Yes indeed you're so right saab can take a beating and keep on doing also someone out there has one that has a million miles see it it's up there with the Volvo good cars would love to get my hands on one lol when you see a Buick looking at a Saab
Just got a 2005 9-3 5 speed manual last week with 159k miles. tuned up the engine, new valve cover gasket, replaced struts brakes & rotors (DIY) next when I have more funding will be timing (taking to the shop) & serpentine belt, drop the tank for a new fuel pump since the sending unit is shot (might as well replace the entire assembly) When all that is settled I will work on some cosmetics & possibly a down pipe or cat back (can't decide) but so far she's is running like a pearl & I love every bit of my saab.
I’ve had my Saab 9-5 victor estate 2.0L since 2005, my car is a 2004 with 70k on the clock. This car hasn’t missed a beat in my time of ownership. The car is silver and is in showroom condition. I love the Saab.
Your video's are excellent. You are about the only saab enthusiast on you tube. Those of us that have Saabs look forward to your Saab videos. Don't be sensative about people being upset about your April first prank. No body is taking it personal. Also if they do, too bad.
Hi Auto Autopsy, I live in the UK and have a Saab 9-3 Aero 2.0T SS, this is the second 9-3 I've owned. This one is a 2007, facelift interior, but pre-facelift exterior, which personally I think is the best model year. I love this car, bought it as a police repo, so it was dirt cheap, 87000 miles and 4 previous owners when I got it 12 months ago, paid £1550 sterling for it. The car is great, pretty much bullet-proof, I've done routine maintenance, but nothing more apart from repairing the infamous connector for the tail light. The interior looks like brand new, I really don't understand why people complain about the quality of interior plastics and fittings, especially on the facelift models, they stand up really well to wear and tear. I don't think you find many 11 year old BMW's with the interior as good as my Saab is. I've never had any problem getting parts for it, they are cheap and readily available. Many are interchangeable with Vauxhall, despite what you said in this video! Also have a Honda S2000, which I also love for different reasons, but the Saab is my main daily. Keep up the good work, your posts on youtube are great.
I was just looking at a 2007 9-3 Linear BioPower (not sure what that means) and it looks pretty much brand new and only has 74,000 miles on it!... tempted to buy it
I've had big v8 saloons, I love jags! I bought my 1999 saab 93 aero 3 years ago! Oil pressure switch was leaking, replaced! Regularly serviced, turbo is being replaced soon! I really love my saab! I was known as the jag man! Now I'm known as the Saab man! And proud to be! Great vids!
Back in '81 my first two cars out of college were a '74 Volvo 164E and a '75 SAAB 99 EMS. I was working in a foreign car dealership in Alabama and my best friend was a SAAB mechanic who owned the same model 99 and a '65 (?) 95 (96?) with the v4. As soon as he moved away the Volvo and SAAB both went tits up . The closest I've come to owning another SAAB was the used 2000 Saturn LW I owned a few years ago. Same platform as the SAAB 95 wagon and some Opel thing. That was truly the last fun car I owned. I mourn the death of SAAB, and all the other cars that had character.
I just bought a documented one owner 2008 SAAB 9-5 Turbo with 96,000 miles on it,and the car is darn near perfect! I bought the car from a local dealer who deals with nothing but SAABS,and he has been in business since 1974,so I’m not too worried about servicing the car if it ever needs it. These things are just a BLAST to drive! Great video! 😎
I'm looking at buying a '11 Saab 9-3 for about $7k, and been reading massive comments about the Saab, and I'm looking forward to owning my own Saab, and I hope I'm not disappointed.
As a being a Mechanic for 24 years and owned a BMW, Volvo, Honda, and of course a few SAAB's . The worst car which went tru my hands are Chrysler (Dodge), Audi ( VW) and the Bimmers. Actually BMW will make You a penny less in the first year of ownership. The worst engine 👉BMW 4 cyl. (N20) . 🌷 SAAB 🌷🇸🇪🚗🌷 - are the best 👍! Best interior with the best seats. You save plenty of 💰 money at the pump. Have enough power and bringing everyday enjoyment. Of course if You have good functioning brain and like to take care of Your 🚗 car !
