£200 SAAB

[NiceCupOfTea]

it'll still have some vacuum pipes won't it? don't know if a vac leak would affect it in the same way...

[tjg16v]

NiceCupOfTea said:

it'll still have some vacuum pipes won't it? don't know if a vac leak would affect it in the same way...

Ahh excuse my ignorance, I'll add that on my list of things to investigate

[Huff]

Idle control valve is the best bet - it's a 10min job, dead easy. But do check the few vac lines as well; just chop an inch off and push it back onto the barbs.

Great cars, that make more sense the further you drive them. I put >120Kmiles on mine and gave it away at 210K at which point there was essentially nothing wrong with it (just valueless!), used no oil, flew through every MOT - and it would still turn-in 35-mpg+ on long runs.

[Si_steve]

Vacuum leak would affect it as well yeah, Un-metered air entering the inlet

[tjg16v]

Thanks guys, goin to my mums on Thursday should get it sorted then hopefully

[tjg16v]

Thanks guys, goin to my mums on Thursday should get it sorted then hopefully

[tjg16v]

Thanks guys, goin to my mums on Thursday should get it sorted then hopefully

[tjg16v]

Thanks guys, goin to my mums on Thursday should get it sorted then hopefully

[tjg16v]

Thanks guys, goin to my mums on Thursday should get it sorted then hopefully

[tjg16v]

Thanks guys, goin to my mums on Thursday should get it sorted then hopefully

[tjg16v]

Thanks guys, goin to my mums on Thursday should get it sorted then hopefully

[AW8]

Poor Mum.......6 visits in one day from someone who wears sunglasses like those in the 1st pic

In all seriousness - Good Luck in getting your car sorted.

Edited by AW8 on Monday 17th October 20:19

Edited by AW8 on Monday 17th October 20:20

[tjg16v]

Haha major error timeout refresh submit iPhone fail

[trashbat]

Nice choice, but have you checked the paperwork carefully to make sure you've bought a SAAB, singular? The last thing you want is to get home and find you now own a struggling Nordic car manufacturer.

[tjg16v]

trashbat said:

Nice choice, but have you checked the paperwork carefully to make sure you've bought a SAAB, singular? The last thing you want is to get home and find you now own a struggling Nordic car manufacturer.

We've all been there

[NiceCupOfTea]

I reckon you should take it to your Mum's on Thursday. See if you can get it sorted there...

(BTW, for £200 I reckon you could pick up several beleaguered Swedish car manufacturers... )

[AW8]

tjg16v said:

Haha major error timeout refresh submit iPhone fail

LOL....Couldn't resist - Sorry

[tjg16v]

The Saab is getting fixed tomorrow and getting put up for sale tomorrow if anyone fancies a cheap winter hack

[NiceCupOfTea]

Why sell if you're paying out to fix it?

[tjg16v]

fixing it myself, fancy getting my hands dirty. The golf could be going tomorrow too fingers crossed.