Saabs are Great - with improved reliability - Saab General Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
3/26 M Car Covers (by State of Nine) |
12/12 Make Amazon Pay Saabnet!
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
Bulletin Boards such as this badly distort the picture for Saabs (or any other car). People who have an issue to discuss will post questions. People who have perfectly reliable cars won't post because they don't have anything to ask questions about. As a result, the percentage of problems seems far, far higher judging from the posts than in real life.
The Saab 9-5 has made Consumer Reports' list of most reliable used cars for a couple of years now, beginning with the 2000 model year. When Saab made the transition from the 9000 to the 9-5, GM spent something like $750 million refitting and updating the factory in Trollhatten bringing up to the state of the art (this is why the 9-5's reliability has improved so immensely). I don't know the stats on the 9-3, but I have no reason to believe it is any different. For example, others on the board have pointed out Saab is now the most reliable European brand according to JD Powers.
I have no doubt that a Lexus, statistically speaking, will be more reliable than a Saab. But Saab's reliability is vastly improved and really isn't a problem at this point.
Remember, too, that statistics are an average, and individual experiences can differ considerably. There are people out there enjoying trouble-free Passat's, and there are people out there with Camry's constantly under repair. Your odds, statistically, of buying a trouble-free Camry are higher than buying a trouble-free Passat, but sometimes it works the other way around.
Saabs are great cars - lively and fun to drive, unique, and as safe or safer than any other car on the road. Relative to the marketplace, Saabs are also a very good value.
That's why you should buy a Saab.
posted by 70.92....
Posts in this Thread:
- Convince me to buy a Saab, Jsterett, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 08:55:34
- How do you *feel* about that?......, Mike Lynch , Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:27:18
- By a weak, underpowered Volvo 850 wagon w/o turbo..., Stufis, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:31:50
- saab will get you money, fame, power, and good health, t_mokes, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:17:23
- (1) SAAB is easier to type, saw, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:06:29
- You came to the wrong place to be sold, lowbar, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:18:41
- ...or convince you to buy a Lexus which is, Noel, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:36:26
- If need to be convinced, John J, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:42:28
- Definitely Lexus (+), Vlad, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:22:55
- Second vote for you to get the Lexus...., Bob Falfa, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:35:37
- No. Re: Convince me to buy a Saab, Rafe, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:56:35
- You should be able to work a better deal >>>, elSVT, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:04:55
- to elSVT, Jsterett, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 17:15:09
- Regardless of what car you buy>>>>, Robert, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:46:55
- Saabs are Great - with improved reliability, Greg Abbott , Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:38:38 <-- Viewing This Message
- Totally different products, Caarma , Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:35:39
- Re: Convince me to buy a Saab, fsik, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:32:25
- Saabs and Saab owners are different., David The Impaler, Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:20:22
- No one sells you a Saab,, dparadis , Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:08:49
- Get the Lexus, Erik A., Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:00:59
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
|
SaabClub.com
|
Jak Stoll Performance
|
M Car Covers
|
Ad Available
|
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!