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Re: Prolly going to buy a '93 9000 Aero! What to look for? Posted by AMG [Email]  (#3110)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from AMG) on Fri, 11 Feb 2005 08:21:29
In Reply to: Prolly going to buy a '93 9000 Aero! What to look for?, Drew, Thu, 10 Feb 2005 16:57:51 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I've had my '93 Aero for 1.5 yrs/20,000 miles, now has 145K, and it has been good to me. I have done a lot of maintenance, and had some problems, and I have spent quite a bit of cash. But the car is so great to drive it's worth it. I did have some TCS trouble. A $90 part cured that for me. TCS does suck some of the fun out of the car on non-dry roads, unless you install an on/off switch. (The switch doesn't mean you won't get TCS problems, just disables the system so you can spin the tires)
I have complete records for my car and right around 65-70K the following repairs were done: clutch, master & slave cylinders, the S-belt, tensioner, and pulleys, and the headgasket. Everything but the headgasket is about right in terms of frequency of failure. I did the clutch, slave/master, tensioner, pullies, etc. on my car again at 125K. If none of these have been done on the car you're buying you should do the tensioner/pullies job before something breaks and hope for the best on the clutch and HG. Make sure the cooling system has been flushed at least bi-yearly, or expect some HG troubles sooner or later. Also be aware the direct ignition cassette (DI) will go sooner or later.
If the car is a 5-speed, notice any clunks when accelerating rapidly from a stop and watch how much the shifter moves. If the shifter really moves a lot when you let off the gas or get on it again, the motor mounts may be failing or failed. I replaced all the mounts on my car, the lower ones were shot, the trans mount was close to shot and the top mounts were close too. A car with 60K shouldn't need mounts unless it was driven aggressively.
How high into the red the car should boost is very unscientific, but on my car I consistently get to the very beginning of the red on Boston 93 fuel. I refueled in PA this summer and got half into the red for that tank of gas. (that was fun!)
The car will need attention as any Saab of that age will. How much $ you'll spend all comes down to your level of comfort working on the car, but you sound like you're well versed on Saabs so you're aware of what it takes. The 9000's are sweet rides, the Aero suspension should feel smooth but quite irm, very willing to take curves at highway speed. The boost should be very strong in 3rd and 4th on the highway. Get z-rated tires if you can, I love my Toyo Proxes T1-S. Be careful about potholes. I've bent 3 rims boosting through an unseen pothole.
Buy the car, or another 9K Aero. You won't be disappointed. Do some things to get the car on a baseline of maintenance when you get it - (synthetic oil, plugs, fluids, air filters, techron etc.) Ask questions and search on the 9K bulletin board. You will save much money if/when you have problems. Good Luck -AMG
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