Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 11:40:30 GMT From: "Al" <alistairdorenospamo.com> Subject: 9-3 or 9-5?
Recently nearly bought a 9-5. However, due to oil sludge issues with that particular car, see previous post, we are out of that deal and looking again. The oil-sludge issue is apparently common on all 95's, not just those Saab have chosen to give additional warranties on. (Three Saab specialists have told me this) We need a good family car, for around the £4.5k mark. The 95 fit the bill very well. Size, safety features, value for money and the Saab badge. And yes, it is pretty important to me that it's a Saab, if I wanted a Honda I'd be on the Honda group. Speaking with another Saab specialist in Sheffield he recommended we go with a 93. Apart from the oil problem, 95's are considerably more expensive to repair than 93's. Gut feeling is to change tack to the 93. My wife has been driving a NG900S for the last 4 years and has always enjoyed it. The 93 is essentially a development of that car, so a) There's historically more SAAB in it than 95, and b) This means less 'new model' teething problems. I really don't want to start a debate about GM/SAAB. I drive a SAAB C900 Aero, but we need to be sensible here. This will be our main family car for day to day shopping trips as well as the longer 100 to 500 mile round trips we do, so another C900 is not an option. What do you think? 93 for proven reliability 95 for extra space and safety. Cheers Al
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