Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:38:53 +0000 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamsizefitterzzzz.com> Subject: Re: SAAB Lancia
O_P wrote: > > ngu <spamnopsam.com> wrote in message news:3E3A0FF5.F9A34DB5nopsam.com... > > The auto transmission on Saab 9000 is made by ZF of Germany. Its > designation is 4HP18. This unit was also used on Alfa 164 and the old BMW 3 > series, the E30 (1980s to early 1990s). > > I don't know about the manual trans, though. > > > > The auto encyclopedia (from which I learned this platform sharing between > Alfa, Lancia and Saab) also says even though the platform was shared, the > number of common parts which could be shared between the Lancia and Saab are > less than 10, mainly some (not all) panels or fenders. > > > > > > I read somewhere that the doors are interchangeable between SAAB 9000 , FIAT > croma and Lancia Thema. The locks might not work. Sounds quite unbelievable. > > O_P It certainly is! I owned both a Fiat Croma and a Saab 9000. People (jounos) notice similar shapes and angles and immediately draw the conclusions that the doors are interchangeable, nothing could be further from the truth. Basically the Fiat Croma is a light weight construction, of course this has both plus and minus sides. The Saab 9000 is a solid construction. Johannes
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