Two of my co-workers have 5 Saabs between them, I only have one, and when I purchased it they drilled it into to me to expect to spend about 1k a year to keep it in top shape.....this week alone, tires and Rims cost, $1100, replaced speakers for 200, replaced burned out bulbs 60........more to come...lol I may be dumb, but I'm happy! J "Mom2aDog" <noonenospamcop.net> wrote in message news:4060ED1E.3611F2CEnospamcop.net... > I own a 1998 900 SE Turbo automatic with 65K miles. > > My car seems to cost me about $1,500 - $2,000 a year to MAINTAIN. > > I just took my car into the one and only Saab service place in my town > (Raleigh, NC). Here's the list of things that need repaired: > > > - 3-4 holes in pipe leading to muffler (causing my car to fail > emmissions inspection). Saab say I need to replace entire muffler since > it's all one piece. > > - Leak somewhere in transmission tubes/pipes, Saab says I need to > replace all 6 transmission tubes since they don't know exactly which one > is leaking. They believe this is causing my inconsistent shifting, > which is one of the reasons I took the car in for repair. > > - Need new front rotors, shoes, pads > > - Need new front tires (this I knew already) and I'm not buying them > from Saab > > - Need alignment very badly (I had my car aligned 3 months ago at place > where I purchased my new rear tires). Saab says I should have alignment > done through THEM since they will do it 'right.' Alignment is $99 + > tax, which is 25% more than I can get it done elsewhere. > > - The idle is running fast or is not timed right (I complained about > this but they forgot to check it). > > > So far, without the tires/alignment, they quoted me about $1575.00 to > repair the above. > > > Last year I had to replace the gear box mechanism to the tune of $600, > along with vacuum seals, windshield washer pumps, for another $300. > > The year before it took 4 visits before they figured out I had a bad O2 > sensor. > > This is my first Saab (probably my last too). > > Those of you with Saabs no longer in warranty: WHO ARE YOU HAVING FIX > YOUR CAR IF YOU CAN'T DO IT YOURSELF AND THERE'S NO ONE ELSE YOU CAN > FIND WHO IS ABLE TO WORK ON YOUR SAAB? I bought my Saab in CA at the > end of 1997. I live across country now. > > I'm wondering if I have a 'lemon' since every year it seems to be > *something* and that something is never less than $500 to fix. > > Should I get rid of the car now? I'm unemployed so the time is not good > to try and buy something else.... > > ADVICE? > > COMMENTS? > > > Thanks. > > mom2a"dog" Return to Main Index
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