Early 90's Saabs - reliable?

#11

On 21 Dec 2004 15:44:54 -0800, han_chung (AT) hotmail (DOT) com <han_chung (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

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Hi James,

Is there a high mortality rate on Saabs with automatic transmissions?
My wife doesn't drive a manual, so I'm wondering if it's better to stay
away from automatic Saabs altogether.

Haven't seen anyone complaining about an auto tranny failure here in a
very long time.

#12

"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz (AT) spamcop (DOT) net> wrote

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On 21 Dec 2004 15:44:54 -0800, han_chung (AT) hotmail (DOT) com
han_chung (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:
Hi James,

Is there a high mortality rate on Saabs with automatic transmissions?
My wife doesn't drive a manual, so I'm wondering if it's better to stay
away from automatic Saabs altogether.

Haven't seen anyone complaining about an auto tranny failure here in a
very long time.

Heh is there anyone here who still has a C900 with an auto tranny? I've seen
a few in junkyards with straight bodies which makes me wonder, have yet to
see one out in the wild (licensed and drivable parked somewhere)

#13

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:01:34 GMT, James Sweet <jamessweet (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

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"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz (AT) spamcop (DOT) net> wrote in message
news:32tjemF3mqckpU1 (AT) individual (DOT) net...

Haven't seen anyone complaining about an auto tranny failure here in a
very long time.

Heh is there anyone here who still has a C900 with an auto tranny? I've seen
a few in junkyards with straight bodies which makes me wonder, have yet to
see one out in the wild (licensed and drivable parked somewhere)

Good point, the absence of complaints could either be because they're
not breaking, or they all broke a while ago. But - about not seeing them
"in the wild" - how could you tell without getting up-close and personal
with the car? I don't recall them being marked or anything?

Dave Hinz

#14

"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz (AT) spamcop (DOT) net> wrote

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On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:01:34 GMT, James Sweet <jamessweet (AT) hotmail (DOT) com
wrote:

"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz (AT) spamcop (DOT) net> wrote in message
news:32tjemF3mqckpU1 (AT) individual (DOT) net...

Haven't seen anyone complaining about an auto tranny failure here in a
very long time.

Heh is there anyone here who still has a C900 with an auto tranny? I've
seen
a few in junkyards with straight bodies which makes me wonder, have yet
to
see one out in the wild (licensed and drivable parked somewhere)

Good point, the absence of complaints could either be because they're
not breaking, or they all broke a while ago. But - about not seeing them
"in the wild" - how could you tell without getting up-close and personal
with the car? I don't recall them being marked or anything?

I was talking about cars I've seen parked, if I walk past a parked Saab or
Volvo I usually can't help peering inside to see the transmission type,
mileage, condition of the interior, whatever I can tell without looking
suspicious. Also if one starts up at an intersection there's telltales like
rolling back slightly, the front of the car bouncing slightly shifting from
1st to 2nd, and if you're on foot or have the window down you can often hear
the click of shifting a manual gearbox.

#15

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:51:10 GMT, James Sweet <jamessweet (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

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"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz (AT) spamcop (DOT) net> wrote in message
news:32u27cF3n8ugsU17 (AT) individual (DOT) net...

how could you tell without getting up-close and personal
with the car? I don't recall them being marked or anything?

I was talking about cars I've seen parked, if I walk past a parked Saab or
Volvo I usually can't help peering inside to see the transmission type,
mileage, condition of the interior, whatever I can tell without looking
suspicious.

I see. Have you, er, talked to anyone about this behaviour? I mean, aside
from us who could hardly be called objective?

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Also if one starts up at an intersection there's telltales like
rolling back slightly, the front of the car bouncing slightly shifting from
1st to 2nd, and if you're on foot or have the window down you can often hear
the click of shifting a manual gearbox.

Wow. You pay a lot more attention to these things than I do. I usually
look to see which of the GM Saab people actually notice a real Saab
next to them. Guy in an Aero yesterday gave me a "nice car" (to the
'86 900), so I offered to trade. A deal was not reached. Too bad
because I could use the engine.

Dave

#16

Replace the left lower wishbone with a new one as soon as you buy the car. Easy
to do and they're a real failure point. When it breaks it's a good bet it'll
take out the CV with it. I've had 2 C900s and 2 broken wishbones.
Phil Brown

#17

"Phil Brown" <philcycles (AT) aol (DOT) communged> wrote

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Replace the left lower wishbone with a new one as soon as you buy the car.
Easy
to do and they're a real failure point. When it breaks it's a good bet
it'll
take out the CV with it. I've had 2 C900s and 2 broken wishbones.
Phil Brown

In what way does it fail and how much is a replacement? I've never heard of
this problem.

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