Saab 9-5 Aero estate
Discussion
This is the 5th Saab i've owned and the 2nd 9-5 Aero so as you can see I like my Saabs.
I'm the 4th owner, the car has full Saab service history and has done almost 85,000 miles from new.
It was on 81,000 miles when I bought it so you can see I don't do a lot of mileage.
I bought the car in April 2015 after looking for about a month to find the perfect one, and this is it.
We travelled 180 miles by train from London to Wrexham to see it and purchased from a great seller.
He had just had new Bilstein shocks fitted along with discs and pads all round, was just serviced along with a gearbox oil change, new MOT and the sump cleaned.
Also had some nice additions like a boot liner, new Saab mats and tinted windows.
Tyres are Michelin Sport Pilot 3's all round and are like new.
Absolutely everything works on the car and it's pretty well equipped.
Heated front and rear seats, auto wipers, folding mirrors, auto dimming rear view mirror, rear parking sensors, AS3 touch screen stereo with cd changer and sub woofer in the boot.
The A/C is ice cold, the seats are soooo comfy, there are no rattles or squeaks anywhere in the car and it's a lovely place to be.
Has very smooth gear changes and the flappy paddles work well most of the time but for me it's not really necessary to use them.
The body work is immaculate.
I have fitted Whispbar rail bars which I purchased from a fellow Pistonheader and on the car they look almost factory fitted.
I transferred a Parrot MKi 9200 from my previous car to take care of iPhone stuff. It works really really well and the sound from the stereo is excellent.
In the long run I may fit a Pioneer CarPlay unit.
The only issue I've had in my ownership is an engine management light came on a few months ago, that was sorted by putting in a new DI cassette.
Things I need to do are fit a new bonnet badge and visit Noobtune for a stage 1 map.
I may get a 3" downpipe and go to stage 3 but well see.
Here are some pix:
I'm the 4th owner, the car has full Saab service history and has done almost 85,000 miles from new.
It was on 81,000 miles when I bought it so you can see I don't do a lot of mileage.
I bought the car in April 2015 after looking for about a month to find the perfect one, and this is it.
We travelled 180 miles by train from London to Wrexham to see it and purchased from a great seller.
He had just had new Bilstein shocks fitted along with discs and pads all round, was just serviced along with a gearbox oil change, new MOT and the sump cleaned.
Also had some nice additions like a boot liner, new Saab mats and tinted windows.
Tyres are Michelin Sport Pilot 3's all round and are like new.
Absolutely everything works on the car and it's pretty well equipped.
Heated front and rear seats, auto wipers, folding mirrors, auto dimming rear view mirror, rear parking sensors, AS3 touch screen stereo with cd changer and sub woofer in the boot.
The A/C is ice cold, the seats are soooo comfy, there are no rattles or squeaks anywhere in the car and it's a lovely place to be.
Has very smooth gear changes and the flappy paddles work well most of the time but for me it's not really necessary to use them.
The body work is immaculate.
I have fitted Whispbar rail bars which I purchased from a fellow Pistonheader and on the car they look almost factory fitted.
I transferred a Parrot MKi 9200 from my previous car to take care of iPhone stuff. It works really really well and the sound from the stereo is excellent.
In the long run I may fit a Pioneer CarPlay unit.
The only issue I've had in my ownership is an engine management light came on a few months ago, that was sorted by putting in a new DI cassette.
Things I need to do are fit a new bonnet badge and visit Noobtune for a stage 1 map.
I may get a 3" downpipe and go to stage 3 but well see.
Here are some pix:
Edited by bigtomski on Thursday 18th February 14:57
Edited by bigtomski on Thursday 18th February 14:59
Edited by bigtomski on Thursday 18th February 16:31
Edited by bigtomski on Thursday 18th February 18:11
Good stuff. Mine came with 'carbon effect' bonnet and tailgate ones, which after initially pulling my face at i am getting quite attached to them !
Bit of a boring question but what kind of mpg are you getting for a motorway @ 70 ? I only ask as my previous one (53 plate manual) could easily get 35+ but in this one im just about getting 30 (now an auto), it may just be me getting used to autos again and i keep pressing that 'S' button which isnt helping lol
Bit of a boring question but what kind of mpg are you getting for a motorway @ 70 ? I only ask as my previous one (53 plate manual) could easily get 35+ but in this one im just about getting 30 (now an auto), it may just be me getting used to autos again and i keep pressing that 'S' button which isnt helping lol
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