I have a 2006 93 aero and a 2008 335I. love both cars so this is an unbiased opinion, both have been extremely reliable, but my aero V6 just chugs petrol while my 335i gets probably 4-5 litres more per 100km. The bmw also gives a much more rewarding driving experience bring rwd and being up in power. All said I’ll always love saab and my bmw doesn’t sound quite as good as the Turbo V6. Also I love the cream seats with black accents. Super nice
4.5 years ago bought my 08 SAAB 9-5 for $10,500 after discounts from an Audi dealer. Snow Silver Metallic and Black Leather. 61,450 miles, one owner, new brakes, oil changed every 3,000 miles. All records. At the time I was looking at the new Mazda 6, VW Passat TDI and Honda Accord EX-L. All were over $30,000. The 9-5 still looks great and is really different. Has never left me stranded. Fast as fu*k. Incredible seats and heated rears. Huge trunk. I never cared about depreciation since I plan on owning it for another 6 years or more. And every time I get in my SAAB I know that it's just about the safest structure of any car on the road. Parts are easy to find on 1st Gen 9-5's. And they last.
if you have one of them junk yards that allow you in you pull the parts off the wrecks and pay dirt cheap an engine for 85.00 bucks and u can pocket a few things i saved so much money at these places over the years got to be well in thousands
New Saab owner, found your channel a few days ago & can't stop watching & learning about saab from what to look for to how to DIY. I know its an old video but I'm making my rounds :)
I've owned a 2008 Saab 9-5 aero for nine years and it's been very reliable and the cost of ownership has not been high at all. There are some typical issues but nothing insane. I really enjoy owning something different.
Hello mate I am thinking of buying one 95 aero, definitely been on my radar for years but now something that may bite the bullet and buy. Is there anything really need to watch for. Thanks
@@DannyT636 Hi there, Certainly depends on the year. The only issue that mine had that I felt was not acceptable wear and year was at 70,000km the transmission started slipping and I had to have the valve body rebuilt for two grand. That was annoying. Other than that everything was normal wear and tear. You'll have a lot of little things but they aren't expensive. The bypass valve will go but you can change that yourself for 60 bucks. Your hoses will leak but you can by silicon ones and replace them. You valve cover gasket will leak at some point, 250 bucks. Really I found the car to be very reliable and fun to drive. I have an e400 with much more power and the Saab is still a very fun car to drive on the highway. I did the suspension will a maptune kit and that was a game changer. I would say go for it.
I own a completely rebuilt 06 93 Aero. I also own a 95 BMW 530 since 02. The quality of the Saab interior is just comparable. Other parts on my Saab have failed that never were a problem with the BMW. Many of the used Saabs are in sad shape. I spent a year restoring mine and it is a really fun car now.
Great video. So yeah, Forgiven 👍😋 Always thought Saab managed to keep their own identity / looks, even if they always were compared with Opel , and shared GM components. One should own a Saab because they are reliable and stand out in the crowd.
I just bought a saab 93 2010 1.9 tdi with 220000 miles.the car drives perfect without a single issue. No knocking no noise and fast.i was like what the hell !! Make the service and is just flying on the road.and yes I beat a 520 with my saab.they are rocket cars
How on earth could anyone have been that butt hurt to disparage you, unsubscribe or even not take a joke? These are probably the same people who get 70%+ of their news from Facebook. It was April Fool's people!
My first car was a Saab 95 back in the 80's, in the UK the stereotype Saab buyer was the architect, people who valued design but didn't want to be too showy. I've had a few Saab's since my first car, quite a lot more Alfa Romeos too and I've always liked both because they're a bit different, sure they do everything that other brands do, some things they do better and some not so well, but you actually develop an affinity with those cars an emotional bond and I've never had that with a BMW or Mercedes, sure I've appreciated what they could do but I didn't really care it was transport. A Saab or an Alfa is more than just transport, you could say the same about a TVR but they are a totally different beast.
Bro I saw the vid title on April 1st and did not watch the vid, nor did I unsub, nor did I comment, but as you bring it up again, to me it feels like a subject one does not joke about, to me it is very painful Saab is no more. The day GM got involved was a sad day.
I disagree, without gm Saab would have gone there and then. Gm extended Saab’s life, and yes I have a gm93, gm input wasn’t great but mostly ignored, and Saab continued to make a loss. Gm had to cut loose after ten years of losses
Wel it's a free world. Saab should have teamed up with Volvo and Volvo never should have been sold to Ford and later absorbed by Geely. Heck my Volvo is made in the Netherlands. What's going on man. How about Ikea I wonder.....
