Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 12:36:32 -0600 From: "Walt Kienzle" <wkienzlenopsam.net> Subject: Re: problems with 1992 9000T?
...and I can't really blame Saab or Clarion for the cassette in the radio breaking. I used it alot. Now that I switched to MiniDisc, I am hoping for better reliability from both the radio and the recording media. Walt "Johannes H Andersen" <johsnopsamsizefitterzzz.com> wrote in message news:3E70F1FC.373F9AD1nopsamsizefitterzzz.com... > > > darkpoter wrote: > > > > So reading this it sounds like buying one of those extended warranty jobies > > and paying the extra 200 bucks not to have a deductable, and the extra 90 to > > get a rental would be a wise investment with this car? You have rebuilt > > yours from the bottom up pretty much it seams. > > Are all oft he problems he is having with his a "norm" or did he just have > > bad luck? > > > > Matt > > Not really IMO, it is very uncertain what is actually covered for a car of > that age. Better spend the money on necessary maintenance and negotiate some > warranty for mechanical breakdown from the dealer, even if it is only > for 3 months. The items in the post are not unusual at all for any car of > that age and mileage, perhaps except for the radio. It is a general > misunderstanding IMO that if you buy a posh secondhand car cheaply, then > you can get away with cheap motoring. Only if you have the time, expertise > and tools to work on the car. > > Johannes