1999 9-5. Questions

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Lowbeer - 17 Sep 2007 22:06 GMT

I have always loved Saabs. I am looking into buying a car and I have
seen a couple of 9-5s from 1999. They all have between 130,000 -
160,000 kilometers and are reasonably priced, maaybe a little too
reasonably priced. does anyone have any advice on these cars? Are they
good buys? Are they horrible buys? What should I look for when test
driving?

Thanks in advance.

Nate

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Charles C. - 18 Sep 2007 05:36 GMT

> I have always loved Saabs. I am looking into buying a car and I have
> seen a couple of 9-5s from 1999. They all have between 130,000 -
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> Nate

Hi,

Google for "saab sludge" and permutations. Once you understand what it
is and how it shows up you know what to look out for.

Basically a car that has been serviced by the manufacturer's spec is
prone to creating sludge. If it has been used in short trips even if
serviced by the manufacturers spec or missed service intervals it is
rather certain to get sludge

Otherwise nothing particularly bad about them.

Cheers
Charles

PS. The depreciate a lot hence they can be attractive to buy.

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