Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:43:26 -0500 From: "The Malt Hound" <scarternospamr.com> wrote in message news:1106752072.825547.143540nospam2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > Hi, > > I am interested in buying a 95 9000 CDE I found, but a trusted > mechanic > says that I should run from it...that the engine is garbage. Yet, > it > seems many people like this car. It's got 100,000 miles on it, and > is > only $3,750 > Can somone tell me what they think? > > Thanks so much! > scarter > Did the mechainic actually look at the car before he came to that conclusion? Or was this his (misguided) opinion of SAAB 4 cylinder engines? The SAAB 4 cylinder turbo engine is one of the best designs in automotive history. It is among the most reliable and has incredible longevity. If your "trusted mechanic" thinks otherwise, he doesn't know anything and it is he you should be running away from... -Fred W