...we've been running a VW Golf MKIII alongside our 9000 (2.3 LPT) for some
years, and have been considering getting a newer Golf - possibly one of the
GT TDi's which gives good performance and fuel economy. Now I've always
thought that the 9K, which is usually considered to be ...

Hi everyone.  It's my first time posting here, so I hope I'm going
about this the right way.
I recently bought a Saab 900S (4-door) (1988) with 185k mi on it.  Now
that I have replaced the muffler, it is really in pretty good shape,

This "Message from Santa" was in the SaabUSA email newsletter I got today.
Relates to the thread about folks who have too much snow to get their new
Saab.
http://www2.saabusa.com/happyholidays/default.asp

The light on my EDU in a 1992 9000 Turbo does not work. It worked when I
bought the car but the unit went dark shortly after that. Recently the
sun shone on it and I noticed the battery voltage is displayed seemed
resonable, so I investigated further. I can barely read the display ...

I have a problem with heating in my 9-5 MY'01. Driver's side seems to be
getting less heat than passenger side with the same settings at 23 degrees
C. When checking the unit I get the reading on the unit first "0" and aftera
moment "1,08".

I am about to finish a 3 yr, 30,000 mile lease on an '03 9--3. A friend
of mine said he was able to get the buy out down significantly from
that which was specified in the lease contract.  Anybody have more
recent experience with this?  How low can I go and still drive off with

Today I did a heap of miscellaneous fixing, investigating, etc. of issues
with the 1983 8V turbo car that I've bought. Some of it is pretty trivial
and the sort of stuff that you'd do anyway when buying an older
second-hand car in running, but not ideal, condition. Some is not ...

Boxing Day emergency, all dealers shut!
My 1997 9000 Anniversary 2.0 has just stopped charging. The alternator is
high up at the rear of the engine just underneath a meaty engine-to-body
stabiliser.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Happy New Year!
Recently I found 2 threads here which were interesting and helpful.
My TCS CTRL light was on when we bought the car late last summer. Seller
claimed to have all parts replaced (with used, I think). Someone

I followed with interest the recent thread about DI failure, having had to
spend around $600 to have one replaced yesterday on my 97 9000 Aero. I'm
trying to understand if I did something to cause it to fail.
About a week ago, my battery died, after the headlights were on for ...

    I have a 1993 900cs( Non Turbo) with 100K miles on it . I love it . If
I were to die I would wish to be buried in it ( space permitting). My
wife will only commit to cremating me and sending the car to the
crusher. But at my viewing a picture of the car will be put on my box ,

Like the dumbass I am, I backed into the bumper of a pickup in a tight
parking lot tonight. The pickup didn't pick up a scratch, but I put a
nice hole in my right rear tail-light lens. It's a 1992 9000 Turbo
hatchback.

I'm looking to buy a 9000 and have pretty much decided that to
experiance the full joy of saab ownership I have to try a 2.3 HP turbo
and I like the styling of both of the above cars.
However without traveling large distances to actually look at many of

Any one know how the vacuum system properly attaches to the control modules
of the cruise control found in the left front fender of a classic 900? Mine
is an 86 Turbo and the lines had come off after the hoses deteriorated to
the point of disintegration. A picture would do ...

I've been playing around with frappr.com, and thought it'd be
interesting to have a map for alt.autos.saab, so we can all get an idea
of whereabouts we are.
So, I've created a map here: