Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 14:59:10 GMT From: Retro-Bob <uctraingSPAM-ME-NEVERnospamanet.com> Subject: Re: 9-3 vs. 900?
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:09:06 GMT, "J. Harris" <jackharrisnospamct-o-cutor.comdamnspam> wrote: >Congrats and welcome the NG900 fold :o) Yes, welcome. I like Conti Extreme Contact tires as of late. BTW- if oyu have the 16" wheels, you can go a little bigger on the tires and get more selection. It will throw your speedometer off a couple mph on the highway, but no more. Lots of us use 205-55-16 instead of the stock 205-50-16 and it works out fine. I suggest that immediately have the upper idler pulley and serpentine belt changed... particularly the pulley. If you are DIY'er you can do the upper pulley in 10 minutes. With the belt, first time, and hour tops, $70 in parts from the dealer. The pulleys are know to go without warning after 45K miles of wear. If it goes, you stop, so replace it as needed. If the clutch feels at all crunchy, or excessively tight (it is manual after all), then have the cable replaced or again, DIY. I think the cable is under $50 and requires about an hour and a half to replace as I recall. They are good for 45-75K miles before the go. This one stops you too if it goes. One more thing: If your "DI cassette" is not listed as ever having been replaced, I would buy one and keep it in the trunk. They go somewhere over 60K miles. The part cost is about $240 if you buy on-line and you can replace one in 10 minutes with tools (a torx drive) that Saab gave you in the trunk. The usually give some warning before going bad but that's only a couple of days so it's nice to have one on hand. IF you never need it, you can always sell it to another Saaber with no problem. $400 at the dealer so buy it online from eeuroparts.com (note the double ee). If you have service records that show any of these items being replaced previously, go from there. If you have any other problems, post here... most of the things that go wrong with these cars are well known and we can point you in the right direction. Bob
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