Re: Thinking about a 2007 Convertible - Saab 9-3SS Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
[General | Members | C900 | 9000 | NG900 & OG93 | 93 | 95 | NG95 | 99 | Sonett | Vintage Models | Clubs | Other Cars | FAQs | Gifts | Member Photo Galleries | Member Directory | Classifieds | Manuals | *Buddy Registry | *Mileage Registry | Polls | What's New | Raffle | Photo of the Month | Sponsors]

93 Bulletin Board
2003-2011 [Subscribe to Daily Digest]
(Search Author's Posts: e.g. Keyword:username)*Members Only

[Main 93 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Re: Thinking about a 2007 Convertible
Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board
Posted by Stephen Goldberger [Email] (more from Stephen Goldberger) on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:20:08 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Thinking about a 2007 Convertible, 99paa, Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:20:47
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

The issues are all Aero Specific

1) fuel economy of the V-6 Turbo. At least with the manual trans, you can help this a lot by driving conservatively - but with the performance and melodious exhaust, that could be quite a challenge ;-)

2) the sports suspension is a little hard for the convertible body - but coming from an OG 9-3CV, that's not likely to be an issue for you. Also, beginning in 2006, I think, they switched to a larger, softer all season tire on the Aero, which also eases the ride.

3) The only real issue is there's been some cases of the cooling overflow not being able to hold together - I don't recall if it's the overflow bottle or the hose leading to it. Parts were on back order at one time - you might want to double check with a Saab dealer on the status of that particular car and the problem in general.

Good luck with the price. You might walk in and be "surprised" that it has black side molding and the front looks "old and boring - don't they look more like jets?" 2006 and 2007 were GM's experiment with "true value pricing" on Saabs - that is, the cars were stickered at close to the typical selling prices. That didn't really work out, and in 2008 they went back to their usual pricing strategy. So that car had a sticker in the low-to-mid $40K, while from 2008 on the same car listed for close to $50K.

posted by 70.127.149...

Posts in this Thread:
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

Name: Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
E-Mail: (Optional)
Re-Enter E-Mail: (Confidential & Secure - Not revealed to other users!)
Note: Please check your spam folder for BB responses.

Subject:

Posting rules are simple - No for sale/wanted ads may be posted here - use the site classifieds.
You may not cross-post your message to multiple BBs.
Not permitted: political/religious topics and being disrespectful (personal attacks, insults, etc...).
 Site Members do not see any red text, inline ad links, bottom of page anchor ads, box ads, or anti-spam check.

Message: (please no for sale/wanted classifieds - post those in the Saabnet.com Classifieds)
Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).

Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post above, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).
Optional Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/)
Link Title: (Optional)
Optional Photo/Image Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/img.jpg)
Photo/Image to Upload: (Please be patient while file uploads)



StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right. Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY. Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages. This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP - Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot


Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all the Site Membership Benefits!