Hey man,great content,just bought a Saab 93 today as my first car. Before today,I had very little knowledge on Saab,and this car showed up on Craigslist near me. I decided to try it out .I test drove and I absolutely loved it, I paid 2800 for it with 107000 miles. However, I found a few problem with it. The fuel level indicator is steady pointing empty.the right front power window doesn’t work, nor the mirror adjust. The right front door can’t be locket with car key. And there are clear water leaking from under the car.
hmm, well first off, don't worry about the water leaking. That's from the AC and is 100% normal. As for the door related problems, I would take off the door panel and make sure all of the connectors are good.
While I did sell my Saab, I can still buy another one eventually. The hatchback models are pretty damn cool. So I've learned that in order to take care of a Saab, you must have a place to work on it and the money to buy parts for it. If you do all the work yourself (with the exception of a timing job), you'll be in good hands. I really want to RWD convert a Saab but I can imagine people will say "oh why did you do that? It was fine being FWD". My response to that is "Because it would've been cooler if they did make an RWD Saab. Think outside the box".
Guys - SAAB 🌷🇸🇪🚗 exist also with the RWD too. Actually are AWD . That SAAB 9-3 with V-6 , twin turbo and AWD it is Rocket Car . Way to crazy , I meaning in good way. For those who constantly are in "need for speed" that SAAB will deliver. It is Aero X .
Couldn't agree with your video more..... I knew of the "Brand" Saab, but never knew the car "Saab" until 2 years ago with my first 2007 93 vert...... liked it so much I bought a 2008 93 Areo vert last week .... I think a Saab owner is a different breed of person. It's a statement or status symbol for the Saab owner...... as you said.. "They Don't Make Them Anymore" ...... There is an appeal to that. It's a great looking & great performing car that can't be categorized in one certain category of cars or performance. While I'm no expert on Saabs, or cars in general ..... I also own a 1968 Pontiac GTO Convertible and a 1970 Chevelle SS ......... The Saab Is An Absolute Pleasure To Drive!........ Great Review Young Man!
a Vauxhall is a rebadged Opel, seeing Peugeot now owns the company its getting confusing, I rather like Saabs why because Bmw's and Audi's are soo common, a Saab sure stands out here in Europe, a bit why I like my XType Jaguar!
yes they all are, GM has wanted to sell its Euro division for a long time now as it was losing money and Peugeot by buying the company some say they want to move into the American market
A Scot living on the Riviera sounds like it to me? well I am an Australian living there and the bloody place is swarming with little black boring German boxes, my X Type still turns heads; in fact I went to the local hardware shop recently and a fork lift driver yelled out ' La Classe', and I asked are you referring to me , he laughed no the car, they think I am rich, or perhaps used to be?...... cheap Chic!
Love myJag, you know the AWD engines were a Porche design bought in fact by Ford, Just bought a new water pump made by Delphi for 50 euros and rear shocks Bilstein for 100 Eu each!
I recently bought a 2007 Saab 93 aero convertible that’s in really good body condition , but not so car smart, this car makes me wanna learn how to fix the car up, fav car I’ve ever owned so far
Just picked up a 2006 9 3 2.0T, 100,000 miles. for 1,400! runs great got it serviced and oil changed only problem is driver side window wont go down and the rear driver side window makes a weird sound and goes down bad. wont go down all the way, also the lock for the driver side and the side mirror switch. I think it was a great deal
I bought a 1980 SAAB ems 2 door brown in color 5 speed brand new from aTacoma dealer and it had 30 miles on it only problem I had was the snow plows in deep snow and had to pull it out with my front wheel 1984 Buick Riveria it was 12k when I bought it
People have been like “what is a Saab?!” When I tell them what I drive. I have an 08 9-3 2.0T SS. I love it, people are very surprised at how cool it is when they ride in my car. I’m trying to get people to buy them.
Yup very true when I’m on offerup and I’m picking something up I tell them I’m in a grey/blue Saab or whatever one I am in and they ask what’s a Saab or when I’m picking up something to buy they just are surprised like they know about the car or they talk to me about their experience with the brand
Hey man I’m hopefully gonna buy a Saab 2005 43711 tomorrow I’ve been looking at a lot of your videos about the car and I’m starting to love it and I’m have high hopes thank you !!!
