need some advice plz

[kronk10]

I know this is a nova forum but hey:tard: your gonna think iam completely mad iam in love with a car but i dont know the first thing about them. My novas knackered and i fancied something abit different its a saab 900 and i just wondered if anyone know's anything about them. The 1 i want is this 1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120110487494&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=002

That link should work i can get insured its pricey but i just love this car, i heard there bomb proof but i have never driven or owned a turbod car before so just wondering if there any good???:thumb:

[craig green]

Aah thats the ones I like. Retro!

Pretty strong cars, they are low blow turbos IIRC so arent all that stressed anyway. It might be tired depending how its been used & serviced but worth a play with IMO. Apparently you can turn the boost up via a screw in the ECU. Wether thats fuelling or boost I'm not sure.

Do it!

[kronk10]

I want it so bad its just getting down there to veiw it ??? it has full history etc and has 2 owners from new god i want it bad i cannot stop thinking about it i thought i loved novas but i love the old skool cool of this beut. Plus 175 bhp aint bad going:thumb:

[Welsh Dan]

If you're interested in those, have a word with saabtorque in nottingham about what can be done to them or what to look for. I did some computer work there once and they seemed to really know their saabs that they were tuning/respraying etc..

[Adam]

At that kind of mileage, you want to check the turbo's still good and not smoking.
Horrible looking car imo, but if you like....
They have t3 turbos iirc, and are about 170/180hp, so yeah they must only run low boost as standard.

[craig green]

T3 doesnt mean its a T3 like an RS.
Metro's had T3's too. Look how crap they were.

IMO that white doesnt suit it but the Black 2 tone ones were lush!

SAAbs always go like the clappers, some of the best races I've had were with SAABs, the owners just dont back off. Modern ones have spoilers underneath for some bizarre reason too. Must be the aeroplane influence.

[Jack]

I'm wondering why the pinstripe on the front wing stops very abruptly... surely it should continue down the door and rear quarter?

[Adam]

T3 doesnt mean its a T3 like an RS.
Metro's had T3's too. Look how crap they were.

IMO that white doesnt suit it but the Black 2 tone ones were lush!

SAAbs always go like the clappers, some of the best races I've had were with SAABs, the owners just dont back off. Modern ones have spoilers underneath for some bizarre reason too. Must be the aeroplane influence. Aye, a different type t3 to a rs.

[kronk10]

At that kind of mileage, you want to check the turbo's still good and not smoking.
Horrible looking car imo, but if you like....
They have t3 turbos iirc, and are about 170/180hp, so yeah they must only run low boost as standard.

There a marmite looking car i fooking love em just worried about the mileage its high but its german?? dont they go forever i heard mk2 gti engines go over 200k if serviced easy and keep going. god i love it i have seen other 900 but i love the aero kit on it and the old skool 3 spokers:thumb:

[Adam]

Ive had no experiences with any german car's so couldn't say.
Being a turbo motor tho, definently check the turbo isn't smoking at idle etc.

[craig green]

Swedish.

[Lee]

They have a great club following too, the Saab boys are always at Combe action days, and we always share video's afterwards. They are a great bunch of lads!

[kronk10]

Just spoke to a guy at saab torque he says if he was gonna buy it he would get the pick sump cleaned or its bye bye engine??? he said there good cars if its serviced and has full history it should be a strong motor. He also said hes had the old 900 go to over 300k :eek: :eek: :eek: jesus i wouldnt keep it that long lol. Gonna see if i can find 1 near derby cus thats a long way really:wtf:

[Stuart]

hmmmm if you cant keep a mildy tuned 1.4 8v alive you certainly wont be able to keep a saab alive lol

[dannyb]

A friedn of mine owns an R reg 165bhp 2.0 turbo (only low boost version) 9000 and it has proved to be a very reliable 184k car. I drove it back from Brighton along the A27 which is virtually a motorway, except its a bit hilly. It pulled like a train 4 up and returned about 28mpg at 70-80mph. I can imagine the 900 would put in a similar performance, but I would insist on a dark coloured or silver/grey car as the reaale on them is poo. Saabflight.co.uk were a company recently in PPC, it appears this is one of several specialists who can chip these cars and advise what parts are required to further your power. As PPC say about Saabs, "the cheapest way to 300bhp".....

[kronk10]

hmmmm if you cant keep a mildy tuned 1.4 8v alive you certainly wont be able to keep a saab alive lol

I know your only joking but thats what i thought:( but i have been had with this car. I spent all that money on the engine only to find the piston rings or valve stem seals might have gone???? so my old tuners did me over iam pished off plus all the welding need doing i cant really afford it. It hasnt really been that reliable and it isnt comfy and deffo aint practicle so its going, there comes a time when you find you aint got the time, money and heart to carry on throwing money on something that you dont enjoy cus its always broke. Dont think i will get anouther nova i just want to try something else:cool:

[kronk10]

A friedn of mine owns an R reg 165bhp 2.0 turbo (only low boost version) 9000 and it has proved to be a very reliable 184k car. I drove it back from Brighton along the A27 which is virtually a motorway, except its a bit hilly. It pulled like a train 4 up and returned about 28mpg at 70-80mph. I can imagine the 900 would put in a similar performance, but I would insist on a dark coloured or silver/grey car as the reaale on them is poo. Saabflight.co.uk were a company recently in PPC, it appears this is one of several specialists who can chip these cars and advise what parts are required to further your power. As PPC say about Saabs, "the cheapest way to 300bhp".....

I love white cars i think it looks proper retro:thumb: but resale value is a concern:wtf:

[Kinky Monza]

I know your only joking but thats what i thought:( but i have been had with this car. I spent all that money on the engine only to find the piston rings or valve stem seals might have gone???? so my old tuners did me over iam pished off plus all the welding need doing i cant really afford it. It hasnt really been that reliable and it isnt comfy and deffo aint practicle so its going, there comes a time when you find you aint got the time, money and heart to carry on throwing money on something that you dont enjoy cus its always broke. Dont think i will get anouther nova i just want to try something else:cool:



Have a word with Tom Reid about the welding hun, but if you like this car then go for it!

[Rob]

there a quality car i have one and my old mans had a fair few some turbos and some none turbos he even had a 9000 carlson turbo which went like **** off a shovel,as said above there bomb proof and go for ever as long as there looked after.On the way to billing some guys came past in one pointing and laughing (i drive a 4doorsaloon nova xe) taking pics so i just planted my right foot and it was bye bye saab,but yeah there a great car and i,d get one if you look hard enough you,l pick one up for about 6-800quid

[freeman88]

the lad at my work just got one last month , for ?500, 185,000+ miles and it will do the speed very easily for the milage, they re alot bigger than they look though lolits like a nova + half
and the engine has all the drive belts on the back which ive never seen before ?
but id get one because only sum know how fast they re ,
sleep it! lol
and i would imagingthe 16v would be faster

[Philsutton]

my brothers have the newer shape one, first thing that was done was to wind the boost off the gauge lol, but that was done on the actuator. They arent any worse than a vectra, slighty more exciting due to a turbo.