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Won my heart, hurt my wallet - 1996 Saab 900
By saabsrule - November 6 - 9:45 amThis was my first car in High School and I absolutely loved it. I bought it from my parents and it was about 14 years old then. This car looks amazing, gets about 27 mpg while driving agressively, and is excellent in winter weather. I drove the manual transmission model which was great fun. The engine was zippy and the car handled like nothing I have ever driven. However, in the 2 years I owned it the tranny went out, it needed a new exhaust system, the ignition module went, the clutch went and what eventually killed it was the headgasket blew. I loved this car and still do, but I could not afford the repairs. They were too expensive and too frequent. I sold her with a broken heart.
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Fun car - 1996 Saab 900
By trexturk - October 9 - 10:00 amThis car is very fun and fast. I like the design and platform of this car.
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Used to love it - 1996 Saab 900
By formersaabfan - October 8 - 2:00 amI have a 900SE turbo, black on black, beautiful and incredibly fun to drive. It was a great car for the first 4 yrs or so, but has absolutely fallen apart in the last 1.5 yrs. Furthermore, the Saab dealerships to which I have taken it for service in Atlanta (Jim Ellis, and Kelley before that) have been difficult to deal with, and have not actually fixed the car. I am about to trade the car, and unfortunately, due to my recent experiences with the dealerships, I wont consider the 9-5 as a replacement, even though recent reliability reports suggest a significant improvement since my model year. I am buying a BMW.
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Fun to drive, at a price.... - 1996 Saab 900
By Moe5555 - April 10 - 2:00 amI bought this car with 92,000 miles on it. I dont drive much (7k/yr), but the car finds a way to malfunction every 1.5-2 months. Dont get me wrong: the car is beautiful, comfortable, and performs well...but is expensive to keep up with all the problems the car has. My engine seized up just 1 month ago and I had to either ditch the car or buy a new engine. Saab need to work on reliability issues!
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Lots of fun per buck - 1996 Saab 900
By Abe Lincoln - March 25 - 2:56 pm -
I would buy another one - 1996 Saab 900
By kaydee - March 16 - 2:00 amI have a 1996 2D SE Conv. We never had any major problems with it, its great on gas, I commute 40 minutes to work (one way) per day and this car has never let me down. It requires the same attention as any other car would- nothing major in 7 years. I can only say that my husband took care of this car like it was his baby so maybe that makes a difference in the reliability of my vehicle compared to the other reviews.
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AWESOME TO DRIVE-GET RID OF B4 100,000 - 1996 Saab 900
By hendrix - October 9 - 10:00 amSaabs are the best until you hit 100,000-115,000. I enjoyed driving the heck out of my Saab. My 1997-w/130,000- had an amazing engine- that will keep running long from now- the non-engine repairs were numerous. I had to replace the emergency brake cable, air conditioner door and motor, clutch cable, and the handle of the right passenger door. And that was just within the last few months! I write this review to say- that youll not find too many other cars as fun as the 900 turbo to drive-but note that past 115,000 youll be dropping $300-$400 every 2 months for minor repairs.
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A very safe car - 1996 Saab 900
By Maine - June 27 - 2:00 amowned car 4 yrs, tons of fun to drive, a number of annoying repair issues for low mileage vehicle. rolled car completely over and hit a t pole on ice and walked away from a totaled vechicle without a scratch. Immediately bought another one (2000), safest conv we could hope to own
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Topless Swede - 1996 Saab 900
By zazen - June 4 - 10:00 amThe car performed and handled well and was fun to drive up until we hit the 100,000 mile mark. Then everything started to die - brakes, AC, Heating, struts, you name it. So, I would say buy it, but dont hold on to it past the 80K mark. Ever since Ford? took over this company, the car is not as reliable as the Swedes manufacturing prowess.
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Work horse - 1996 Saab 900
By lou - March 19 - 5:23 pmI have purchased this car from a private seller in Feb of 2008 for 2400.00, had 150000 miles on it, all I can say is this was the best used car I ever bought, I fill the tank and get about 425 miles at about 15 gallons, do the math, great on gas. I drive to work 75 miles round trip and the only thing I need to replace is the tires. My friends always say the car is so quiet when I idle at a red light. I am on the market for another one for my son.
