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Re: Should I buy a Saab? Posted by Scott Paterson [Email] (#13) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Scott Paterson) on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:52:04 In Reply to: Should I buy a Saab?, volaw, Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:12:48 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Saab discontinued the hatchback in 2003 which was, to say the least, not a popular decision here. They replaced it with the 9-3 Sports Sedan. My sister-in-law bought one of these new and is still driving it today and has yet to have any problems. I don't think you can call the regularly scheduled maintenance (spark plugs, oil, etc), problems. So, from a one car anecdotal experience, it has been supremely reliable. My wife drives a 1999 9-3 hatchback and test drove a Mini Cooper S, but in the end decided to do a major service on the 9-3 at 90,000 miles and keep it and it's now well over 100,000 and running wonderfully. Worst we had with that one was a water pump, but it never left us stranded.
This being a Saab enthusiast site, you are bound to get a biased reply, but one thing you should consider; this site gets over 100,000 (as high as 250,000 plus) visitors each and every week, and with that traffic, if there were big problems with this car, you'd see these boards flooded since they are, essentially, problem solving forums - most people are not experiencing problems with their Saabs.
That said, the Direct Ignition Cassette seemed to be the most common problem for 9-3 hatchbacks. You should check out the OG9-3 and 9-3 Sports Sedan bulletin boards here.
-Scott
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