SILVER MOOSE DOWN

"Slant6" (slant-6) 02/16/2014 at 18:07 • Filed to: None

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My car, The Silver Moose (2000 Saab 9-5 Wagon with a stick) is dying. Yesterday I started getting a "Key not accepted" message on the SID and it's gone downhill from there.

My dad thought we should try and push start it. We ended up hooking it up to his Suburban only to completely freak out every light in the car. This actually broke my hazards and lit up and almost all of the warning lights.

From there we just towed it 25 miles to our local Saab shop (Swedish Imports in Chapel Hill NC, good shop, highly recommend). Yes. We used an $11 Walmart tow rope to go 25 miles. It was fun. Ive always wanted to tailgate a Suburban on the interstate. The hunted has become the hunter. If repairs exceed $1000 we might have to leave her there. Ive had her for a year and she has never given me a problem like this. I hope she makes it.

Good news though: while towing we saw an old e30 on the side of the road for $1800 with 140000 miles and a 5 speed. It's a 325, so the six. Solid candidate for a replacement car if I can get my parents past the fact that it doesn't have air bags.

Post Post message: My mom isn't letting me drive the Dart to school. I have to use her Nissan Puke (Graphite colored Juke with a CVT and FWD). I might die.

Carl (@stuffcarlsays) > Slant6 02/16/2014 at 18:19

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Did you try pressing the trunk button on the remote while turning to start? Back when these cars came out in '98, we had lots of trouble with early cars not recognizing keys and this was the recommended hack by the training guys from corporate.

Brian Silvestro > Slant6 02/16/2014 at 18:21

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No Dart?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Also, if she won't let you drive the Dart, then good luck trying to convince her to let you buy the E30!

Slant6 > Carl (@stuffcarlsays) 02/16/2014 at 18:23

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2000 was one of the only model years that had the banana fob and a separate key. The fob has been lost now for a while. I tried it with the trunk button on the door only to find that it stopped working along with all of my central locking.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Slant6 02/16/2014 at 18:23

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Is it possible you just have a bad battery? Not that familiar with Saab's but I know bad batteries can cause all kinds of electrical gremlins.

signintokinjalol > Slant6 02/16/2014 at 18:24

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If your parents can afford a Suburban then why are they dumping you with this?

No offense intended...just seems odd. A $1800 E30 for my kid? I'd do a little better than that....

Slant6 > Brian Silvestro 02/16/2014 at 18:25

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This is the same woman that thought my CB was the reason my car wasn't starting. Big differences in the frequencies. Her mechanical ignorance works in my favor sometimes.

Brian Silvestro > Slant6 02/16/2014 at 18:28

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It might just come down to blind luck!

Slant6 > signintokinjalol 02/16/2014 at 18:29

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LTZ no less. It's actually a company car (although my dad is a owner of the company and is trying very hard to convince his partner that they need CTS-V wagons instead). I insisted on buying my own car, because so many kids have cars handed to them. My parents are also very cheap. I also bought the Saab for $400 so an $1800 E30 is a step up.

Slant6 > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 02/16/2014 at 18:30

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We did a load test and it all seemed fine. I actually disconnected it to see if that would help but nothing.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Slant6 02/16/2014 at 18:31

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bugger...

signintokinjalol > Slant6 02/16/2014 at 18:31

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E30's aren't maintenance free as we think. Any car from the 80's needs work, constant work. Sure, the engine might not blow out on you but things need to be changed here and there.

THOMAS5 > Slant6 02/16/2014 at 18:32

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BeaterGT > Slant6 02/16/2014 at 18:33

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She drives a Juke. We already know she knows nothing.

jkm7680 > Slant6 02/16/2014 at 18:48

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Best of luck to you sorting that Saab out! On another note, having a little role reversal on the highway isn't bad every once in a while.

desertdog5051 > Slant6 02/16/2014 at 20:04

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Too bad. Maybe to retire the Moose.