SAAB 900 TURBO S 16V (1990) YoungTimer Classic?

[iDrive]

Hi

I am looking at this 1990 SAAB 900 Turbo S 16v

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182280373567?_trksid=p20...

It sold at Auction in July for iro £5500 inc charges

http://www.handh.co.uk/buy/1990-saab-900-turbo-16-...

Results - http://www.handh.co.uk/auctions/results-2/197/doni... (Car 44)

One of the previous MOTs (2008) noted the underside as "very rusty", later MOT failures are on minor issues and there is no mention of the rust.

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk

Any advice (or point me in the direction of a better proposition?!) on 2 door 900 Turbos as a YoungTimer Classic please?

Thanks

[bob1179]

Definitely a classic now. The saloon shaped cars seem less popular than the hatchbacks but I think they look fantastic, especially in those dark colours.

I'd love a 16v turbo but as with anything else from this era, prices are steadily on the rise.

With regards to the history, the best thing to do is talk to the dealer, they should have the information and let you know what restoration work has been carried out.

These cars do rust, especially around the floor pan, jacking points, front inner wings, door bottoms and around the lower edge of the bonnet.

Best thing to do would to be actually see the car and give it a thorough going over, see the quality of the paint work and see whats been done to it.

[900T-R]

The biggie is the tunnel-like part where the driveshafts run through the inner front wings. It's very structural on Classic 900s and perforation corrosion there is fairly tricky and very labour intensive to repair properly, leaving most examples which suffer from the malady, sadly uneconomical to repair.

[bob1179]

900T-R said:

The biggie is the tunnel-like part where the driveshafts run through the inner front wings. It's very structural on Classic 900s and perforation corrosion there is fairly tricky and very labour intensive to repair properly, leaving most examples which suffer from the malady, sadly uneconomical to repair.

Definitely what this man says!

Mine crumbled around here...

[Harji]

I spent 4 grand on curing the rust on mine (welding , inspection, underseal). Most of it is hidden under the boddy kit and within the arches. DO i regret it? Of course not!

That notchback looks sweet though, budget 3k for rust issues, if it was as bad as mine. Also need to check for things like full boost, seal leaks, and the gear box. The Saab gear box is a 5 speeed housed in a four speed housing. There is a knack to gear changes but sometimes you'll get issues, especially if it's been thrashed.

Surprisingly, little else to check apart from age related issues

[TooMany2cvs]

bob1179 said:

900T-R said:

The biggie is the tunnel-like part where the driveshafts run through the inner front wings. It's very structural on Classic 900s and perforation corrosion there is fairly tricky and very labour intensive to repair properly, leaving most examples which suffer from the malady, sadly uneconomical to repair.

Definitely what this man says!

Mine crumbled around here...

Mine had been repaired there before, but not well - so they cracked, leading to some interesting vibrations on braking. Getting them rebuilt properly wasn't THAT expensive, IIRC (in the hundreds for both sides, definitely well below a grand), and certainly wouldn't write an otherwise good car off - especially at today's values.

Being a two-door, that car's rarer than the ubiquituous three-door, but doesn't have quite the same image. 1990 - so non-cat with the later Lucas injection - good combo. And they do look good in Odoreater Grey.

It does look bloody nice - but, at that price, it'd flippin' well need to... Gawd, I wish I'd still got my non-tupperware 3dr FPT!

[MarshPhantom]

Love the 900, but I'd go for the 3 door personally. Not a big fan of either the 3 spoke alloys or the updated front end (post 1986 iirc).

[JagerT]

Well they have a workshop so should be more than happy to put it on the ramp for you.

[sim16v]

Sounds like that one must have had some major repairs/restoration back in 2008.

I'd have thought you'd be better off looking through the owners forums for a cherished private car, then inspect it properly yourself.

I spent a lot less than 1/10th of that asking price buying my T16.

After a pro polish it looked like this.

[aeropilot]

iDrive said:

Hi

I am looking at this 1990 SAAB 900 Turbo S 16v

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182280373567?_trksid=p20...

It sold at Auction in July for iro £5500 inc charges

http://www.handh.co.uk/buy/1990-saab-900-turbo-16-...

Results - http://www.handh.co.uk/auctions/results-2/197/doni... (Car 44)

One of the previous MOTs (2008) noted the underside as "very rusty", later MOT failures are on minor issues and there is no mention of the rust.

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk

Any advice (or point me in the direction of a better proposition?!) on 2 door 900 Turbos as a YoungTimer Classic please?

Thanks

Worth asking on UKSaabs forum.....good chance someone on there may know the car.


http://www.uksaabs.co.uk/UKS/


And if not there will give all the advice you need, although most has already been posted on here.