it has 'sparkling plugs' so they'd beat a turbo hands down lol
kevlight,
Jun 26, 8:41pm
thats very informative, i wonder if ,someone who actually knows has a informed information ,thanks
whqqsh,
Jun 26, 8:47pm
asking the seller would surely be the best bet?
ntalke,
Jun 26, 8:50pm
Carjam does not tell you much,most Saab's of this era were Turbo
robotnik,
Jun 26, 9:07pm
The turbo ones can famously out accelerate Ferraris from 80 to 120km/h or thereabouts. Presumably all you would need to do is boot it and see if it takes off at Ferrrari like speeds to determine if turboed or not.
No its NON turbo. The vin code comes back as: Model: Saab 9000 Model Year: 1995 Body type: 5-door 9000 CS (5CS) Engine: B234I 4-inline, Fuel injection, PETROL, I (B234 I) 110kw Gearbox: 5-speed manual / Front wheel drive Plant: Trollhättan, Sweden, line A (9000) Market: Model series II, Driver airbag Serial number: 000707.
So the 110kw engine is the standard non-turbo 2.3 motor
mrcat1,
Jun 27, 10:41am
I understood SAAB went broke and there is no more parts etc, why would you buy something you cant get parts for?
whqqsh,
Jun 27, 10:44am
I stil want some sparkling plugs!
tub4,
Jun 27, 8:22pm
When did they go bust? They were still making new cars late last year
kevlight,
Jun 27, 8:32pm
Rumours ! ,
Saab is alive and kicking funny how a simple enquire can bring out the best and the worse in helpful comments (no offense intended ), having had a stroke recently, i need all the help ican get form you guys thanks thats A GREAT INFORMATIVE HELP , GIVE YOUR SELFS A PAT ON THE BACK ; REGARDS kev Timaru Menz Shed co coordinator
a.woodrow,
Jun 27, 8:35pm
saab went bankrupt in 2011 then were bought out by another company. You can still get new saabs don't know what parts supply for old models will be like, always rubbish supply in NZ anyway
yellowsubmarine,
Jun 28, 11:16am
Parts company for saab is separate to the car building side, they are still business as usual.
The Chinese own the car building side, developing an electric car.
kevlight,
Jun 28, 6:51pm
Parts for older model Saabs are readily available , i have had no trouble keeping my two, a 1986 Aero and a 1995 NG on the road ,head lamps and side lights and dash fittings ,cheaper than my 04 Ford Courier;; ,,,, Wind screen was here, tinted and installed before the Nissans Sentra even arrived from supplier,, at half the cost (was second hand but polished and tinted before install) Nissans was new but took three weeks to get here .
,,,,,, Im very happy with my Saabs, in this horrible snow and ice , heated seats ,built in roll cage if needed ! all for $3k ,ABS ,heated mirrors Air bags, brilliant seats ,,,
,,,,,,,but they are a heavy Car and not to good on gas around town 15 to 18 ltr per 10 klm is that particularly bad , im only going 6 kays back and forth to work and groceries , shops etc ? And the barstad radio code is lost ,, ,,, any body find me the radio code ?for a NG Saab, nz New, rego number TE 7381 , im having no luck since i left the lights on and lost the rdio code . Help ,,, thanks Kev
tamarillo,
Jun 28, 8:38pm
Nearly bought a late model 9-3 recently and was delighted with it. Drove well, no BMW in steering eye but fun, low pressure turbo gave good pull low down, nicely made solid feeling. But I wanted a wagon so let it get away. There's even a guy in Nelson here who specialises in parts for them. The one op is looking at it even less unusual having the shared platform. No problem, lots of car for money.
carkitter,
Jun 28, 9:00pm
Why not consider the Lancia Thema or Alfa 164 which shared the same platform? The Alfa was arguably the best car out of the Fiat/Lancia/Alfa/Saab project but the Lancia was by far the most interesting with Delta Integrale and detuned Ferrari V8 engines available.
If I was going to choose a Saab it'd be: 1) a 900 Turbo Convertible 2) a 900 Turbo Hatchback 3) a 99 4) a 9-3 Turbo Hatch preferably a Viggen if possible
grangies,
Jun 28, 10:41pm
Paint yours silver.
headcat,
Jun 29, 4:44am
The guy got ripped if he paid for a cam belt change.
topgear01,
Jun 29, 6:12am
And it's never failed a warranty.
tony9,
Jun 29, 6:30am
Well it has Nitrogen in the tyres so it could cope with a turbo.
rlr29,
Apr 13, 10:24am
Sounds like something Saab. Premium consumables and diamond encrusted sparkplugs.
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