Hello to those who I've talked to in the past!
After being Saab-less for quite some time, that 'itch' got to me and I got a 1991 900S 16V NA convertible for the grand total of $750! ?It has a brand new top, newly covered seats, and was driven by a well-to-do older lady since new who took it to a Saab mechanic in her town. It of course needs a bunch of little things here and there repaired, but it started right up and drove even after sitting in a grass lot for many many months! I had to tow it about 160 miles in terrible thinderstorms but finally got it home.
Things it needs or I've noticed different from my two other Saabs (and '86 and and '85):
1. SRS dash light is on.
2. Anti-lock dash light is on.
3. Stoplight switch needs replaced (getting one today on the way home).
4. Stereo dead (gonna put CD player from my truck in it so I don't care).
5. Tires - getting some tomorrow.
6. Stalls when I get to traffic light or stop sign...ran out of time to troubleshoot yesterday.
7. Fuel gauge not working.
8. Speedometer not working (in my wife's Volvo 850 when the SRS module dies, it makes the speedometer stop working....same thing with the Saab?).
9. No 5th injector/cold start?
10. No manual transmission dipstick? Just a plug.
11. Small plastic PS resevoir instead of that large metal one that my other Saabs had.
Other than these things, everything else seems fine...I hit the junkyard yesterday and there just happened to be a white convertible there! I got a tail light assembly, headlight, dash light switch, and the trunk lid....this Saab had been 'gently' hit in the rear. All of the times I've been to that junkyard I've never seen a white convertible so it was my lucky day I guess.
Anyway it's good to be back in the Saab world again!
Good day to all -
Lars
After being Saab-less for quite some time, that 'itch' got to me and I got a 1991 900S 16V NA convertible for the grand total of $750! ?It has a brand new top, newly covered seats, and was driven by a well-to-do older lady since new who took it to a Saab mechanic in her town. It of course needs a bunch of little things here and there repaired, but it started right up and drove even after sitting in a grass lot for many many months! I had to tow it about 160 miles in terrible thinderstorms but finally got it home.
Things it needs or I've noticed different from my two other Saabs (and '86 and and '85):
1. SRS dash light is on.
2. Anti-lock dash light is on.
3. Stoplight switch needs replaced (getting one today on the way home).
4. Stereo dead (gonna put CD player from my truck in it so I don't care).
5. Tires - getting some tomorrow.
6. Stalls when I get to traffic light or stop sign...ran out of time to troubleshoot yesterday.
7. Fuel gauge not working.
8. Speedometer not working (in my wife's Volvo 850 when the SRS module dies, it makes the speedometer stop working....same thing with the Saab?).
9. No 5th injector/cold start?
10. No manual transmission dipstick? Just a plug.
11. Small plastic PS resevoir instead of that large metal one that my other Saabs had.
Other than these things, everything else seems fine...I hit the junkyard yesterday and there just happened to be a white convertible there! I got a tail light assembly, headlight, dash light switch, and the trunk lid....this Saab had been 'gently' hit in the rear. All of the times I've been to that junkyard I've never seen a white convertible so it was my lucky day I guess.
Anyway it's good to be back in the Saab world again!
Good day to all -
Lars