Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 02:40:23 +0100 From: "Andy" <aswojtasnopsamet.nl> Subject: Re: 9000 CSi 9002
Bharath, thanks for your reply. I see, some things change and some don't. My brake discs may not have been that soft but the warped like hell. Whenever I'd have to brake abruptly from high speed (like in Germany from 180 km/h to zero in 10 sec.) I'd get really horrible thunder-like noise from my brakes and a serious vibration in the steering wheel. My wheels were balanced 100% - high precission. I had id checked several times. Any subsequent, even a slight touvh of the brake pedal within a few minutes after such braking would still produse that nose. 10-15 minutes later (the brake discs would cool down enough?) it would return to normal... Except... I had to have the bearings in the front wheels replaced several times. This car was a rip off. The spares for it were twice the price of those for a VW or Audi. According to Auto-Moto-Sport (German edition) the 9000 was the most expensive car in its class (BMW, Audi, Volvo, Merc.) to service. If you want to read more about SAAB and other people's experiences please check out my web site: http://home-1.12move.nl/~sh605222/ Best reagrds, Andy "Bharath S. Narayan" <lanrovernopsamcape.net> wrote in message news:3E1F6A67.6010404nopsamcape.net... > Andy: > I do not own an 9000 but a 95 '2000 model. Just for kicks some of the > things are similar. I had my 40 K service done and I was told that my > brakes had gone bad and also my rotors need replacement. It looks like > the newer SAAB's have softer rotor's and brake pads. I dont by any means > brake often. Also I have a stick shift and tend to shift gears and > brake. But my rotor's had to be replaced in 40K miles without machined > as the SAAB Dealer did not offer it as a choice but instead told me that > I 'd be better off as the rotor's are thinning and in an year I will > have to come back for the rotor's. Now the car is less 3 years old and I > have about 40 k miles( had 10 k when I bought it). > > Bharath > > On 1/10/2003 4:03 PM, Andy wrote: > > I have had this one since '92 i.e. I picked it up new in Gothenburg. > > > > Still under warranty it got new brake discs. Two times!!! within one year!!! > > > > and then I had them machined (turned) twice and replaced two more times > > > > since. I already learnt to live with this. I heard all sorts of SF stories > > about > > > > asbestos-free brake pads being the reason (worse conductivity = worse heat > > transfer). > > > > And now when I'm just ready to have it scrapped one mechanic told me that > > the brake claws are faulty (not straight) so, during braking they clamp the > > discs but also bend them. > > > > Has anyone of you ever experienced anything like this? > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Andy > > > > >
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