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"Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast." (twostrokesmoke)
08/27/2015 at 13:47 • Filed to: None

I’ve yet to pull the trigger on the car that I will call the Sherpa-mobile once I get it, so I’m throwing another possibility at you today. Speak to me of Saab wagons such as !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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DISCUSSION (8)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
08/27/2015 at 13:50

My best advice - avoid saabs that cost less than a grand.

HammerheadFistpunch > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/27/2015 at 13:51

Or any car for that matter. You might get lucky...it might be a bad choice.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
08/27/2015 at 13:51

I'd think it's mostly built from the GM parts bin. For $900, how bad can it be??

Übel > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
08/27/2015 at 13:55

I once asked my mechanic his opinion on buying a Saab. It was the only time I’ve ever seen that man laugh.

Textured Soy Protein > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
08/27/2015 at 14:21

Basically any modern Saab can be summed up thusly:

Good seats, too-light steering, torquey turbo motor.

The 2.8t V6 ones can be pretty quick but that motor is somewhat unreliable.

(My dad drives an ‘07 9-3 Aero convertible with the 2.8t that he bought new and has been mysteriously decent to maintain.)

SaabE39 > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
08/27/2015 at 18:34

Have a tech check it if you can, if the PCV valve hasn’t been changed/ doesnt have documentation of oil changes, the motor will probably sludge up. (have an 08 9-3 myself).

The Saab FB pages are full of people grabbing saabs for $600, putting a $100 part in and running like new.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > SaabE39
08/27/2015 at 19:09

How much of a problem is it to change the PCV valve?

SaabE39 > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
08/28/2015 at 11:21

The update kit is $89.99 from eeuroparts, and here’s a thread on saabcentral on how to do it! Goodluck!

http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/showthr…