Last year I bought an 08 9-3 Aero convertible ( six cylinder ) one owner car. It's black but with the tan convertible top. I absolutely love that tan over the black. I'm about a grand in so far for maintenance ( AC charge and plugs and one coil as number five wasn't firing ) I may have paid up for it ($9,800 with 69,000) but i didn't care, it was ( and still is showroom new looking ) One owner, a woman, fully documented service records and my guess is that she was about 80lbs because the driver seat didn't even have a dent in the cushion. I also didn't mind paying up because of it being a six cylinder ( would you agree that my thought was that the engine won't work as hard as the four cylinder? ) I figure even if I spend a grand a year on service or repairs I'm ahead of what a MW or Audi would cost purchase price and maintenance.
yeah, if its been that well taken care of and pretty low miles (and especially if you plan to keep it for a long time), I wouldn't say you paid too much!
My mom had around 4 saabs in total. 1 9-3 blue sedan and 3 9-5 Sportcombi/Wagon. She doesn't like the look and the car itselfs but the blue sedan just RAN. It ran for a while without breaking down or anything. But she didn't take care of the car that well. My dad tried to but she used it everyday
So my left headlights failed suddenly and after some troubleshooting we discovered that the bolt which holds down the ground wire connector within the engine bay on the left side
was in a parking lot leaving the store, Chevy Cobalt pulled up and parked next to me and said they cars were the "same"... same engine, same parts, etc... The Cobalt had no style. Wasn't tricked out or anything, just a lackluster look with nothing on a 6-speed 9-3 convertible
Hey, I just received my ECU plate kit from the link you displayed on your channel. It appears to be very good quality!, and, it has “Saab move your mind” etched into it, very cool! Can’t wait to mount it! Maybe I can keep the heat from killing this ECU with it! Thanks again! I’m still looking for that 2008-2011 9-3 XWD 6 speed manual! I’ve missed several deals, due to someone beating me to them! I am not giving up!! Thanks again for the link! Doug
Saw the vid on April 1st, thought it was quite good to be honest. People keep trying this about the resurgence of the Rover brand, which is now owned as part of Jaguar Landrover by TaTa India. Anyhow, over here at OverDrive Online, we also love Saab and have just covered a 900SE (Which evolved into the 95) and a couple of 93's, a 2007 estate and a last of the line 2011 saloons and all 3 are doing well for their age. Here in the UK I'd say Saab's are priced about right, with a great support network for both the casual owner and the enthusiast and here in Huddersfield we have 2 fantastic Saab specialists for both old and newer Saab's.
I am on my 2nd SAAB, 1st was a 96 900s and i loved it/hatch-back and all. my current is a 2007 9-3 2.0T with the 6spd gearbox. I will always buy a SAAB until they are completely gone or i am dead in the grave.
They are cheap because they are so good that owners drive them to OVER 125,000 to 170,000 miles. Also, the marque is no longer being produced. The flipped side is that the really good Saab cars are INCREASING in value.
Not only are they so cheap but if some parts do get expensive it's still pretty cheap since most Saab's are about average priced around 2500 and then you upgrade or update the car it still comes out to a really affordable price overall probably Around 5000 for basic maintenance and small upgrades or even new parts, but that goes the same for every used car. Especially for the first year with any new car people spend about 1000 give or take a few 100 for basic maintenance cheaper of course if you do it yourself and spend more on upgrades. Overall great buy☺
I never knew the "performance side" of SAAB's until i recently saved one from a salvage yard!!! Once I drove it home after the 175.00 purchase price! (salvage value). I love it! IF/WHEN the day comes it's engine dies, I will convert it to a RWD V8 car with an LS1 or LT1 chev n make it live on! (2001 SAAB 95 Aero 5 spd). Love them now.. $175.00--v..s new price at $74,000...lol
A key reason why Saab went bust is because they made many changes to the original Vauxhall car e.g. the Saab 9-3 was a Vauxhall Vectra but had many areas revised including the chassis wheelbase was extended and strengthened. A separate Satnav was designed. Equally Saabs were popular with the professions in the UK e.g. Dentists, Architects etc.
the only thing i found really hard to find was the td04-15t turbos for og93s, NA is all out of stock for new td04s, remanufactured ones are stupid expensive. I sourced mine NEW from maptun parts for about 600 dollars shipped to the USA, vs a 800 dollar REMAN. turbo from some small no name shop.
