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In Reply to: I've got two stuck in there somewhere...., turrbo [Profile/Gallery] , Fri, 2 Sep 2005 15:18:00

Two dipsticks just floating around and no problem.
That's great, Anybody else got one of these type of
stories?

Saab's have a reputation of
being delicate and expensive.

I don't think so - the only car I have had
that was tougher than
my Saab was a 1962 Baja Bug (the one with the
canvas sunroof) - that thing was bulletproof.
I fixed the distributor on it once in the middle of Nebraska
using points from a 1950's ford tractor.

Well, the Saab's not as easy to work on as my old ford truck -
I could sit on the fenders with my legs in side the
hood while I worked on its inline 6 cylinder. But it is
easier and (so far) more economical than work on my '92
Bonneville. Maybe the cost reputation is deserved - I
DIY almost everything, and a good mechanic is expensive.

I was thiking of the Bonneville when I put up the gas stats,
because, even with the 3800 V6 it had, the Bonneville had
gas milage about the same as my Saab.

Final line though - the 9kt is much more fun to drive
than the bonneville. A little louder, but so much more
responsive in that 30-60 mph range. I like the rally car feel
of my 9kt over the floating livingroom feel of the Bonneville too.

I've mostly had VW bugs and pickups in my life
(IH Scout - now there's a machine as quirky as a Saab),
plus a couple of strays. Second Saab now, already thinking
about 97/98 CSE some time next year. But, eventually I
guess I'll have to leave the 9k range and learn something
about the newer models.

Still - love to hear more improbable, funny Saab stories

Buck

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• Doh! Transmission Dipstick Fell In -- HELP!!, Matt_Saab, Fri, 2 Sep 2005 13:49:10
  • I know where it is!, Pat98, Sat, 3 Sep 2005 02:46:54
  • I've got two stuck in there somewhere...., turrbo , Fri, 2 Sep 2005 15:18:00
    • You sure about that?, BobR, Sat, 3 Sep 2005 10:13:37
      • Hahaha I definitely read it too fast!, turrbo , Sat, 3 Sep 2005 15:51:22
    • Laugh of the week! - Any body else got a story?, buckmath, Sat, 3 Sep 2005 01:20:34 <-- Viewing This Message
      • Hah! Another old bug driver..., Noel, Sat, 3 Sep 2005 04:35:18
        • Still have my 78 Bug Cabreolet, R. Frist, Sat, 3 Sep 2005 06:16:03
          • Here's a good bug story, T. Christopher, Sat, 3 Sep 2005 12:54:37
            • Bugs and Internationals, DickT , Sun, 4 Sep 2005 07:56:26
              • Oops, "proceeded" shud rede "preceded" in above n/m, DickT , Sun, 4 Sep 2005 08:00:35
            • of bugs and odd cars......, vtsnaab , Sat, 3 Sep 2005 17:18:32
              • Allright, y'all get a room..., Scaniac, Sun, 4 Sep 2005 18:48:49

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