Saab 900 as a daily

weadick · 2015-06-23 01:50:34

Thinking of getting an n/a Saab 900 as a daily. Is this mad? I do approx 50/60 miles a day. The car I'm interested in is a 1993 model with about 140k miles and is a very tidy example with a long NCT. I know it's not going to be an animal performance wise but I can live with that if it's a reliable motor. Is there anything…

23-06-2015 02:50AM

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Thinking of getting an n/a Saab 900 as a daily. Is this mad? I do approx 50/60 miles a day.

The car I'm interested in is a 1993 model with about 140k miles and is a very tidy example with a long NCT. I know it's not going to be an animal performance wise but I can live with that if it's a reliable motor.

Is there anything in particular I should be wary of or need to look out for in this car?

Any enthusiasts on here or Irish owners clubs, etc?

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#2 23-06-2015 07:17PM

Diabhalta

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It's not mad, buy it.

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#3 23-06-2015 10:35PM

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is the classic 900 or the bland gm one ?

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#4 23-06-2015 10:38PM

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goochy wrote: »

is the classic 900 or the bland gm one ?

No it is the last of the old shape ones.

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#5 01-07-2015 12:15AM

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weadick wrote: »

Thinking of getting an n/a Saab 900 as a daily. Is this mad? I do approx 50/60 miles a day.

The car I'm interested in is a 1993 model with about 140k miles and is a very tidy example with a long NCT. I know it's not going to be an animal performance wise but I can live with that if it's a reliable motor.

Is there anything in particular I should be wary of or need to look out for in this car?

Any enthusiasts on here or Irish owners clubs, etc?

Bit late to the party on this one, but anyways

Try to get a turbo one, an lpt or a hpt, they're more fun to drive, the main killer on these cars is rust, especially on the drive tunnels, other than that they're fairly solid! they're fond of gearboxes also, but only if you drive the balls of the car all day, everyday, other than that, theyre a hoot to drive, and will keep up with anything on the road

I've a 91 lpt myself so if you want to see what I've gotten up to, here's 19 pages of fun

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057225986

Hope this helps!

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#6 06-07-2015 12:40AM

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I just got a 94 , its on classic ins so wont be every day , but will get used

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