I have been audi and bmw for last 7 years, owned over 12. Just bought my saab 93 aero 1.9ttid other than the crap gear shifts in sports mode, it's a great car!!!
In the Netherlands the Saab was always a kind of an "elite car" and i.m.o. in the future hrre will be a steady demand for Saabs from this group of people. Now it will be a fact that there will be no input of new cars and the existing ones will in average be declining in quality. That said, I think that prices will be steady or even will be growing for good maintained cars.
Love my 08 black 2.0T spprtcombi and love it got it from dealer as trade in from a gm exec lease and then private owner purchased from Saab dealer. All the records in glove box. Only thing I have to fix is fuel level sensor!
when i got my 2005 some like mine you have to fill it and after about 50 miles it starts working, i can live with that dont know if you tied that but i know it works for alot and some it dont worth a try if u already havent
Very proud of my 2005 Aero convertible ❤️ who would want to sell your soul to buy a BMW or Audi - mines paid for not on credit , strong unique and safe 👌
everyone loves my saabs ant cant believe what i paid they dont realize the book value is low but who care i got my first 9-3 year 2003 for 1,000 usa dollars i love it its one of the best driving cars i had i ever owned cant believe the speed and handling on a 4cylinder auto when i got it i knew it was gonna need a upper ball joint and two back tires, got 2 used tires for 50 bucks(25 each) and still havent gotten around to changing it since it only bothers me on the pothole side streets on highways and state roads you would never notice it im going to replace this year after a bad winter and alot of potholes once they fix them im gonna replace it im surprised it drives straight as an arrow im afraid once i change it then i need alignment then the money starts flowing, recently i see a 2003 9-5 aero with the 4 but 2.3 not 2.0 like the 9-3 for not much more than i paid for the 9-3 i thought i might a noticed a little difference maybe even none due to it was a little bigger this thing is faster than any 6 cylinder cars i owned plus the suspension is better honestly with the touring package and all the options you would never think it was 15 years old my dad had a dodge 2015 him and his buddy flipeed for profit it didnt have 1/10 the options, i mean power seats and heated are just about normal these days but these american made junk dont know what an option is i mean heated back seats air cooled seats like mini frige in summer with your acc turning your glove box into a cooler its not like a frige but atleast it jeeps your stuff cool in the summer i also have a 2005 9-3 black 5 speed the previous owner put 8 grand into it he sold it due to getting a job in syracuse ny due to a job and he needed 4x4 due to all the snow they get, my mechanic knows me and inspection ran out last month he could not believe the shape this car was and he had it stage tuned 2 3rd gear is a beast c cars no warning lights one ball joint out of 3 all for under 3600, usa dollars go to a dealer and see what you will get for 3600 usa bucks 1 piece of shit as long as the deals keep coming all build another garage lol they are all my favorites but the first one i paid 1,000 dollars for which i never heard of saab got me into the saab nut i am next up convertible i have a mustang convertible but i dont want to see it when its down there runnin 2 grand and u dont see the roof when its open it gets nicely stored away. Keep um coming!!!!!
i have a bmw e36 320i full 328i upgrade, a merc mk1 cls 350d grand edition 275BHP and a volvo.v70. a 2004 range rover L322 HSE couch and 2 yes two Saab 93X ttid4zz comdi with maptun upgrades 210BHP 450NM, sh1ts on all of the fore mentioned cars witch are good cars . next one is a 900 turbo and a 98 Volvo V70R.
Hello in new to channel, your knowledge of the 9-3 and others blew me away. I have just purchased a 2003 9-3 and not sure what I've actually found. I also have a few questions, miles are under 87,000 and had been left parked for 4 yrs . Now granted the exterior was rough but complete and no rust . Jump started it and fired right up. Can you refer me to a website that would help me find what I need to make this car come back to life. BTW this car is fast. Thx any help would be appreciated, plan on asking more in near future.
You show a picture of 9-5 Golden color, that car Is currently avaliable for sale in Monterrey NL México ....(I saw the car since 2017 in classified section In local newspaper)...... price Is $ 4.670 usd .. thanks for the pic...
