Advice on the 9-5 aero estate

[anonymous-user]

Pvapour said:

pick up a 9-5 aero (00) tue next week from newbury area, quite fancy looking at a remap, is there any recomended in that area? travelling down a34 and along south coast to devon so anywhere on route would be

Get on UK Saabs and search out Karl, who can "noobtune" your car for peanuts. 275BHP, 430nm, cost me about £70 a couple of years ago, lovely guy, very knowledgable and informative. Great fun. ETA should have said he's up Leicester way, iirc.

[K321]

stage one is just a remap about 270bhp..noticeable
then go the whole hog and get a 3 inch downpipe . a 3.5 fpr then a remap then the car is transformed
google noobtune based nr nottingham

jules ht member on uksaabs remaps based in bristol

Edited by K321 on Thursday 5th February 12:31

[Pvapour]

thanks guys, looking into wether PCV has been sorted first, if so then i'll take a trip up to noob if i can.

[moustache]

Pvapour said:

thanks guys, looking into wether PCV has been sorted first, if so then i'll take a trip up to noob if i can.

Any idea on cost of upgraded PCV kit?

[Pvapour]

not as yet, trying to establish if its been done or not but not getting much help from dealer to look through service receipts

is there a visual way of telling does anyone know? i might be able to persuade him to take a pic under the bonnet, then again...

[Spanglepants]

Latest should look like this - white writing and a hose/pipe coming out of oil filler tube , seen on right of picture.

[Pvapour]

thanks spanglepants, is that the left side of the engine bay, best i spoon feed the deaer eh!

[Spanglepants]

Yes, left rear of engine

[Pvapour]

seems 'Robert Holden Saab Specialist' is responsible for the last 5 years worth of servicing so i'll give him a ring monday, can't get an image of the bay sadly but talking to the garage that serviced it is probably even better.

[Aerate]

I had a new old Pcv kit put in by DCA in Bucklebury (just outside Newbury) for about £50.

[Pvapour]

thanks aerate, it had one fitted when i arrived and the service history is incredible, 10yrs same owner all serviced by SAAB specialist with FS oil, 110k miles, £900

straights away coverd 1000miles home, seats forward and tailgate shut! loaded with washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher

previous dog chariot / work horse was a 2005 V70 D5 with 220k miles on it.

so far the 1999 9-5 is equal in most areas but better (for me) in others.

comfort - same (superb)
ride - (better)
rattles and genral feel of build - better (though v70 had done 220k miles v 110k for 9-5)
power - same (as i think V70 had been chipped)
handling - better, far more sure footed especily in wet weather, again though, mileage and front tyres on way out with V70
economy - strange one this as the trip suggests 29mpg average v 42 for V70, something is amiss here because £70 in volvo = 390 miles covered, in 9-5 irt is exactly the same and here in france petrol is far more expensive than diesel, whichever the problem i'm happy to be spending more on fuel
stereo - equal but being this age means i get a cassette player which means i can insert the old cassette /, mp3 adaptor and i can play the ipod

cant get the service light to reset even with the info found on here, no biggy.
need to replace the tailgate strutts (on order)
fitted a twobar from Neo bros in london (very very easy)

look forward to driving it more than the Volvo tbh, its not exciting but far less jarring of rutted surfaces and liking the auto, seems to suit the type of car and driving far more.


I did contact Karl but we couldnt get together in time so might take him up on his post exchange service but tbh i'm not sure it wants for it, very helpfull guy though.

Edited by Pvapour on Saturday 28th February 07:50

[otolith]

Had to drive from Swindon to Bromley and back the next day this week. M4/M3/M25. On the way there, it was reading 43mpg when I came off the M25. Dropped in traffic. By the time I got back to Swindon it was claiming 39mpg, which was an actual 38mpg when I filled it up.

That was cruise control set to 70 and deliberately economical driving in traffic. For a 13 year old 150k mile 250bhp barge the size and weight of the Saab, I think that's pretty bloody good!

[militantmandy]

Ha! On my most economical drive ever I still only saw 34. You're going too slow!

[Mr E]

Otolith always seemed to do better than we did. Seen 37ish once in a 65mpg run (because the sprog had dropped off and we were trying to extend sleep time).

Cruise speed was more usually started with an 8, and mpg usually just about started with a 3.

The replacement usually has mpg starting with a 2. Just...

[moustache]

I've been mightily impressed with the economy on my Aero, easily gets into low 30s without any trouble.

[otolith]

If it's any consolation, the mpg plummets when my wife drives it (no faster point to point).

[JustinF]

Love mine too easily gets down from those 30's into mid 20's

Edited by JustinF on Sunday 1st March 00:20

[Phil Dicky]

Good job there's no good ones for sale at bargain money at the moment

[NickM450]

Phil Dicky said:

Good job there's no good ones for sale at bargain money at the moment

Tell me about it Either that or they're all on a secret site that I don't know about

[otolith]

I'm slightly concerned that it wouldn't take much to put mine beyond economical repair, and that my plan to get another if that should happen might be harder than I thought!