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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 23:26:34 +0100
From: "Johan Beikes" <j.beikesnopsamdoo.nl>
Subject: Re: newest damage on 97 9-5


<davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote in message news:aquia2$dfork$2nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de... > Someone who looks an awful lot like Johan Beikes <j.beikesnopsamdoo.nl> wrote: > > > "F.Wills" <Fred.Willsnopsamamplease.myrealbox.com> wrote in message > > news:R_wA9.19845$6g.5321229nopsam1.news.adelphia.net... > >> > >> So I suppose that this '97/'98 car with 45k miles had not had the drive > >> belts replaced either, right? > >> That's sort of like blaming the car manufacturer when you get a flat > > tire!! > >> Saab didn't make the drive belt. Probably Continental did. Blame them... > >> > > That's rubbish IMHO. The manufacturer of the car is SAAB. So, in the end, > > they are responsible for the quality of their products. End of story. > > I agree about responsibility, *but*, if this was the timing belt on a > V6 (I don't know what a "drive belt in a '97 9-5" is...) but, if it is, > I believe that 45K miles is way over the replacement interval. > > It's all speculation, of course, as there's no such thing as a '97 9-5... > > Dave Hinz > Didn't we have a lengthy discussion on this forum some time ago about a broken timing belt (supposedly replaced, but no proof), a dealer who went bust, a manufacturer and his responsibilities?? :-) Johan

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