Hi board,
I'm hoping you can give me some advice.
I bought my first car, a 1993 Aero two years ago for $8000 with a new exhaust and brake pads. It had 113,000 miles, manual transmission, very clean. I bought it from a friend of my family, and I love the power, handling, hatch, comfort, coolness, safety--I really love the car.

Since I bought it, I've done the following: all motor mounts, blower motor, blower motor controller, heater core, rear calipers, DI cassette, fuel pump, oxygen sensor, check valve and some other related valve, serpentine belt, pullys AND tensioner, got new front summer tires, 4 new snow tires, shifter joint assembly, and throttle body. This car is a major expense for me every time it is in the shop. A MAJOR expense.

My longterm boyfriend is moving to my city after being a year apart, and we've decided we don't want/need 2 cars between us. He has a lot of experience (and spare parts for) working on Volvo 740s and can fix most stuff on them. He has suggested that I sell the Saab and we buy a early 90s 740 turbo wagon together. I figure I can sell the 9000 for maybe $6500 and buy a Volvo for maybe $2500. That puts a big chunk of change in my pocket. I can deal with giving up the glorious luxo-sportiness of my beloved Aero, and this plan seems to make sense for us.

My only reservation is that I feel like I've done just about every repair there is to do on my 9000. I mean, I look at lists people have compiled of all of the common failures on a 9000 with my mileage, and I've done them all. Is it stupid to sell it at this point, when it has all of these new parts in it? Or am I just looking at more of the same old routine: every 6 months I take it in to my independent Saab mechanic to diagnose some new problem, and get back the report that it needs $600+ in parts and labor?

This car, as many of you know, can be a bit of a money pit. But part of me thinks that maybe I've fixed so many things that there is nothing left to go wrong. Am I kidding myself?

I welcome any and all opinions.
Thanks!!!
Annie

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• Deciding whether to sell my 9000 Aero, AnnieG, Tue, 20 Jul 2004 18:34:59 <-- Viewing This Message
  • TCS and Life questions, Rafe, Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:55:04
    • Re: TCS and Life questions-TCS DISEASE!!! WHAT IS THIS?, lpatten, Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:42:07
  • Re: Deciding whether to sell my 9000 Aero, Oliver, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:27:00
    • TCS..., PGAero , Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:29:29
    • I should have thought of this, but...., zeke, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:23:01
      • Re: I should have thought of this, but...., AnnieG, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:27:28
        • Oh, you live in the city!..., zeke, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:34:45
  • Dump him for even suggesting it! j/k, but..., Bob Falfa, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:59:14
  • A car in hand is better.....oh, that was for birds...., TKC, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:00:21
  • Re: Deciding whether to sell my 9000 Aero, KB900psi, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:46:56
  • If you have to ask..., Street, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:31:32
  • Having had a 940 Turbo I can be a bit more objective.., Noel, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:00:37
    • you know i hear tell of volvo horror stories but>, prodigal son, Thu, 22 Jul 2004 05:20:27
  • As someone here once said -, BrianD, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:19:46
  • Your labor costs are about to drop to zilch..., JBinDC, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 06:38:17
  • Change your Mechanic & keep the aero n/m, Pierre, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 06:24:36
  • There are still a few things I'd be concerned with....., zeke, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 04:54:39
    • Balance chain, head gasket.....n/m, EricG, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:16:13
  • Is he willing to work on the Aero .... If so keep 'er !, Nicholas , Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:09:35
  • Keep the Aero....., turrbo , Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:48:56
  • Go with the Volvo. Be ready to have lots of fun (+), Vlad, Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:14:34
    • Hehe, never heard "fun" and "Volvo", AdamB , Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:35:15
  • Re: Deciding whether to sell my 9000 Aero, tturboboy, Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:08:55
    • Re: Deciding whether to sell my 9000 Aero, Sam (Merc Mechanic), Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:05:36
      • Careful on asssumptions...., AMG , Wed, 21 Jul 2004 05:06:43
        • edmund's suggests lower, nt moore, Wed, 21 Jul 2004 06:48:32

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