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Re: Parts Paranoia :-) Posted by JerseySaab [Email] (#666) [Profile/Gallery] (more from JerseySaab) on Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:50:09 In Reply to: Parts Paranoia :-), Name Left Blank, Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:06:45 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Parts are definitely becoming scarce. Lots of items back-ordered or just unobtainium. Fortunately the most frequently needed wear items like water pumps, brake pads & rotors, and red ignition cassettes still seem to be out there.
Time is closing in on us though. No new Saabs have been sold for a decade now and they are disappearing through attrition. At least some have entered "beater" stage, cheap rides sold on buy-here pay-here lots to be discarded when something expensive breaks. Even the 9-5 guys are starting to see parts shortages. The 9000 has not been sold for 23 years now and it was not a high-volume model to begin with. There can't be many left in North America so parts sources are not inclined to go out of their way to provide for them.
I'm still stubbornly using my '97 CSE as my regular daily driver but do have other vehicles available if it has to be off the road waiting for parts.
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