2002 SAAB 9-5 Linear review from North America

Head Lights have been changed 3 times.

Rough idle, creating a high vibration in the whole car mostly when it's still cold. The dealer said every looks normal, they upped the rpm on idle to take care of the vibration, but this did not work out so I went back to have him say to me that I have the dentist syndrome: (there's always something wrong).

Starting takes some time.

On rainy days it sometimes feels that it would choke.

Brakes seem fine by the dealer, but is still squeaking.

Power-steering module is sooooo noisy.

The handling of the car is great, that's what got me when I first tried it, the cornering and the feeling at speed is incredible. There's a great amount of power when you need it, to pass someone or taking that curve aggressively.

I travel a lot on highway and the car is a dream, the ride is smooth and as strange as it seems, the fuel economy on "highway" is the best I've seen so far. But in the city... it drinks almost as much as my 4L ranger...

In parking lots, it has the turning radius of a bus and you can't see too well where the front of the car is.

I'm 6 foot 5 and this car has a seat that backs up for I would say at least a 7 foot tall person. That was one of my criteria.

I like it, but I'm getting scared of the money I'll have to spend to keep it running for a few more years before selling it.