a possibility of $1,000-$2,000 in parts....the saab would have to be the safest car in the world, because you are not in a lot of danger at 0 mph on the side of the road !! " As they say, them what knows, knows............the poor guy buying one of these boys second or third hand is the one who 'should know' but probably, like the 900 lover in my story, hasn't a clue! Some Toyota Camarys are about as bad, as far as expensive transmissions when repair calls - one woman was tickled pink when my friend quoted her a price around $2k to get her wreck back on the road - seems everyone else just wanted to plug in a reman to the tune of about $3.5K! I mean, what is the surprise when most of these "quality" autos crank outta-da-barn for anywhere from $20K - $75K - parts don't get cheaper just 'cause the old hunk gets older? Sad note is that many quality independent garages are going bye-bye every day and soon, with more and more of this 'modular' (non-repairable) concept, that lady and many like her will be crying the blues when all that is available will be that "new reman" from a dealer for $3,500 or likely more! Jim
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