the GM saab with the oldschool swede 4 cyl engine are tough as rocks. They have a few weak points

1 the steering rack is a bit vague because its mounted with bubblegum bushings
2 the HVAC box air flap thing fails - it looks like a toilet roll holder - the problem is the HVAC box itself.
3 rear visibility when backing up is ZERO - best install a camera

the pros

1 - the engine ages like MB engines
2 - the transmission is a toyota unit
3 - the cargo space is insane - think wagon like
4 - SAAB didnt pay attention to the cost cutting class of GM
5 - Its built by Trolls in Trollhattan

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1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

get a Sonnet

A friend of mine had a '94 Saab 9-3 turbo convertible back in the day. I remember it as being a nice driver.

I think he sold it, waiting for a call back. He's had it since it had 7K miles on the OD.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Thanks Z. I was operating under the mistaken impression that all the GM versions were total crap. I like the early all SAAB ones, but they are thin on the ground now whereas the GM seem to be cheap as chips around here.

I will add them to my target of opportunity list. SWMBO wants a more modern car (one with working AC- imagine that in Florida)

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

I remember the early GM version convertible. While the interior was a bit plasticky, everything seemed of good quality and well assembled. Nice paint and panel fit, and they certainly didn't stint on sheetmetal when they constructed the trunklid. I would put overall quality on par with a BMW 3 series of that era.

Missed it. Shoot....

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I am seeing a fair amount of sludge reports on the SAAB H engine. I dunno....it's not an OM617...

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)