I'm considering buying a 1992 Saab 900S turbo convertible. Nice car in
great shape, but reverse has to be held down. Or else it pops out of gear.
It's a five speed. Is this a show-stopper? Should I not buy the car with
this problem? First time Saab owner (maybe). Thanks.

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 13:26:28 -0400, madison41 <steve.milmore (AT) cognos (DOT) com> wrote:
I happen to drive a 1992 900S (non-conv though). Great car, fun to drive.
Not quite as peppy as the turbo, but the 2.1L engine can still be fun, and it
handles very nicely.

Mine is a 5 speed also, but it doesn't have that problem. I think it's related
to people putting the car into reverse while the transmission is still spinning
(there's no synchro on the reverse gear). That's my understanding of it anyway.

Assuming that all the other gears seem fine, I think it should be ok (opinion
comes with no warranty etc). I recall reading about a fix for R popping out
that didn't involve dropping the transmission...

Go to townsendimports.com, and navigate to "technical documents" ->
"transmission."


John

I have fixed this on another '92. No biggie as long as it shifts
smoothly and is quiet.

Regards,

KeithG

madison41 wrote:

Thanks John and Keith. Good info. I did buy the car and love it. Other
gears work fine. It's a 1992 covertible turbo with just 58 orig. miles.
Keeping my fingers crossed.

On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 11:55:05 -0400, madison41 <steve.milmore (AT) cognos (DOT) com> wrote:
Hmm, so it's an 'S' and a turbo? I thought it was either/or...

John

A 900 turbo -- no S, I guess.