1988 SAAB 900 SPG from North America - Comments

You name it, it has gone wrong!

It is the biggest piece of crap I've ever owned, I wouldn't drive another one if it were given to me.

Obviously the guy doesn't know what he is talking about because he doesn't even know the correct size engine. Nice, try again...

Wow man, you don't know what you have, I've been a SAAB mechanic for six years, I could only dream of having an SPG, a little tweak of the APC box and you can boost to over 240HP! the cars handle like a racecar, and with proper maintenance I have seen them last over 500,000 miles.

Well...try a Volvo. Or a Toyota. A Saab is a car for people who love cars. Saabs are fun to drive and iconoclastic, but they are *not* noted for reliability. Try a Toyota for a totally banal, but economical experience.

Volvos are also an option. They are cars for people who hate cars. They are safe, boring, reliable, boring.

You say you bought it with 100,000 miles on the clock... did you get it inspected? The problem with used cars is that you don't know how well it's been maintained before you bought it. So a used Saab with 100,000 miles cannot neccasarily be blamed on the manufacturer, can it?

I've found SAABs to be very reliable. My 900s had 300,000 on it and was still going strong with only normal maintenance and minimal repair when I traded it for my 88spg. You can find a piece of crap anything, but I think the general consensus (sp?) is that SAABs are a car that is extremely well made and will last forever, but you MUST take care of it.

A piece of crap huh? I'd take it off your hands in a second and restore it. I have a 1987 900 turbo and I love it. I can only imagine that the SPG would be worlds better.

I have a 1988 spg and I love this car my grand father purchased this car for me in 1988 I was 18 years old I wanted a 900 so bad we stop at the dealer to look a regular 900 and there was a spg in the show room and my grand father saw how much I wanted it he told the salesman to right it up and I had this car every since with no problems at all just brakes and tune ups etc my mother has had 4 brand new cars to my one saab 900 spg and her cars had problem after problem. so this car is far from being a piece of crap.

My 88 900 has gone coast to coast numerous times and not one tick wrong. It has 256,000 on it now and it still looks like a work of art. Don't bash cars you know nothing about.

It is very true that Saabs can be reliable cars. My first car was an 84 900s sedan with the 8-valve engine, I have since had several cars since then, but NONE have been as reliable as my Saab. Anything that went wrong was nothing than normal maintenance issues. Nothing screams performance like and class like a Saab, just cannot say enough good things about them. I've spotted an SPG, dealer has no idea it's an SPG and I'm getting it for a STEAL! Can't wait. Has an automatic though, any ideas on converting it to a stick?

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