So I'm looking at a 97 saab 900. Decently priced. Only problem I've found is it smokes when you first started it up until you drove it a couple miles. Two miles and not an ounce of smoke. Is this a red flag for me or is this a good buy.
Hmmmm...I would say it's a good deal...if you are getting it for less than the salvage yard would pay for it.
I still have a 96 pos saab900 turbo taking up space in my drive... Blown head gasket, I cant find anyone that wants to touch it.. I wish my friend would just junk it... She loves that car and cries every time she looks at it....
Sure!!! A hooker would be fun too but I wouldn't want to own one...unless of course you were in the business!
huummmm....... That would be an extra income! and tax free!!!:bananaman Now back to the topic please!
If its not a turbo...It needs valve guides/seals. They are pricey to say the least for repairs/maintennance. I would walk away unless you are desperate. Oh and wait till you have to change a flat tire on the side of the road, in the rain...At night...I despise LUG BOLTS!!!
I'm no expert but My first car was a 92 Plymouth laser that after a while it started smoking in the morning or under heavy acceleration, It was the turbo. You can check by taking the intake hose after the turbo off and if it's soaked with oil you know where it's coming from, It also leaks in the exhaust part or it could be from the valve seals.
Best thing to work on a Saab with is a stick of dy-no-mite! Like any high end low production import, parts are sky high, IF you can find them. It might not be much to fix, but trying to find anybody outside of a major city to work on it will be a pita. A friend had a Volvo wagon that needed a front wheel bearing. Local parts house said they could order it, but it was $300! It was some odd size. He found a used bearing in a junk yard and fixed it , then traded it off on a Toyota.
wow. be gone for a while and we forget the saab and talk about hookers. isnt that something. hookers must be more interesting. the 900 is a turbo car.
