Saabs Are The Cheapest Cars. 

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01/26/2016 at 00:29 • Filed to: None

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Seriously Most 9o’s Saab on Cl are between 600 and 1500 bucks. Pic for proof. This is why I am afraid of owning one.

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DISCUSSION (12)


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
01/26/2016 at 00:34

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I don’t know about their reliability, but if I recall correctly, the amount of crash-preventative bracing compromises easy access to the engine.


Kinja'd!!! HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > TheHondaBro
01/26/2016 at 00:38

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So basically just a PITA to work on? Well that something My Mitsubishi owning ass can relate too.


Kinja'd!!! TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo > TheHondaBro
01/26/2016 at 00:38

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Tell me about it, I just did the radiator on my 02' 9-3 two , 6 hours!!! Then again I was working with hand tools only

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Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
01/26/2016 at 00:40

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Then again, I’m afraid to do any work on my transverse-mounted V6 crammed into the smallest engine bay possible, so there’s that.


Kinja'd!!! Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
01/26/2016 at 00:40

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What could go wrong


Kinja'd!!! bob and john > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
01/26/2016 at 00:41

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they really arent that bad. I dont get why they are so cheap.

the 2.3L can be turned into a MONSTER of a motor, and they have VERY low drag co-efficients. you only need 400HP to make the 9-5 in the photo a 200MPH car.

you can find parts online if you know where to look, and working on them is no harder then a BMW or merc of the same vintage.

Though to SID unit will alkways pixilate. ALWAYS


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > bob and john
01/26/2016 at 00:49

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Probably because the Saab dealer network disappeared.


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo
01/26/2016 at 00:50

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That took me 30 minutes on my former tercel...


Kinja'd!!! bob and john > TheHondaBro
01/26/2016 at 00:53

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so did saturns, but they arent anywhere NEAR as bad as saabs (which use a lot of GM parts later on anyways)

oh well. more cheap saabs for me.


Kinja'd!!! Tapas > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
01/26/2016 at 01:10

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Buy two. Name one drivey and the other partsey.


Kinja'd!!! red_ > TheHondaBro
01/26/2016 at 01:16

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Tiny hands help. And patience. And metric everything. But its doable. The worst is doing anything on the accessory drive. On the 9-5 there is an idler pulley that can only be replaced with the engine halfway out else there isn’t enough room to pull the bolt out.


Kinja'd!!! red_ > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
01/26/2016 at 01:20

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Its sad that they went belly up. They really were nice cool cars.

Yes they had tiny engine bays, the B235 like to sludge, and anything with a pixel display would disappear after a few years, but they were comfortable, fast, and if you’re creative decently tuneable, esp T5 and T7 engines