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Buying a Used Saab
Posted by Kent McLean (more from Kent McLean) on Thu, 24 Feb 2000 19:06:33
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

Gentle People,

I looked at a 1986 Saab 900 Turbo that is for sale for $1995.

The good: 
    body is clean and straight, 
    paint is good, some peeling
    brakes haul it down fast and straight
    manual sunroof
    interior is generally good/clean
    it drives nice, solid
    has A/C, don't know if it works (it's cold in NH)

The bad: 
    171K miles, 
    automatic, 
    headliner falling down,
    no radio,
    small rust holes on bottom inside driver's door
    cracked dash
    cover peeling off glove box
    driver's mirror is missing the mirror itself 
    
The ugly:
    heavy oil leaks around engine/transmission
    smell of burned/burning oil when stopped after a short run
    (leaked oil burning off engine block?)
    power steering doesn't work    

Questions: 
    Where do heavy duty oil leaks come from? The used car lot 
    dealer says 'valve cover,' but I don't trust him. (He also said the 
    Dodge Stealth on the lot was rear wheel drive.)

    Repair record shows power steering has been a problem.
    What does it take to repair/replace it? (The steering itself 
    seemed OK, just the effort to move the wheel was high. 
    On the highway, it was fine.)

    I know the auto transmission is not know for being
    robust. What does it take to replace it with a manual
    transmission? gearbox, pedals, shift lever, cables/rods,
    flywheel, bellhousing?

Please reply off line, too.

Regards,

Kent McLean
Saab-less, but looking
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