I am buying a 89 saab s9000 has about 150,000 miles on it or so. Is
this good for this age of vehicle? Also.. the seller says he has
issues with the car when he tries to turn the ignition switch he has
to turn the steering wheel a little to get it to start, he has a
father in law who is a mechanic says it sounds like a loose wire in
the steering column. Has anyone had this problem or know the fix for
it? Also, What type of maintenance should be done a vehicle this old?
The only other issue the seller said he has is when he is driving
sometimes the brake light comes on. He has put news brakes on the car
and knows it isnt the brakes, it stops fine, doesnt screech or
anything when it stops but he read the manual and it says that a
switch may need to be replaced? Has anyone also had this problem? Give
me a heads up let me know if the car is worth it. Thanks alot for your
help!
Rod H - 17 Jun 2007 14:42 GMT
>I am buying a 89 saab s9000 has about 150,000 miles on it or so. Is
> this good for this age of vehicle? Also.. the seller says he has
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> me a heads up let me know if the car is worth it. Thanks alot for your
> help!
you might want to let newsgroup know price being asked for. If you are not
mechanicaly inclined you might want to check around and make sure there is a
local repair shop that can do repairs for you. as far as if the car is
worth it I will let others voice their opinions. I have a 85 900s and it is
my every day car. yes it brakes down once in awhile so far the repairs for
me have been reasonable.
rod
hippo - 18 Jun 2007 06:00 GMT
lynnjohnson82 wrote:
>I am buying a 89 saab s9000 has about 150,000 miles on it or so. Is
>this good for this age of vehicle? Also.. the seller says he has
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>me a heads up let me know if the car is worth it. Thanks alot for your
>help!
Unless you've got a known service history on it, recommend change all
fluids and filters asap when you get it and probably plug leads too.
Somewhere in the dim and distant past, I remember one of my 900s
occasionally having a brake warning light come on. Brakes and fluid level
ok. It went away when we changed the brake fluid and gave the cap and
reservoir a very good clean. Mightn't be the same prob but worth a look.
Cheers