Watch out for the blocks on the 4 cyl... they are notorious for seeping coolant and needing to be replaced. My sister has had 2 or 3 already in her '05.
Yeah, keep in mind, my sisters SS only has like 80k and is on it's 3rd block... if that tells you anything lol. Thank God for CPO.He's looking for '05 or later. Good to know about the pourous blocks. I'll keep an eye out for that.
Yeah, it's hit or miss with them. 2 replacement blocks under warranty. 3 blocks total if you count the original.Yikes. 3 blocks already???
Might steer him to an older Viggen or something. Much as it pains me to admit, I did suggest a 9-2X (they're actually starting to grow on me, heh...)
I was *this close* to buying a 9-2x last week, then decided I didn't want to finance anything and bought a 9K Aero instead. Very happy so far!Yikes. 3 blocks already???
Might steer him to an older Viggen or something. Much as it pains me to admit, I did suggest a 9-2X (they're actually starting to grow on me, heh...)
Ask around with people who work on SS's a lot.171k on our '04 9-3 2.0T Conv, no big issues.
One Fuel Pump, Couple Sets of spark plugs, and regular maintinence...
Havn't had multiple blocks... Transmissions... Or anything else. Pretty much change the oil, replace the serp belt from time to time and go...
If I didn't want a bigger car, I would of bought a 9-3SS in a heartbeat...
P.S. I work with quite a few independent dealers that carry lots of Saabs, and have never heard of block problems ith the '03+ cars til now...
I work with an indy that's sold probably a few hundred (including selling me mine) in the past few years... No issues with those that's been brought up to him or his mechanics... Maybe he was just lucky...Ask around with people who work on SS's a lot.
http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55826
Maybe he just didn't realize it? I don't know... I'm just going by what I've been told and from what's gone on with my sisters car. From what I've been told, it's a fairly common and known issue with them. All I know is it's definitely a documented problem and Saab will replace the short block under warranty for it. My dad and cousin have seen plenty of them go through with this problem and my cousin specializes in SS's and wrote and drew a lot of the stuff for WIS, so even if I don't know a whole lot on the matter, he certainly does. Those cars are his bread and butter.I work with an indy that's sold probably a few hundred (including selling me mine) in the past few years... No issues with those that's been brought up to him or his mechanics... Maybe he was just lucky...
Also... If the front springs break and you're in an area where salt is used, Saab will replace them free of charge.
I believe this is both on SS and Conv, '04+ (maybe '03, but I know for sure that '04 is covered)