have driven to the Scottish borders and back / Newcastle upon Tyne regularly - its reliable economic and i will probably regret letting it go !
all in all a really soild entry into the Saab world, ideal for a fellow enthusiast who will keep her up to service and i can tell you this car always puts a smile on my face, it got me hooked and my son on Saabs - he is a master formula automotive engineer who has done most of the work - he got hooked and has a 93 x TTID sportwaggon - we both wont drive anything else.
paintwork is good with no major issues, it has the odd mark- no major corrosion, but is what it is a 16 odd year old car
good bits
1. cam belt kit and water pump
2. discs new all round
3. steel engine bye pass pipe
4. heater plugs
5, abs pump reconditioned
6. engine wiring harness removed, checked and put back after binding with vibration absorbing tape
7. 4 recent new tyres
8. alloys replaced for ones off a 2010 93 x
9. two new rear road springs
10. new fuel filter and sensor replaced with OE new one
11. new nissens intercooler
12. new nissens condenser for AC
13. new nissens coolant radiator
14. new front flexi pipe
15. new electric in fuel tank pump
16. injectors reconditioned by PF Jones
17. turbo remanufactured with melett cartridge.
18. new alternator
19.new battery
20.replacement AC pipe
21. spare ecu with quantum map synchronised to this car - goes with it - had this done as they are near impossible to get now correct number wise
22. replaced rear lights as reflectors were loose - car washes / power washers
23. new windscreen
24. cabin filter replaced
25. serviced oil wise regularly - next due 2000 miles oil and filter wise
26 re anti freeze / summer coolant 6 months ago
27 mot till 4th December 2024
not so good bits
i think one wheel bearing is possibly slightly noisy, will check this as may well be a stuck rear pad?? i will sort this but its not in any way critical so will only be if i get chance
clutch and flywheel will need replacement within 12 months dependent on how or how many miles you do
air conditioning needs a re-gas
shark fin aerial could do with replacing as its rubber and is starting to crack