Would you buy a SAAB 9-5 AERO HOT?
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A friend of mine is looking to buy a car for the weekend. He quite fancies a Saab that he’s seen at a Saab specialist for sale. 2004, Auto on 100k for just over £2k. Are there any previous owners that can help with these cars, common problems and what they are like if anyone currently has one?
Ran an estate for a couple of years. Full boost in 3rd was amusing. Estate was massive. Good seats.
From memory, ignition cassettes failed (cheap enough) and crank sensors were wonky on mine. The HOT chipped to nearly 300 of your earth horsepower for not a lot of money.
I think I paid less than 3k over 10 years ago.
From memory, ignition cassettes failed (cheap enough) and crank sensors were wonky on mine. The HOT chipped to nearly 300 of your earth horsepower for not a lot of money.
I think I paid less than 3k over 10 years ago.
Rust was the only major issue with mine, the "rear dog legs" at the front of the arches, not economical for me to have repaired but the handy chap who bought it had it sorted in a couple of days.
The interior door handles fell.apart too, an issue with the ivory leather interiors and hard to get replace for.
Mine was a manual and I've never driven an auto but presumably it works well with the smooth and relatively relentless power deliver that makes them such good mile munchers.
There were quite a few options available on them, heated / cooling seats, stereo upgrades, HIDs etc - it's worth getting the best you can from day one.
There's been a couple of project threads on 9-5s on here and a couple of shed of the weeks, all with great content from owners and previous ones.
I'd have another in a heartbeat if I needed a car of that size again.
The interior door handles fell.apart too, an issue with the ivory leather interiors and hard to get replace for.
Mine was a manual and I've never driven an auto but presumably it works well with the smooth and relatively relentless power deliver that makes them such good mile munchers.
There were quite a few options available on them, heated / cooling seats, stereo upgrades, HIDs etc - it's worth getting the best you can from day one.
There's been a couple of project threads on 9-5s on here and a couple of shed of the weeks, all with great content from owners and previous ones.
I'd have another in a heartbeat if I needed a car of that size again.
Edited by thetapeworm on Saturday 7th September 20:04
Loved my one but it has been abused at some point in it's life. The turbo leaked oil amongst other parts which eventually killed it. Not sure if had ever had the breather replaced. I had to replace the ignition cassette fairly early on, this would have been about 10 years back and a manual.
No I wouldn't because it's not 2011 anymore and the "well quick, junior supercar with a tune, innit" internet hype looks a bit redundant when there are old diesel sheds out there for similar money that will put one in its place, whilst not costing £600 a year to tax, not using one of the most pathetic and soul sapping auto boxes on the planet and not constantly trying to battle MPG figures starting with a "1" when you dare to press on a bit.
TheWokeBlob said:
No I wouldn't because it's not 2011 anymore and the "well quick, junior supercar with a tune, innit" internet hype looks a bit redundant when there are old diesel sheds out there for similar money that will put one in its place, whilst not costing £600 a year to tax, not using one of the most pathetic and soul sapping auto boxes on the planet and not constantly trying to battle MPG figures starting with a "1" when you dare to press on a bit.
You need to eject the cup holder a few more times and repent!Valid points though
TheWokeBlob said:
No I wouldn't because it's not 2011 anymore and the "well quick, junior supercar with a tune, innit" internet hype looks a bit redundant when there are old diesel sheds out there for similar money that will put one in its place, whilst not costing £600 a year to tax, not using one of the most pathetic and soul sapping auto boxes on the planet and not constantly trying to battle MPG figures starting with a "1" when you dare to press on a bit.
This. Plus in recent years most Saabs were run by paupers simply wanting a cheap fastish barge, before running it into the ground then scraping it.TheWokeBlob said:
No I wouldn't because it's not 2011 anymore and the "well quick, junior supercar with a tune, innit" internet hype looks a bit redundant when there are old diesel sheds out there for similar money that will put one in its place, whilst not costing £600 a year to tax, not using one of the most pathetic and soul sapping auto boxes on the planet and not constantly trying to battle MPG figures starting with a "1" when you dare to press on a bit.
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