Date: 27 Sep 2004 14:26:09 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: information on Saab 1995-96
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 20:23:34 -0400, news <newsnospamail.com> wrote: > I am looking for information on Saab 900 /S or 9-3 I think. Basically I > would like to know which Saab engine is more reliable (low cost of > ownership) and what to look for before buying Saab product. For example, > typical engine or transmission trouble area. Does the engine has timing > belt or chain? The 4-cylinder engine has a timing chain and is bulletproof, many hundred thousand miles on these isn't surprising or even remarkable. The V6 is not a Saab designed engine, it has timing belts, your performance tuning options are pretty much zero, and if you don't change the timing belts on time you _will_ have an expensive, valve/piston/head banging failure. > How reliable is the turbo unit? Typical mileage expected from > Saab engine. There's a "High mileage Saab" page on saabnet, I didn't bother submitting my 900 that I traded in with 247,000 miles because it would have been on page 12 or so. I've got a friend shooting for 1,000,000 miles, he's on track to hit it in a year or three. > Any issue with automatic transmission or standard? The > vehicle I am looking at has 160,000 and one with 250,000 Km. Is it too much > mileage for this type of vehicle? I know Volvo product can handle this type > of mileage no problem but not sure about Saab. I'm going to get some interesting reactions by saying this, but they're very similar in their attention to quality and longevity. Neither of those are high. Dave Hinz
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