[Main C900 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Pretty easy Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Notnoel [Email] (#23) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Notnoel) on Tue, 9 Jan 2018 09:16:26 In Reply to: Possible 900 purchase, Mxfrank, Tue, 9 Jan 2018 08:59:05 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

Until you get into deep kimchee, the Bentley manual (you can review it here online) will cover about 95% of anything you will ever need to know about keeping the car running. I am still blown away by how many people on the Facebook forums have never consulted one (and it really shows!).

Parts are fairly easy to get still, but there are some unicorns. Some of the aftermarket parts are terrible (e.g. heater valves, some axles) and you are better off rebuilding an OEM or simply buying used. For some parts, used is the only answer (e.g. the power brake booster on my 1988). You should also give some thought to what vintage Saab you buy (e.g. ABS brakes are nice, but its a complicated system that is getting pretty long in the tooth and parts can be hard to come by).

That being said, this forum is a fantastic resource with a lot of helpful folks and an awesome search feature. Right off the bat, you'll find a bunch of posts talking about what the pros and cons of the various year's features are in keeping the cars on the road. search "best year" or something like that.

Lastly, FleaBay is a great source for parts and rare stuff pops up frequently. I have a dedicated search that I run 2-3 times a day. When one of the unicorn parts pops up at a reasonable price, I snatch it and put it in my parts shed. You'll quickly get a feel for the market price of just about anything that way (for instance, I have about 3 back up Mitsubishi turbos that I got for $100-150 each - Ive actually had to stop myself from acquiring any more - it's a sickness).

->Posting last edited on Tue, 9 Jan 2018 10:21:55.

• Possible 900 purchase, Mxfrank, Tue, 9 Jan 2018 08:59:05
  • Re: Possible 900 purchase, Rocket900S, Sat, 13 Jan 2018 10:33:59
    • Vert tops not that expensive, Notnoel , Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:05:51
      • I would add..., Snowmobile , Tue, 16 Jan 2018 09:13:41
        • Why does it have to make sense?, Saabina , Tue, 16 Jan 2018 19:24:27
          • Re: Why does it have to make sense?, Snowmobile , Thu, 18 Jan 2018 04:59:06
  • Shop Manuals, RS , Wed, 10 Jan 2018 07:19:48
  • Winter use == terminal rust, JerseySaab , Tue, 9 Jan 2018 10:06:02
    • yup, Snowmobile , Tue, 9 Jan 2018 10:15:25
      • I should add..., Snowmobile , Tue, 9 Jan 2018 10:18:55
  • Pretty easy, Notnoel , Tue, 9 Jan 2018 09:16:26 <-- Viewing This Message

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