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Re: saabnet mission Posted by Ari [Email]  (#2847) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Ari) on Wed, 16 Mar 2005 06:44:12
In Reply to: saabnet mission, wayne, Wed, 16 Mar 2005 06:14:23 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
As other folks have said so well, this forum is for problem solving. Naturally, folks with problems come here to be fixed, so you see lots of problems.
The fact that this forum exists says a lot of very good things about Saabs. These are cars that folks care about so much that they want to keep them running. These aren't appliances. The 9-5 forum is for what most of us Saab folks call 'new' cars - heck, none are more than 6 years old. Check over on the 9000 and OG900 boards, where we are regularly keeping cars from the mid to late 80's going strong. Those are near 20 year old cars.
Every car requires maintenance and repair. As cars age, they need more. Saabs are cars that are worth the effort. Cars similar to Saab - BMW, Audi, nicer Nissans, etc, all require maintenance, and a lot of that is expensive. Most of us aren't ready to do major work, but with any car, you can save a bundle by doing a lot of the simple stuff yourself. And the more you know, the better a 'consumer' of repair work you are.
How is this for positive feedback-
My wife and I been driving Saabs since 1980. In that time, 25 years, we have had two failures that required a tow. I have driven 3 cars to over 140K miles, the oldest being 162K and was running strong when it left the fold. Of my 6 Saabs, all but one are over 100K miles. I have never had a turbo failure, or engine failure. I have had one DI failure, and it was a 13 year old DI. It didn't owe me anything. I lost one AC compressor, and that was on a 13 year old car.
I crashed one car, hitting ice on the highway and slamming head-on into a concrete bridge abuttment. My passenger and I opened the doors and walked away without a scratch. You bet I replaced it with another Saab. These Saabs have ferried my wife and her mother to countless high-school basketball games in the frigid, snowy hills in warmth and safety. They have carried everything from furniture to weaving looms to major kitchen appliances.
This summer we almost bought a 9-5, but ended up with a '97 9000 instead. That wasn't because we didn't like the 9-5 - we loved it. We like the 9000 better, because it is actually bigger inside than a 9-5 wagon. And in a few years there won't be any 9000s any more, but I can always pick up a nice used 9-5 wagon - there are lots of potential used cars in Saab dealer's showrooms right now. And I had no qualms about picking up an 8 year old car with 102K miles on it, and feel confident that I'll get it to 200K, barring any more black ice.
And when the time comes, I'll pick up a 9-5 wagon.
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