Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:50:31 -0500 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Just a Saab ng newbie question
SmaartAasSaabr wrote: > Johannes wrote: > >>Junkyard Engineer wrote: >> >>>Although it's our 3rd saab, it's my first (few) time around this ng.The >>>other day, while following a 9000 CD rusted to the bone with my new '06 9-3 >>>aero combi, the question strucked me ; is there a clivage between pre-GM >>>saab owners and post-GM in this ng ? Should I be careful when posting to >>>take that into account ? >>> >>Seems that this is up to what you want. I've never seen a rusted 9000, >>the body is galvanised steel. Good luck with your new aero combi, very >>nice one. >> > > What are you, nuts? I see rusted-out 9k's all the time! Really badly > rusted out 9K's. The CS-body cars tend to be in good shape, sometimes a > little corrosion around the rear wheelwells etc, but the flat-nose > 86-90 ish cars, wow. C900's I have also seen many rusty. The C900s tend to be rusty because they handle so well in the snow and ice that they beg to driven under those conditions. Unfortunately, there is usually salt on the road, so the rust becomes an issue. My fir st C900 had rust on the front fenders within 16 years. My 1982 rear wheel drive Volvo has minimal rust - because it was parked in the garage for the winter while I was playing in the snow with the Saab :-) > > Saabs do tend to look good for a long time, and are relatively good on > rust. But damn how I hate that lower control arm rust issue on the C900. > >
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