[Main 95 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: Old Car, What to replace. Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Doug W [Email] (#2371) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Doug W) on Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:51:17 In Reply to: Old Car, What to replace., Hal P., Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:01:01 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

Google BMW Old School Maintenance and you'll get an idea of what to replace. Fluids, Filters, Bushings, Shocks, etc. Basically if it moves or rubs, you'll eventually replace it. The BMW guys want to keep their cars for a really long time so they've come up with some pretty rigorous maintenance schedules - I know, I'm on my third three series - and they all had over 100k on them. Keep in mind that car companies want to sell new cars, so they set up their maintenance programs so your car will eventually wear out. If you follow old school maintenance you can practically keep your car forever. Only the tinworm will take it away from you. Just because your car was dealer maintained doesn't mean it will seemingly live forever.

300,000 miles is a pretty realistic expectation before big ticket items need replacement in a car that gets old school maintenance. I recently sold a Volvo 740 turbo wagon that we drove for 14 years and had 305k on it. The drivetrain was completely original and it ran like a top. I hope to keep our 9-5 Aero Sport Kombi for just as long. Saabs are great fun to drive, interesting, and have an enthusiastic following.

posted by 75.38.241...

_______________________________________
'03 Aero 5Spd, Krona, 290 bhp (son's)
Sold:
'04 Aero Sport Kombi, Sport Tek, BSR
'03 Linear 5 spd. Krona Mods, 350 bhp

• Old Car, What to replace., Hal P., Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:01:01
  • Good luck with your old Sobb!!, David, Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:02:00
    • not surprised that you are "with Ian", seeing how you, AeroEd, Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:30:59
      • yeah... and the blend door..., James, Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:14:25
  • Re: Old Car, What to replace., Seansaab, Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:44:09
  • a couple easy things to look at..., James, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:31:14
  • Re: Old Car, What to replace., Doug W , Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:51:17 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: Old Car, What to replace., Hal P, Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:53:45
      • Re: Old Car, What to replace., Doug W , Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:42:33
    • Re: Old Car, What to replace. Old School Maintenance, Doug W , Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:06:01
  • Re: Old Car, What to replace., SG, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:08:36
    • Re: Old Car, What to replace., James, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:43:52
  • Check stuff. Replace stuff, Noel, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:06:46
    • Re: Check stuff. Replace stuff, Hal P, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:34:41
  • Re: Old Car, What to replace. - With a Kia, Ian, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:22:51
    • Re: Sounds like you are ...., JeffSm, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:06:35
    • Who will be the next owner of SAAB Corp??, Ian, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:44:39
      • Huh? Why can't you compare earlier Kia models?, Noel, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:53:18
    • No more SLUDGE with a Kia, Ian, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:07:00
      • sludge is a non-issue..., James, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:43:17
        • If you keep comparing older Kia's, Ian, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:47:28
          • there is no reliability data for new cars., James, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:02:03
    • laughing all day long at Kias..., James, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:31:03
      • Mine is 10 years old., John Myers, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:31:43
      • Go test drive a new Optima Turbo..., Ian, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:51:27
        • Re: Go test drive a new Optima Turbo..., Union, Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:16:06
        • You may well be right...., Noel, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:27:42
          • Saab didn't make it on the most reliable list of cars, Ian, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:28:51
            • more errors..., James, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:56:28
              • Re: more errors. Figured you'd jump in!, Noel, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:14:07
                • I've heard the same., John Myers, Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:40:47
            • I don't think there were enough NG9-5s sold., John Myers, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:38:36
    • So... gone over to the boring side, eh?, Noel, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:17:31
    • Re: Old Car, What to replace. - With a Kia, Hal P., Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:03:57
      • See? That's the difference.., RobsSaab, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:00:18
    • I'd rather walk..., JayJ, Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:41:32
      • Keep owning a Saab, you'll be walking...., Ian, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:38:17
      • the new Kias are pretty nice..., Mark from Toronto, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:08:50
        • But the real trick is how they hold up over time, Noel, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:31:31
          • Not sure if the newer Saab would hold up like it used 2, Ian, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:31:22
            • The quality is way up., John Myers, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:45:25
            • Re: Not sure if the newer Saab would hold up like it used 2, Hal P, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:02:47
              • I do own a BMW 3 series as well..., Ian, Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:10:05
                • lol. Ian, you're a piece of crap, turbostud, Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:51:45
                  • And you have a lot of class by calling people names??, Ian, Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:32:16
                • Re: I do own a BMW 3 series as well..., Doug W , Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:50:54
                • wow, this has degenerated..., James, Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:11:06
                • Would your bmw eat the optima for lunch? :), SG, Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:24:12
                  • Re: Would your bmw eat the optima for lunch? :) - NOPE, Ian, Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:54:31
                    • Re: Would your bmw eat the optima for lunch? :) - Huh?, Doug W , Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:49:22

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

• Prev by Date: Puddle light part #?, MA03Aero, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:46:52
• Next by Date: Re: You left 1 car out when test driving...., GregF, Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:56:10
• Main 9⁵ Bulletin Board

StateOfNine.com

SaabClub.com

Jak Stoll Performance

M Car Covers

Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)