Saab safe buy or not?
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I have made a few what car posts recently and the cars mentioned have fallen through.so today I'm only spending up to 2k on something .saabs seem to pop up a lot for my price range.so I'm starting to like the Saab 9-3 1.8t Vector Sports.
Are these going to be a safe buy.parts availability etc.you seem to get a lot of car for £'s
Cheers all
Are these going to be a safe buy.parts availability etc.you seem to get a lot of car for £'s
Cheers all
Get yourself over to www.uksaabs.co.uk for more info.
Nice cars but if it's performance your after....you need the v6
Nice cars but if it's performance your after....you need the v6
Dunno so much about the latter ones, but I had the earlier 9-3 for a couple of years and didn't have any issues with it.
The important bits were all made by Saab whereas the consumables (brakes, suspension components etc) were Vauxhall and therefore cheap.
Seemed a pretty good combination to me.
I have some friends with the 2.0T (Aero) version of the car you're looking at. Owned from new and now pushing 100k miles. They've had nothing beyond routine maintainance either.
I would.
The important bits were all made by Saab whereas the consumables (brakes, suspension components etc) were Vauxhall and therefore cheap.
Seemed a pretty good combination to me.
I have some friends with the 2.0T (Aero) version of the car you're looking at. Owned from new and now pushing 100k miles. They've had nothing beyond routine maintainance either.
I would.
Plenty of parts and fairly reliable. Platform is shared with the Vectra but around 60% of the innards are specific to Saab. £2k would buy you something more interesting that the 1.8 (the only non-turbo in the range). I sold my 2005 Aero last year for 2k - should have plenty of choice.
ETA just remembered I think they did do a turbo 1.8 but there is a NA one as well.
ETA just remembered I think they did do a turbo 1.8 but there is a NA one as well.
Edited by parabolica on Sunday 31st August 20:06
parabolica said:
Plenty of parts and fairly reliable. Platform is shared with the Vectra but around 60% of the innards are specific to Saab. £2k would buy you something more interesting that the 1.8 (the only non-turbo in the range). I sold my 2005 Aero last year for 2k - should have plenty of choice.
ETA just remembered I think they did do a turbo 1.8 but there is a NA one as well.
The turbo "1.8" is actually a 2.0 but in a lower state of tune.ETA just remembered I think they did do a turbo 1.8 but there is a NA one as well.
Edited by parabolica on Sunday 31st August 20:06
AFAIK, only the NA 1.8 is really a 1.8.
Jimboka said:
Earlier ones in that price range have a terrible & unupgradable stereo (worse than my 1989 Ford! )(fibre optics etc that even defeat boffins)
Interior trim very poor, will rattle & creak like an old ship. But @ 2k what do you expect!
The stereo may be difficult to upgrade but is it actually a bad system? In my experience SAAB have decent sounding systems as standard. Interior trim very poor, will rattle & creak like an old ship. But @ 2k what do you expect!
Jimboka said:
Earlier ones in that price range have a terrible & unupgradable stereo (worse than my 1989 Ford! )(fibre optics etc that even defeat boffins)
Interior trim very poor, will rattle & creak like an old ship. But @ 2k what do you expect!
The stereo may be difficult to upgrade but is it actually a bad system? In my experience SAAB have decent sounding systems as standard. Interior trim very poor, will rattle & creak like an old ship. But @ 2k what do you expect!
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