Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 03:47:00 GMT From: "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Advice Request!
"vox" <aujb30nospampipex.com> wrote in message news:420a5d9b$0$29416$cc9e4d1fnospam.dial.pipex.com... > Hi all - great forum, makes very interesting reading. > > I'm currently the owner of a 52 plate Vectra turbo-diesel.....sorry, sending > myself to sleep just typing that. It's perfectly competent, economical, goes > well, in fact it ticks most of the boxes. However, it bores the hell out of > me! I *love* the look of the Saabs, it reeks of individuality, and avoids > the git-factor of the BMW brigade. I'm in a bit of a quandry however, as in > order to switch to Saab, I'll lose sheds of cash and obviously I'm buying > high. I'm looking at a 900 (9-3's are too expensive) 2.0 S cabriolet (mid > life crisis?), 1996 on a 'P' plate. It's done 54,000 miles. It's an auto > box - good or bad? > > Please, all - am I mad? Is my decision rational, logical, sensible? This car > will essentially be the main family car, so reliability is an important > factor.... The thought of moving from the balance of a 3 year manufacturer > warranty to zilch leaves me in a bit of trepidation. Are my fears grounded, > or am I panicking over nothing? Are Saab's as robust as I hear? are they > expensive to maintain? And finally, (sorry for the barrage of questions) is > it due a horrific service ~ 60k miles? > > Many thanks in advance, > > Chris > > My opinion (seems to be shared by many others) is that manual gearbox is the *only* way to go with a Saab. My own recommendation would be a late 80's-'93 Saab 900 S or Turbo, fantastic cars, loads of fun.