I finally got THE CAR. 2003 9-5 Aero 106k. Guess the price? If you get it right, you may fix my SID. :lol:
Here it goes, I met up with the owner at a Burger King which was odd but i assume the owner didn't feel safe having someone coming by his house. (found it on CL) Anyway, once I saw it coming, I got excited, looked closer, the poor thing looked all beat up, damaged front bumper with missing headlight cleaners, the damage came from a truck backing up, you could tell by the square hitch. The missing headlight cleaners/washer were ripped off by kids, says the owner. The paint has some chips, cracks, and scratches, scratches, scratches. The owner only had it for 4 months, said it was for his wife and she wanted newer one. So I couldn't give the owner a dirty look for the way the car looked. The interior looked great, nothing damaged except for some marks on the ceiling. Of course the SID is all messed up.
Looked under the hood, looking... looking.... looks good (gasp) oh no... no PCV #6 update. I didn't let it bother me till we take it for a test drive.
Away we go for a test drive, The thing felt good, no smoke, the brakes felt spongy, needs brakes. Couldn't tell if the engine ran right cuz I am Deaf so I just followed my gut and my sense of feel with my hands and feet. Got back to Burger King, got out and looked hard and thought hard. Said to myself, I can fix this baby up and give it some love. Gave my offer and he accepted. Whoo hoo!!!! Best price ever!!
Man, I was so nervous when I handed that cash, and had to drive the thing home from Philly to Jersey, praying to the Saab Gods that the car doesn't break down on route 95. Success!! I couldn't stop smiling after i got it home. Whew!! I did notice something during the drive home, at one point when I was testing the response from 50 to 75, it started to rev after 75 and not increasing speed. I was thinking, oh no, please not the tranny.
I brought the car over to my mechanic to have a quick look over and check for codes, I got nervous again. Whoo hoo no codes!! but tranny fluid was SO BLACK, tranny flush, indeed, helped the hard shifting. Found a bit of a oil leak around the oil pan. the pan will be coming down next week for a check up. Please please please no sludge!!
It moves good and does need some work. Headlights are flickering, will look up for threads for a fix also the trunk won't open from the button and key. yes the wiring is damaged.
Can't wait to get it all fixed up and see what that "bolt" does to my car. (Finding that lost boost)
So there, that's my story as a first time Saab owner. Wish me Luck!
Here it goes, I met up with the owner at a Burger King which was odd but i assume the owner didn't feel safe having someone coming by his house. (found it on CL) Anyway, once I saw it coming, I got excited, looked closer, the poor thing looked all beat up, damaged front bumper with missing headlight cleaners, the damage came from a truck backing up, you could tell by the square hitch. The missing headlight cleaners/washer were ripped off by kids, says the owner. The paint has some chips, cracks, and scratches, scratches, scratches. The owner only had it for 4 months, said it was for his wife and she wanted newer one. So I couldn't give the owner a dirty look for the way the car looked. The interior looked great, nothing damaged except for some marks on the ceiling. Of course the SID is all messed up.
Looked under the hood, looking... looking.... looks good (gasp) oh no... no PCV #6 update. I didn't let it bother me till we take it for a test drive.
Away we go for a test drive, The thing felt good, no smoke, the brakes felt spongy, needs brakes. Couldn't tell if the engine ran right cuz I am Deaf so I just followed my gut and my sense of feel with my hands and feet. Got back to Burger King, got out and looked hard and thought hard. Said to myself, I can fix this baby up and give it some love. Gave my offer and he accepted. Whoo hoo!!!! Best price ever!!
Man, I was so nervous when I handed that cash, and had to drive the thing home from Philly to Jersey, praying to the Saab Gods that the car doesn't break down on route 95. Success!! I couldn't stop smiling after i got it home. Whew!! I did notice something during the drive home, at one point when I was testing the response from 50 to 75, it started to rev after 75 and not increasing speed. I was thinking, oh no, please not the tranny.
I brought the car over to my mechanic to have a quick look over and check for codes, I got nervous again. Whoo hoo no codes!! but tranny fluid was SO BLACK, tranny flush, indeed, helped the hard shifting. Found a bit of a oil leak around the oil pan. the pan will be coming down next week for a check up. Please please please no sludge!!
It moves good and does need some work. Headlights are flickering, will look up for threads for a fix also the trunk won't open from the button and key. yes the wiring is damaged.
Can't wait to get it all fixed up and see what that "bolt" does to my car. (Finding that lost boost)
So there, that's my story as a first time Saab owner. Wish me Luck!