Faults:

I bought it for only $3,000 and spent about $15,000 over three years repairing and or replacing just about everything in the car. I knew that it needed a little work at the time. I just didn't know that the labor rates and parts costs would be as high as any car. The rebuilt motor cost about $4,000.

General Comments:

It was very quick for a four cylinder and had great gas mileage. But the air conditioning can't handle the hot Sacramento summers and there was no way I could keep up with a 740 BMW.

Faults:

Exhaust pipe leading from engine fell clean off at 144,000 miles.

Radiator has hair crack in it... causes major antifreeze leakage/overheating when idling.

The overheating has caused gaskets to burn away, which causes stalling when idling, oil leakage, and low oil pressure.

ABS dash light always on--there is nothing wrong with the ABS.

Radio shorts out sporadically.

A/C was broken when I bought the car.

Many lights on dash/controls no longer work.

I have noticed a small leak in the roof during heavy rain.

General Comments:

My car has amazing pickup, and handles very well considering that it weighs 3,300 pounds.

SAAB thinks of everything for comfort and convenience in their cars, even in older models like mine.. everything from heated leather seats to 3 driver memory function to the little wipers on the headlights.

The low, boxy body and long front end of this car is unique and stylish... it looks like a fast car, and it is.

The leather seats are just now starting to show wear after 14 years.

I'm not a fan of the analog clock.

I love the climate control console--all I have to do is set the temperature and it does everything else.

A heavier oil viscosity is a must for this car.

All in all, I love this car, even with all of its recent problems. I wish I didn't, but that's the way it goes. It is very expensive to fix, but if you're willing to pay, the car will reward you with hundreds of thousands of miles of style, comfort, and convenience.

Faults:

Steering rack replaced at 177,000 miles.

Headlining sagging in places.

Rubber tubes connecting turbo had perished so they were replaced at 175,000 miles.

General Comments:

This car is very quick and the handling for a car of its size is quite impressive.

The cabin room is extremely spacious in the front and rear. Comparable to the BMW 7 series.

This car would benefit from traction control as wheel spin in 1st and 2nd gear is common in all weather conditions.

Very economical for a car of its size and power, 30mpg can be reached on the motorway.

Faults:

It jumps out of second gear, which doesn't bother me too much.

The air conditioning comes on every time I start the car.

The alternator packed up, which cost me £45 to recondition it.

The near side rear brake caliper piston corroded and seized, which cost me about £5 for a new seal kit.

The speedo drive stopped working, so I got a second hand one from the scrap yard.

It has a gearbox oil leak, which I believe is due to the box being over filled.

General Comments:

I bought the car from where I work for £150, which must be the bargain of the century.

I drive the car quite conservatively now, due to high fuel consumption when driven hard.

I have a pretty good idea that my Saab is capable of 147+ miles per hour.

This is by far the best car I have ever owned, because it's so comfortable, fast, quiet and smooth. It's got everything you'd want in a car.

All the specification is standard at the moment, although I'd like to do something with the air intake, because it seems to loose it's poke as the air in the inter-cooler warms up, also I'd like to fit a remote start alarm with total closure, and maybe smoke the windows as it has been broken into once.