Saab's are money pits if you buy a cheap one and want everything working. But if you ignore the electrical problems they are pretty good.... My $200 2003 Saab 9-5 linear was actually real nice handling driving despite over 200k all it needed to drive was an alternator which was in a very annoying location with stupid euro sockets but not too bad. resold it due to it not being that fast and had too many cars. Guy had issues with wipers and blower not working and lights I think. As I recall it was a fuse/relay something fixed it for the guy never heard from him so it might still be driving. My $600 1995 Saab 9000 Aero had every light on wipers,lights,radio,everything electrical had issues,never died but headgasket was going and drove like crap(suspension). but had good power so kept till got bored dealing with the random issues.Sold to some chick who knew everything about Saab's My $400 2000 9-5 wagon had dome light coming on in turns,wipers parking in weird spots and coming on randomly,random warning lights,alarm went insane even unhooked battery had to remove and smash it had it's own battery,doors wouldn't lock kept unlocking,screen kept cutting out,Crazy loud front end groaning randomly but everything was tight(Sounded like the Titanic hitting the iceberg) random warning messages disappearing. Got a few years out of it Guy I sold it to($400 all I ever did was crank sensor and oil) fixed everything then sludge killed the motor..... Just picked up a 99 9-3 convertible today guy was only asking $400. drove 2 hours back then drove all day never died but it has Saab issues like all my other ones. rear motor mount broken,antenna makes noise wont move,screen scrambled,when turning radio on or off warning light up for brake lights comes and goes(screen scrambled hard to read),blower motor switch dead guy bypassed and switch caught fire lol,random coolant smell no overheat or loss,top gets stuck and have to help it go down,handles like it's too heavy,weird side to side shake,shift knob loose spinning and reverse ring falling,seat knobs broken,back window broken,probably more gonna jack it up tomorrow check it out. Overall excellent for the price taped a bag on the rear window and gonna change motor mount oil,plugs,vac lines,get 3" DP/exhaust tune and use for weekend top down car.....
For anyone looking to buy a Saab 9-3, go check out the forums. You'll see that there are a lot of different problems coming up as these cars age. Let me school you up on some common issues Many electrical replacements need to be mated with a tech2, or reprogrammed with trionic tuning. Unfortunately ECU's on these cars are failing at an increasing rate, and the only options are other used ones. Under the hood you can expect to see leaking power steering / camshaft seals as well as brake booster and oil level sensor seals (among others). Coil packs are expensive and while the turbo's often blow a fair bit of oil, they fortunately don't appear to be particularly unreliable. That said you are always taking that chance with a turbo engine. Also it uses HID headlights which provide great light but are very expensive to replace. Mechanically, the springs fail which is unsafe and is one of the bigger suspension parts to replace on a car. Also the ball joints front and back are permanently affixed to the control arms, which are hydroformed aluminium. Aluminium control arms are great.. until you have to replace them ($$$). As with any older European car, the many bushings that provide that nice complaint ride will be starting to harden and crack. These tend to be one of the more expensive and unexpected costs people run into when purchasing older European cars. On the interior, many models are unable to install an aftermarket stereo due to the fiber optic canbus loop. Blower fan squealing is quite common. As are issues with the steering lock mechanism. Contrary to what many say, I did not find the seats all that comfortable. They were probably the flattest and hardest seats I had ever sat on, maybe there was something wrong with mine. I've had a couple 9-3's and as much as I wanted to like them, they truly where money pits. Of course everything is fixable if you have enough money, but if you are at all budget conscious you may want to think twice before rolling the dice on one of these. If you do buy one get the newest you can... and don't lose the keys!
Springs are something that wear and would need to be replaced with time on any car. As are a fair amount of the other things you'd mention. My family has owned nearly a dozen Saabs of all models and type, and I'd have to disagree! :)
Springs are one of the least wearing suspension items on a car. It sounds like you are not familiar with the issue of the springs actually cracking and breaking on the Saab 9-3's. I'm glad you're family has had good luck with their cars. I still wouldn't recommend this car to a budget conscious buyer.
I can get my headlights to work on one side of my 2007 Saab 93 aero .2.8L . Its not the igniter bulbs or Ballast because if i switch sides and turn it upside down in order to connect it to the harness. it WORKS !. What do you think it could be? This wiring confuses me and I am looking for some info that might save me time studying how to get it resolved. Help!!!!!
it's gotta be a wiring issue then; i wonder if theres a frayed wire somewhere? I would also recommend posting this to some saab facebook groups as you might be able to get some good advice there!
