I've been quoted 1,700,000 Chilean Pesos + 16% tax in labour costs. That's almost US$3,000. The other $5,000 is to import a new gearbox. "andrewunix" <agreenbunopsamnet> wrote in message news:slrnarb7i6.8b0.agreenbunopsam.nyx.net... > Sun, 20 Oct 2002 23:45:51 +0200, ollyarnoldnopsamwin.ch suggested: > : I was getting "check gearbox" at cold start on my '97 900 SE Turbo Auto. I > : could bi-pass this by shifting very rapidly to "D", and for the rest of the > : day everything was fine. Automotriz Nordica (the only Saab dealer in > : Santiago de Chile, from whom I bought the car) say that the problem will get > : worse and that the only solution is to replace the gearbox (cost approx. US$ > : 8,000). My job has moved to Switzerland, my car remains unsold in Santiago. > : Any comments? Seems a drastic and expensive solution to what I thought was > : a minor problem. > > You could get an entire used '97 900 SE Turbo for US $8,000 up here. How > much of that is labor cost? > > -- > agreenbu Return to Main Index
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