My belt broke.
The interior doors are splitting apart.
Water pump blew.
Alternator broke.
The heater doesn't work. Instead of floor heat I get Bi level heat.
The sunroof electrical wires ae burned.
Speakers on the right side of the car blown.
Radio antenna lost frequency.
This car is very quick and handles great, especially in winter.
However this car is the worst car I have ever driven, uncomfortable, small, terrible transmission and falling apart.
I agree I had an 89 9000 to and it just fell apart I got it with 111,000 on it and got 10000 more before it crapped out.
Wrong!!! This car is a very large sedan, extremely comfortable and an awsome automobile!!! My Saab is still going strong at 250k. Take better care of it and do some regular service every now and then and you should be all set! The Saab 9000 is a wonderful car with only a little love!
No you're wrong. They are the worst car out there. I don't know why anybody would buy one. Every one I know who has had one had so many problems and ended up getting rid of them. I now drive a 95 Volkswagen Jetta GLS and it's so much better than that hunk of junk. The Saab 9000 is the worst car out there and they are too much money, so there.
Wow, who could say that it's small or cramped or whatever the first guy was saying? Unless you're used to a huge American luxury car, the size of the Saab 9000's interior is noticeably larger, roomier and more comfortable than most of its competition (BMW 5 and 7 series, Audi, and some Mercedes models).
If your car is crap then it's crap, but that's the previous owner's fault, not the car design's fault.
Saab's are one of the most (if not THE definite most) well built and well engineered vehicles made. Especially these ones that were made back when Saab was 100% Saab, not 30% GM design/parts like later models.
Buy a used Pinto that's been babied and it will last you 20 years. Buy a used Land Cruiser that's been badly abused and has reached end of life in many ways and you'll get a piece of junk.
Who cares who made it - buy a good condition car if you want to judge the car model as a whole.
Cheers.
Having worked within Saab before, I can assure anyone that Saabs are the greatest cars when it comes to conceptualisation. They take their aeronautical heritage very seriously and translate it to their cars as far as practically possible.
However, when it comes to build quality, they are not the greatest company in this area and there are some faults in the true blue 900s and 9000s that have remained with the cars from job #1 till the very last example rolled off the line.
These models cost an arm and a leg to build in terms of man hours, which is the reason they needed bailing out by GM. However, the GM Saabs, while being more cost effective to build, have never earned any profits. Go figure.
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