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Old March 14th, 2008, 12:50 PM   #21 (permalink)
stephent2
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My indie mechanic (wife has a love affair with Volvos) informed me that the new Saabs get timing belts replaced every 30K! That was enough to scare me off, for good!
Of all the things i dislike about GM, what they've done to the Saab brand is still a ways down the list. The 9-7x??? Please. The 9-1 due in 2010 will be Swedish designed and built, so I haven't lost complete faith in the brand.

I have an '02 9-5 sportswagon and a '99 9-3, both still have saab motors and the 9-5 is a joy to drive, the 9-3 is pretty ok w/ tweaks, both are fast, hold gear and i average around 30mpg combined on both.
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