2008 SAAB 9-3 review from South Korea
"Never buy a Saab"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
1. No locking gas tank cap
2. Cool box in glove compartment doesn't work
3. Powered mirrors had ground in electrical wiring, A/S folks still having problems tracing it
4. Car security system did not work and still has issues
5. Worst gas mileage - even against an SUV or Truck
6. Poor passenger spacing in backseat
7. Audio entertainment system is crap and does a disservice to Bose
8. The automatic transmission wore out after 1000 miles - crappy engineering
9. The sports leather chair material started peeling apart at the seams (this took a lawyer to convince the dealership to fix immediately at no cost)
10. It took a legal settlement and many months to get money back after taking the dealership to court over obvious acts of check and sales fraud (the nerve of salespeople water washing checks)
General comments?
1. The 2008 is just 2WD
2. The paint quality of a SAAB is poor after taking it in the same year to get it fixed by a professional body shop for more $
3. The warranty info on the Saab is not as clear or good as it might sound, as I found out with numerous other mechanical issues I had to shovel out more $ for
Recommended reviews
| Never again |
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| 2006 - 9-3 Linear Sport 1.9 TiD 1.9 turbo diesel (120bhp) Excellent so far... will it stay that way? |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2008 |
| Year of manufacture | 2008 |
| First year of ownership | 2008 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 1 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 0 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 4 miles |
| Most recent distance | 1400 miles |
| Previous car | Toyota Tacoma |
| Date of Entry | 4th December, 2008 |