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#1209 of 2237 Warranty in Chicago by dealmkrjjd

Oct 18, 2002 (8:46 pm)

I live in Chicago and use the Saab Exchange in Highland park, which I think just moved to Lake bluff. I can not say enough about there service. They reat you right and are always very nice. Closest to a Lexus dealer & well worth the 30 min ride from Chicago.
 
I shopped at Perillo for the saab new and the salesman did not even want to get up from his desk to do a test drive. After dealing with Perillo on my BMW service, that by the way was horrible, I decided to buy from the Saab exchange. I bought a 2002 9-3 loaded car for $800 over invoice with absolutely no hassles and Like I said earlier the service is top notch! I would not even think about going back to Perillo. Hope this helps.

#1210 of 2237 RE: Saab Exchange by rghessel

Oct 19, 2002 (4:49 am)

Thanks for the advice. I've heard many people laud the Saab Exchange. At a minimum, I think I'll eventually buy the car there. Unfortunately, I live on the north side of the city (Edgewater) and work on the South side (Oak Lawn), so having to drive 30 miles north makes taking it up there for service is almost impossible...

#1211 of 2237 rghessel - south side by rob999

Oct 21, 2002 (5:23 am)

If you work in the far South suburbs of Chicago, maybe check out Flikkema (Lansing??). I have not worked with them directly but I have heard good things about them.

#1212 of 2237 Response to several messages by pearson244

Oct 28, 2002 (12:55 pm)

Have a 2001 with 35K, 4 Dr. 9.5 SE.
 
Yes, Saab has certified plan, same as BMW with 6 yr. and 75 (or 100) from in service date. Changed it effective 2002 models to match BMW, Audi and Merc., V-6 engine is very reliable, have not heard of any problems except noisy power steering gear. Re: 1999 vs. 2000 V6, unchanged, some changes in 2002 Model.
 
 Have driven both 170 and 185 HP (believe those are correct but could be off) smaller turbos and newer (2001) version much sweeter engine.

#1213 of 2237 Replacement Tires - 2000 95 by dlbenson

Nov 06, 2002 (6:39 pm)

I need to replace 2 of my Michelin MXV4's. I only have 7 months to the end
of my lease and I would appreciate more economical alternatives to mix with
the 2 almost new remaining MXV4's. Any ideas would be appreciated.

#1214 of 2237 what are you paying for your 9-5 by funkyatty

Nov 07, 2002 (10:36 am)

I am interested to learn what people are paying for 03 9-5 Aeros (wagon or sedan) with touring package. I have a 2000 9-5 SE and considering the Aero among other cars.

#1215 of 2237 Condensation in Xenon Lamps on '02 Aero by jwoll

Nov 07, 2002 (9:29 pm)

Just went out to admire my brand new Aero in freezing temps and noticed condensation in both headlights. Any reason for concern?

#1216 of 2237 repl tires by bretfraz

Nov 08, 2002 (11:10 pm)

Ya may want to read the contract or call SFSC just to make sure they won't balk when the car is returned with mismatching tires. Some leasing companies don't like that.
 
A number of 9-5 owners have had good luck with the Yokohama Avid V4 as they're good quality and affordable.

#1217 of 2237 Canadian Saabs by buysaab

Nov 10, 2002 (4:53 pm)

In reading "
#1194 of 1203 How's the reliability in '99 9-5 SE V6s? by bszeto", where in Canada, or the USA, does one find a clean used 9-5? I'm looking for the V6 Turbo and there seems to be few of them as mentioned in the message shown above. I'm looking west of the Rockies on either side of the border.

#1218 of 2237 What to do about TSB's and potential 99 9-5 SE purchase by white951

Nov 11, 2002 (9:31 am)

There is an independant local dealer with 2 1999 9-5's. One is an SE with 35k miles and the other is the base with the 2.3T with 28k miles and both are listed on the internet for $18k. I drove by after hours and the SE is nice, nice, nice. I have been trying to educate myself here and at saabnet. Is a TSB a recall in which the Saab dealer is required to fix. I looked at the TSB guide here on Edmunds and am wondering what these mean. I have heard about the ECU TSB, but i don't understand how and what I should do regarding it.

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