1993 SAAB 900 S review from North America
"Great car, but like every car, it has its quirks"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
- All radiator hoses blew at about 300,000 miles.
- Keeps blowing a heated seat fuse every 2-3 months maybe
- Couple seals here and there starting to leak
- Windows starting to go down pretty slow
- New exhaust around 300,000 - was stock before!
- Really nothing has gone wrong with it for 300000 miles. Have all service records since 95.
General comments?
I'm a HUGE car person, I research and drive cars whenever I have the urge.
This car is insane. I've never seen or heard of a gasoline vehicle last to 300,000 miles!! And it starts right up in the negative weather (live in upstate NY) pretty decent in the snow, but brakes are real touchy so it likes to slide when you just BARELY touch the brake pedal.
The car gets up and moves too for a non turbo. Every luxury the car has, heated seats, sunroof head light wipers, they all work great.
Decent on gas, but slowly going down. I think I'm at 20-22 mpg now, but remember the stupid thing has almost half a million miles on it.
Handles well on corners. Kinda ruff for tall people though. Reminds me of a cockpit haha.
Would definitely recommend to anyone, whether they are weird looking or not. I just have to advise you my best friend is a mechanic and just regular oil changes every 3000 miles keeps these things going forever, they LOVE fresh oil!!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1993 |
| Year of manufacture | 1993 |
| First year of ownership | 2008 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2009 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 NON turbo :-( Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 220500 miles |
| Most recent distance | 310000 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Fusion |
| Date of Entry | 2nd April, 2009 |