most SAAB engines in the US are turbocharged, and require a bit fancy oil to sustain the brunt of the heat. They also require an idle down before shutting down the engine (it also says in the operator manual)

Jiffy lube discount deal oil change does not cut it. Nowadays the same is happening with BMW and their 15000 mile OCI. People go to Jiffy lube or discount oil change outlet, hand over the 20 or 25 dollars for the dino juice and drive for 15000 miles. When the engine makes noise or fails in short time, somehow BMW made a bad engine - They dont want to spend the 100 or so dollars for the correct oil change.

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

I've had both, a 92 Saab 900S Convertible, and a 91 Volvo 740 Wagon. Both were slow, but the volvo was a much more reliable car. Saabs are too quirky and it's hard to find someone who can work on them. The volvo is basically a European crown victoria. It's about as simple as they come.

The later 900's are basically tarted up Vauxhall Cavaliers and not really that good.

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Al

hmm, ok. I have had two saab turbos, a 900 & a 9000 that had over 245k on it when it was given to me. I'd think that oil change interval is way more important than oil type. Agree about letting the turbo coast down before shutting off the oil to the turbo by switching off the ignition. Thats not a good thing. Don't think a fancy oil would be any better at preventing bearing wear and turbo coking than a plain oil.

And you would be wrong about that. You can change oil all you want but using the wrong oil can lead to some very costly repairs.

volvo for sure. easy to work on.

if this is the Saab with the clutch in the front of the engine and the transmission below the motor, I would avoid it like the plague.

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1987 190d 2.5Turbo

I had a 1997 960 for a while and I loved that car. There is nothing quite like a big boxy Volvo. I had test driven a 740 Turbo wagon, which was also very nice. I appreciate the quality and room in the old RWD Volvos. Having three newer ones I can say that the quality has steadily declined - My MIL's 2002 XC70 is a tank, the wife's 2004 S60 is very nice, but my 2006 S80 is built like a 1986 Taurus - pieces are falling off the damn car. Take a look at swedespeed and volvoforums to get a real good idea as to what can be done with these cars and what to look out for. Not having ever had a SAAB, I have to say I like the old 900 and the 900S Turbo, but now that they are history I would not buy one - I am sure parts are going to dry up and with no factory support keeping a SAAB on the road will be like keeping a Daewoo on the road....

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Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

volvo all the way. I had the 700 series wagon, and a 200 series wagon. can't get much more reliable and easy to work on, while combining a lot of usable cabin space. the 700 has amazing storage space, nothing is wasted.

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