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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 23:45:43 GMT From: th <someguynospamwhere.se> Subject: Re: New wheels?
Goran Larsson wrote: > In article <CaQmd.8989$d5.77644nospamb.telia.net>, > th <someguynospamwhere.se> wrote: > > >>You would expect that for each new model the >>manufacturer would learn how to improve the technical solutions. > > > That would be the expected observation unless someone is interfering > with the manufacturer. The 9-5 inherited the design of the hubs and > brake disks from GM. > I suspected that. This probably also goes with the parking brake. On the 9-5 you hear a "clonk" sound (same sound as you hear on a Vectra) if you try to apply that brake when the car is rolling, not recommended in the car manual! I miss the old design of the 9000 where you could "fresh up" the rear brake discs after the car had been parked for a week or two (not to mention the fun you could have on slippery roads making 180 or 360 degree turns in a very short distace). My experience is that you have to regularly brake quite hard in order to keep the 9-5 rear brake discs clean and free from rust. This result in an unnecessary wear-out of the front brake pads, as the front discs are maintained in a nice shape by ordinary, not too agresive driving. Maybe I sound a bit disappointed but I belong to the category of 9-5 owners that think this guy; http://www.carsurvey.org/review_45027.html is lucky not having more problems with the car (anybody recognises the display problem, the frozen parking brake wire due to a broken sealing, weak rear suspension, ignition module etc. ?) It seems that the GM interference has not improved the quality of the car. I just checked the repair costs (excluding normal service like oil change, brake pads etc.): a 9-5 with less than 100 000 km costs more than the sum of five other Saabs, of three different models, with a total of almost 1 000 000 km. -- th
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