Date: 8 May 2006 06:36:13 -0700 From: "R. Frist" <rhfristnospamzon.net> Subject: Re: -- ok i've found a 9000 anniversary --
Assuming that the oil was changed regularly and there is no significant rust the car is not even middle age. My 94 CSE automatic was going strong at about 280,000 miles (450 k KM?) until it was totaled by high speed collision with a deer. I had passed it on to my son when I found a great 98 CSE that now has 130,000 miles on its odometer. Neither car ever requied addition of oil between changes. The only work ever done on the engine was to replace the rear main oil seal at 260,000 miles. Both have been the best cars I have ever owned (although I have fond memories of a 1939 Oldsmobile coupe, and a 1965 Rambler). By 1997 most all of the bugs were worked out of the 9000s. Check www.saabnet.com for its ideosyncracies and what minor repairs to expect. From experience I now carry a spare ignition casette, a spare serpentine belt with tensioner and idler pulleys.
