Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 08:37:14 -0700 From: Bobs your Uncle <sportin_bovinenospamail.com> Subject: Re: So, would you say Saabs are reliable?
As a general rule of thumb, I would have to say that if a car manufacturer is still around after over 50 years, they probably aren't selling unreliable junk. I have found my Saab's to be as reliable as any Japanese car I've ever owned. There are exceptions to every rule of course. As engines go, the Saab 2.0 litre engine was pretty much bulletproof. Of course the "B" engine had the quirky water pump issue! On Wed, 18 May 2005 01:19:03 GMT, "pablo" <pablo.at.simplynospamre.dot.net> wrote: > >I got a 2002 9-3 convertible to replace an expensive to maintain Jaguar XJR. >I owned Japanese (Infiniti) and European (BMW) before. > >I my opinion, one thing is build-to-last, the other is >new-car-trouble-ticket-statistics. The two don't necessarily correlate, and >many reliability reports in my opinion confuse the two. > >That said, the 9-3 scores high on my reliability card. It's never had >anything go wrong except minor anoyances. Only brought it in for service >(every 10k miles), and nothing else. It seems a sturdy car. Which is why I >bought it. I am happy with it. Given the current standing of Saab within GM, >I would be careful to buy a Saab new and cash these days... it seems >questionable whether you'll still have a well-trained service network 10 >years down the line, sadly. That, and ot the quality of the product, is what >would make me careful. The product is very good, and very differentiated. > >...pablo >
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