We'll I have to admit that I was worried about Saab quality when I first bought mine. I always admired Saab, but was told of Saab stories. I have had my 00 Viggen for a while now and it has 15K miles on it. The only problems I have had was the fuel tank lid was not perfectly aligned and did not lock when the car was locked. The dealer fixed it no problem.

I had a 96 BMW 328is prior to the Saab and put 50K miles on it and had more problems. The antennae (which is part of the rear-defrost) broke three times! The remotes were flaky, the battery went after just two years (one month after this wasn't covered by warranty) and left me stranded 150 miles away from the nearest BMW dealer. I also had a few problems with the power windows. This BMW was no lemon and worked great other than what I mentioned. I have a friend that drives a ML430 that has been a nightmare.

My point is -- I would not isolate Saab as a brand with poor build quality. Every car has their quirks and some cars are worse than others. Honestly the only car I have ever owned that _never_ needed anything was a Volkswagen. My other car is an Audi and I only hope it fairs as well.

Sorry you have had so many problems -- hopefully you get all the kinks worked out by 2,000 miles.

• Saab Quality...Not all that great, Ken Schoenberg, Mon, 7 May 2001 22:47:41
  • Re: Saab Quality...Not all that great, Mike S, Wed, 9 May 2001 11:03:27
    • I'll second this, John A., Wed, 9 May 2001 19:03:31
  • Convertibles are always over priced for what you get., saw, Tue, 8 May 2001 22:15:57
  • Don't forget that the 9-3 base 3 door starts at about $26k,, Alex Athanasiou, Tue, 8 May 2001 19:19:16
  • It's not a $40K car, gatorcpa, Tue, 8 May 2001 15:05:59
  • Re: Saab Quality...Am I just lucky?, John N., Tue, 8 May 2001 15:05:06
    • It's the nature of this board..., LDH, Tue, 8 May 2001 23:16:06
  • Re: Saab Quality...Not all that great, bob, Tue, 8 May 2001 11:36:58
    • Agreed, Consumer Reports is useless. n/m, nickR, Tue, 8 May 2001 21:50:48
  • Re: Saab Compared to Other Cars Its Price..., Steve S., Tue, 8 May 2001 10:29:06
    • Keep in mind..., jd, Wed, 9 May 2001 09:44:59
  • Saab vs. Dealer....., REM in Seattle , Tue, 8 May 2001 09:49:27
  • You'd be surprised, jd, Tue, 8 May 2001 09:35:37
    • this is data, not anecdotes..and for this reason, John A., Wed, 9 May 2001 18:54:22
  • Not sure if this is just Saab...., MPY, Tue, 8 May 2001 01:50:16 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Battery..., Jeff S., Tue, 8 May 2001 10:32:22
    • Re: Not sure if this is just Saab...., saabman4ever, Tue, 8 May 2001 09:43:33
  • I could have told you that, nickR, Mon, 7 May 2001 23:25:06
    • I had a chance to seat in a brand new s4 and, anton, Tue, 8 May 2001 09:20:49
      • What???, nickR, Tue, 8 May 2001 11:20:27
    • Re: I could have told you that, Ken Schoenberg, Mon, 7 May 2001 23:57:18
  • It is hard to have adjustable belts on a Convert., Rookie, Mon, 7 May 2001 23:19:08
    • Re: It is hard to have adjustable belts on a Convert., Ken Schoenebrg, Tue, 8 May 2001 00:05:43

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