Faults:

Minor electrical problem cost less than $50 to repair.

Power steering fluid return hose replaced at a cost of under $100.

Air conditioning not working for the last two years.

General Comments:

Engine & transmission operate flawlessly. Oil changed every 4000 miles and transmission fluid changed every third oil change. Maintenance cost extremely low. No work ever on the drive train including the engine and transmission.

This car is absolutely great and owes me nothing. It still handles like a dream and feels like it has another 200000 miles left in it.

Faults:

I recently just fixed CV joint and ball joints.

The tape player would work, but the radio wouldn't. You had to make a choice. I was fortunate though to find a perfect replacement on E-Bay for $15.

The hoses under the hood needed electrical tape assistance at 140,000 miles.

Speedometer cable broke at 130,000 miles.

SRS light just came on the other day which is a dealer project. In the car's youth, the light was on all the time. It's believed to be an electrical short. Same with the dome light right near the ignition. It's sometimes hard to make come on when you want it to.

General Comments:

This car handles like it's on rails.

I trust this car with my life and feel very safe when driving it.

It is an expensive car to drive and maintain, but I come from a Saab family where these cars are known to last forever. It just depends how much money you want to put into them.

It runs much better (as in better mileage and more turbo power) when given premium gasoline.

In it's earlier days I had this car past the 125 mph maximum it says it can perform. It wanted to fly.

Heated seats work wonderfully.

You can fit a refrigerator or even a good sized Christmas tree in the trunk when seats are down. It's a perfect college student car for going back and forth between home and school.

Even though it is an expense to drive this car, I plan on keeping mine for as long as I can afford to!

Faults:

I have gone through three starters due to the ignition switch sticking. The center console floor location of the switch is a very bad location (especially for a convertible). Three or four keys have broken off in the keyhole, and I've gotten a new ignition switch.

I've had problems with oil leaks and anti-freeze dripping on my feet.

The reverse gear went at 100,000 miles and I got quoted over and over again a cost of $4,000 for a new transmission from area SAAB dealers.

My convertible top disintegrated within three months into tattered, flapping bits of old cloth. It cost me $1,600 for a good-quality new and installation. Yikes.

This car appears to eat tires and brakes, but it may be just the way I drive.

General Comments:

The one thing that has saved me a lot of money with this car is finding a private repair man. I have to travel about an hour and a half for a service, but I got my reverse gear fixed, ball-joints, brakes, new muffler, oil leaks fixed, anti freeze leak fixed, turbo fixed, filters and belts changed all for under $1700 dollars. This guy is amazing! He lives in a field and only works on SAABs. I think I'll keep him!

If I had known how much money it would cost to keep this car in top shape, I may have waited till I was a bit older (and richer?) to buy it.

This care is beautiful, amazingly fun to drive, and it's my dream car so I plan on keeping it as long as possible.

Faults:

Head gasket at 150,000 miles.

Entire AC system over five years.

Alternator.

General Comments:

This car nickels and dimes me for $1500 to $2000 every year. It's a great looking car and no finer convertible is made. It is a very low performance vehicle: the turbo is sluggish.

The car has never broken down but needs some attention every couple of months. The car has 200,000 and still runs strong. The bottom end of these engines last forever. I am still on the original turbo.