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Old 11-11-2008, 07:10 PM
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At the risk of waking a sleeping dragon.........

So, I'm looking for a car for my 19YO boy. It will be in the 8-10 year old range, so the maintenance/reliability issue in this thread is on point. Everyone has had their say about VAG, but a nice A4 is still in the 'possible' column for me.

Anyone have any recent experience with the SAAB line? remember, this will be a pre-Ford ownership model. Anyone?
Tony,

While I can't speak to the long term reliability of a Saab, I can say that my one owner (me) almost 2 year old car has been excellent.

The 9-3 Viggens of that era were supposed to be a blast with the turbo engines (of course this adds complications to maintenance but since you own a 951, I'm somehow positive you would know more about that than I). The regular engines are supposed to be fine for a normal driver (sometimes I wish I had gotten the 2L 4cyl) and the hatchback is supposed to be great for cargo.
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