Saab 9-3 Diesels 1.9 or 2.2 relative merits / problems
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Planning to replace my daily driver and been looking at Saab 9-3's. Can anyone comment on the relative merits of the 1.9 v 2.2 diesel engine? Reliability / economy etc. Planning to use it as my daily driver to replace the ageing Golf...... The 9-3's seem to be available at some tempting prices.....(between £3-5K looks like it should bag something sensible)
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Overall 1.9 is preferable to the point that the only reason for getting a 2.2TiD (which is the old Isuzu/Opel lump) is when it's really, really cheap. It's not quick or especially thrifty, a bit agricultural by today's standard, eats rotary injection pumps with some regularity and drinks a little oil (if not nearly as much as Vauxhall's 2.0 litre version in the contemporary Astra/Vectra/Zafira).
I've got a 9-3, 2.2 (MY 2002) and it is a bit agricultural and noisy but to date, it's been pretty rocket proof (this is presumably where it self destructs tonight...), I've done 114k miles in it and haven't spent much on it at all.
We've just bought OH a 9-5 (MY05) with the same engine and his seems slightly more refined.
My Saab indy reckon that the 2.2 is pretty robust and doesn't cause them much difficulty.
We've just bought OH a 9-5 (MY05) with the same engine and his seems slightly more refined.
My Saab indy reckon that the 2.2 is pretty robust and doesn't cause them much difficulty.
Phil C said:
Planning to replace my daily driver and been looking at Saab 9-3's. Can anyone comment on the relative merits of the 1.9 v 2.2 diesel engine? Reliability / economy etc.
Not so easy, as you are looking at two different 9-3's..?The 2.2 was fitted in the pre-03 shape 9-3, and the 1.9 is fitted in 9-3SS models from 03 onwards, so two very different cars not to mention different engines.
So, what year car are you looking at, if you want a pre-03 hatchback 9-3 then you will get the 2.2 engine, and if you want the post-03 9-3 saloon/estate you will get the 1.9 engine.
Edited by aeropilot on Thursday 26th February 13:33
aeropilot said:
Phil C said:
Planning to replace my daily driver and been looking at Saab 9-3's. Can anyone comment on the relative merits of the 1.9 v 2.2 diesel engine? Reliability / economy etc.
Not so easy, as you are looking at two different 9-3's..?The 2.2 was fitted in the pre-03 shape 9-3, and the 1.9 is fitted in 9-3SS models from 03 onwards, so two very different cars not to mention different engines.
900T-R said:
aeropilot said:
Phil C said:
Planning to replace my daily driver and been looking at Saab 9-3's. Can anyone comment on the relative merits of the 1.9 v 2.2 diesel engine? Reliability / economy etc.
Not so easy, as you are looking at two different 9-3's..?The 2.2 was fitted in the pre-03 shape 9-3, and the 1.9 is fitted in 9-3SS models from 03 onwards, so two very different cars not to mention different engines.
2.2 is a boat anchor though anyway
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