1993 SAAB 900 S review from North America
"An expensive car to maintain, totally unreliable"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Head gasket blew at 75,000 miles.
Valve cover gasket blew at around 75,500 miles.
Transmission blew at around 77,000 miles.
Very poor performance (slow acceleration)
General comments?
Don't buy this car!
I bought my car for $6500 in August of 2003. It drove fine for 6 months or so, and then all of the trouble began. It started with a slight oil leak, and when all was said and done I paid $3000 to essentially rebuild the engine. (Repair costs are much higher for Saabs) Then, just when I thought that I had the car running well, the transmission died on me. I was told it would cost up to $2500 to rebuild the transmission, so I cut my losses and got rid of the car. It was a total nightmare of a car experience.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1993 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 2 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 2 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 3 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 2 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 76000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 80000 miles |
| Previous car | Volkswagen Jetta |
| Date of Entry | 22nd June, 2004 |