2006 Saab 9-2x

Throttle surges. Dealer's useless. Spotted identical problem in
discussion about Subaru Forrester. Any thoughts?

gfwelsh (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

Throttle surges. Dealer's useless. Spotted identical problem in
discussion about Subaru Forrester. Any thoughts?

We don't normally hear a lot about the 9-2's here. Either they are
wicked reliable or else the people that buy them just bring em in under
warranty and don't frequent internet newsgroups? I wouldn't be
surprised if the Scooby crowd had more experiences to share as it really
is one under the SAABy badge. But you already knew that.

What is the surging symptom? Does it happen at any particular throttle
condition? Engine warm, cold? You know, got any details?

--
-Fred W

gfwelsh (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

Throttle surges. Dealer's useless. Spotted identical problem in
discussion about Subaru Forrester. Any thoughts?

Ask in a Subaru group ?

It's not actually a Saab you see.

Graham

Eeyore wrote:

gfwelsh (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

Throttle surges. Dealer's useless. Spotted identical problem in
discussion about Subaru Forrester. Any thoughts?

Ask in a Subaru group ?

It's not actually a Saab you see.

Graham

That's a bit harsh. Admittedly, Saab could have changed the body to
make it less obvious, but I wouldn't mind one, just for curiosity value.
Saab have always collaborated with other manufacturers. 9000 CS.. best
Saab ever. That should get you going... ;-)

johannes wrote:

Eeyore wrote:

gfwelsh (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:


Throttle surges. Dealer's useless. Spotted identical problem in
discussion about Subaru Forrester. Any thoughts?

Ask in a Subaru group ?

It's not actually a Saab you see.

Graham


That's a bit harsh. Admittedly, Saab could have changed the body to
make it less obvious, but I wouldn't mind one, just for curiosity value.
Saab have always collaborated with other manufacturers. 9000 CS.. best
Saab ever. That should get you going... ;-)

I test drove a new one last year. I really wanted to like it. It would
have been great here in the New England winters with AWD.
Unfortunately, I hated it. It felt very cheap and tinny on the road.
The engine vibrated a lot more than I expected since it is the boxer 6
engine. After that test drove I tested a used '03 9^3 Vector (aka Aero)
that they had on the lot. When I came back from the test drive I looked
like that stupid cartoon drawing they were using to market SAABs for a
few years.

Needless to say, I bought the Vector then and there. One of (if not
*the*) best car(s) I have ever owned.

--
-Fred W

Fred W wrote:

johannes wrote:

Eeyore wrote:

gfwelsh (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:


Throttle surges. Dealer's useless. Spotted identical problem in
discussion about Subaru Forrester. Any thoughts?

Ask in a Subaru group ?

It's not actually a Saab you see.

Graham


That's a bit harsh. Admittedly, Saab could have changed the body to
make it less obvious, but I wouldn't mind one, just for curiosity value.
Saab have always collaborated with other manufacturers. 9000 CS.. best
Saab ever. That should get you going... ;-)

I test drove a new one last year. I really wanted to like it. It would
have been great here in the New England winters with AWD.
Unfortunately, I hated it. It felt very cheap and tinny on the road.
The engine vibrated a lot more than I expected since it is the boxer 6
engine. After that test drove I tested a used '03 9^3 Vector (aka Aero)
that they had on the lot. When I came back from the test drive I looked
like that stupid cartoon drawing they were using to market SAABs for a
few years.

Needless to say, I bought the Vector then and there. One of (if not
*the*) best car(s) I have ever owned.

I don't think I could live with a Subaru STW, it makes a lot of exhaust
noise, presumably that's what some buyers like. This model is always
featured in computer games. But I would imagine that a Saab would make it
more refined, more in tune with a Saab car?