Date: 22 Feb 1999 22:23:50 GMT From: "The Brooks Family" <sea.brooksnopsamdnet.att.net> Subject: Re: 9000 turbo
Gee, I don't know... My '88 9000T automatic does 0-60 in under 9 secs and gets 30 mpg on long trips. It's got 125,000 miles on the clock and its original transmission. It's absolutely amazing in nasty weather. Great traction in the snow and almost total defiance of crosswinds... WafaQattam wrote in message <19990222150534.00783.00000790nopsamu1.aol.com>... >I drive a 1988 9000T, automatic transmission. Wonderful, wonderful ride - but >rather slow. Extremely slow with the A/C on. Auto transmissions historically >have lasted about 125-150k miles, If your saab is high mileage I would tell you >to think twice, a replacement trans might run as high as $3000. I am one of >the lucky ones, my trans has lasted 170k miles and is still there. Tell your >mechanic to check engine mounts as well, that will be an costlyrepair. Good >luck!!!