The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News - 3/26 M Car Covers (by State of Nine) | 12/12 Make Amazon Pay Saabnet!
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 18:02:29 GMT
From: Ramin <raminanopsam.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: Saab's reliablity.


I got 185,000 very trouble free miles from my '89 9000 CD Turbo. Then all hell broke loose, but nothing unexpected. I don't think that repairs were much expensive than other European cars. Ramin Matt Anderson wrote: > I've pretty much decided that I'm going to get a used Saab. (Unless > another European catches my eye and is the right price, VW maybe.) So I've > been reading a lot of messages in the list, and tonight I talked to a Saab > Driver. > He said that he had an '83 (manual) that he bought with 23 miles on it, > he had very few problems with it until 300,000 miles when a little old lady > pulled out in front of him. He then bought an '86 (automatic) that he drove > until 187,000 miles until the transmission gave out and he got a Jetta. > Is this type of reliability I can expect from an '80's Saab? Our local > repair shop is very expensive, but they "get the job done soon, and get it > done to OEM or better." How difficult are small repairs on Saabs? I plan > on doing my own. > Thanks for any help.

Return to Main Index
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]