Most luxury cars will lose their original purchase price average of just 67% after 3 years, and Porsches will lose 79% after 3 years..of its original purchase price
@@AutoAutopsy where i am ,i bought a 04 9-5 wagon with 105k on it for a grand,sold it for 3,200$ then bought A 2005 ARC convertible for 3,200 with 98k on it..I'm in the Hamptons on Long Island and when people want to get rid of their cars they give them away..
In a couple of months, going to pick up a '98 9-5 stage2/3. 260-270 hp and 450nm (not exact numbers, going to run it on the dyno), owner said it pulls fucking hard, it even spins the wheels in 3rd :D nobody buys Saabs here in my country (everybody buys diesels, because their mpg is high,and cheap big torque) but i want to give it a chance, so much power for so cheap (you could say "not reliable", but the reviews say different things about reliability), wondering about the parts tho, because tuning parts are available, but stock parts are rare :(
Auto Autopsy thank god there is a maptun shop and an other saab performance shop in the capital, little bit pricey, but so is bmw, mercedes,audi,volvo etc.
havee you tried to replace or get your water pumped replaced? i have a coolant leak in my saab and i called around and shops want to charge 900+ dollars to change it simply because you have to take the turbo and muffler off and stuff. do yk anyone that would do it for cheaper?
I am pretty sure a water pump replacement on NG 9-3's is extremely tedious; not too sure on that though as I haven't had to encounter it. You can also check all of your hoses to see if those are busted.
In the UK second hand Saabs have always been cheap. Saab drivers traded their Saabs back to Saab. That was the case back in 1992 (?) when my dad traded his his first 900i five door for a 900 aero and in 1999 he changed to a new 95. He considered various options on both occasions including Lancia, Alfa, BMW, Volvo and Mercedes. The other dealerships offered him ridiculous terms for his trade-ins. So this phenomenon of low second hand values is nothing new. As for a rebadged Vauxhall/Opel, there's no comparison when it comes to build quality, and we now know that Saab engineer's refusal to adopt what they considered to be lower quality components from GM for their cars contributed largely to GM's decision to pull the financial plug. So was "over-engineering" their downfall? Maybe, look at Mercedes - many consider the 190 "Baby Benz" to be the last true Mercedes. Mercedes said themselves that it was deliberately over engineered, maybe as a strategy to get into the "small" car market. In the 1980's it worked, but after that I guess the finance people got more influential, which is why the A series is such utter s**t. VW went down the same road - just compare the build quality of a T4 transporter to that of its T5 successor. Sure the newer cars have lots more bells and whistles but no where near the same level of solidity (or reliability). Saab refused to follow that strategy and sadly paid the price... Just my half penny's worth. I currently still run my dad's 1999 Saab 95 2.0t saloon. I'm on my second 2001 VW T4 after a disastrous experience with a 2003 T5. The Saab will be going to my son (3rd generation Saabist) shortly as I'm looking to upgrade to a 2004 95 aero estate. And yes prices in the UK are very low - I'm budgeting between £900 and £1200. Totally ridiculous for a 150mph luxury monster like this one. I don't think prices will be this low forever. They are on the verge of gaining "classic" status - look at how prices of 900's and even 9000's are rising. Now is the time for a 95...
does anyone know where to find after market headlights for a 08 93 model? I cant find any anywhere im thinking i might have to figure out how to make my own or...?
No problems with reliability really, more of the mileage and price; unless it's in nearly perfect condition, I don't think it's worth that much. I'd offer 2000-2500 :)
Bought my Aero convertible 2005 petrol four years ago In U.K. for £2995 - spent about £7000 restoring it Checked out trade in value £450 !! Guess what it’s not going anywhere ! 😂❤️
Do we know why GM hung on to the Saab name when they sold it? How about we get Scania to make our cars....they make great trucks ( sat in one as I speak). I can't get much info on NEVS either..... did the 9-3 ever go back into production ???
Actually, as a saab lover now, before i even had a saab, i didn't gave a fuck about who they are or what they are, because most of the saab models of 1998-2000 are very ugly in design, so the 2003 saab 9-3 caught my eye, because it was like complete mirror to other saab cars - super good looking, so i got it and it felt so weird, at the same time, cool to sit in it for the first time. It was an experience i have never had before, since then i still love it and drive it daily. And yes, ITS NOT A MONEY PIT, AUDI IS(trust me lol).
I own a 60 I'm sorry 78 VW Bug convertible Karmann Edition my car is worth 13 Grand as it sits I would love to have one or two subs but they better be freaking decent I love Subs
