2007 Saab 9-3 2.0t Wagon 4-door 2.0l on 2040-cars
Elkins, Arkansas, United States
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I purchased this vehicle in October 2012 to be my own personal driver. It had been hit from the rear, and rendered a total loss by the insurance company. It was repaired and I purchased it with a Texas rebuilt title. The car had 65K miles on it at that time. I registered it in Arkansas without any trouble, but it now has a clear, Arkansas Rebuilt title. I have enjoyed this car very much, as it has very good power, handling, and will get 30 miles per gallon on the highway. I have averaged 25 miles per gallon around town. It has a 6 speed manual transmission with 210 HP turbo 4 cyl. It does not run or handle like a wagon, just in case you've never driven one of these. Has almost new tires. The clutch started slipping a few months ago. I drove the car to Taliaferro Imports in Springfield, Missouri, as they specialize in Saab automobiles. They put in a new clutch, flywheel (dual mass), performed the 60K mile service (extensive with complete fluid and filter changes. I asked them to perform a thorough inspection of the vehicle and do whatever necessary to get me another 75K miles down the road. They replaced a "link arm", and said the vehicle was otherwise in good mechanical condition. The car ran like a dream back to Arkansas, easily reaching speeds well over 100 mph. Literally, you can take your hands of the steering wheel (not recommended) and the car drives as straight as an arrow. Brakes are good and everything works as it should, with two exceptions: 1) the rear window wiper/washer has never functioned since I have owned the vehicle. I didn't bother with this, as I found it to be unnecessary. 2) When they put the clutch in the Saab, they inadvertently knocked the high pressure power steering line from it's clamp on the frame, which allowed the power steering line to rub against the passenger side CV joint. After 600 miles on the service (which cost me $1,813.91) a hole was worn in the power steering line, which caused the draining of the power steering fluid. I called the shop, which requested that I have the vehicle towed to them, well over 100 miles from my house. In an effort to fix the problem, I cut the damaged piece of steel power steering hose out of the car, welded the hole, then used compression couplers to reattach the removed section. Worked fine from the shop to the house, but the moment I turned to lock, the coupler gave way. Bottom line, this car needs a high pressure power steering line. It runs and drives, but I certainly don't recommend doing so without the power steering line fixed. While this was going on, a friend of mine had a Mercedes E320 CDI that I've had my eye on for several years. He went to trade it on a new Mercedes, but they wouldn't give him an adequate trade. I purchased the Mercedes and don't need the Saab. This Saab has been a GREAT car. I don't want to have the vehicle towed to Springfield, fight with the Saab shop on whether or not they were responsible for the damage, or pay to repair the power steering line. Whoever gets this car is going to get a great car and I'm sure you will be pleased once the power steering is fixed. There is a scrape on the left rear wheel arch, where my wife backed into it one day. Also, when the car was repaired, whoever repaired the car did not replace the rear cover. There is a crack in the rear cover, which I showed in a photo. I was going to put black RTV in the crack, but never got around to it. If you show up and fell that I have misrepresented this car in any fashion, you do not have to complete the purchase. However, don't bid unless you are serious on the purchase. Lastly, due to poor experience in the past with bidders with 0 feedback, I would kindly ask that you contact me before bidding. If you don't, I will cancel your bid. Please ask any questions before bidding. Please note that the reserve is slightly more than what the recent clutch/flywheel replacement cost. My experience is that once the reserve is met, the "buy it now" will disappear.
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Saab begins 9-3 EV pilot production
Thu, 10 Apr 2014To say that Saab has had a tough time lately would be like saying that it's been a little colder than usual this winter. After General Motors finally gave up and sold it to Spyker in 2010, Saab declared bankruptcy the following year. GM successfully blocked Spyker from selling Saab to Chinese automaker Youngman the following year, but ultimately it ended up in the hands of another Chinese consortium called NEVS. Standing as it does for National Electric Vehicle Sweden, the new owners promised not only to restart production of the long-suffering 9-3, but also to turn it into an electric vehicle. And that's just what it's doing.
The latest news coming out of Sweden indicates that NEVS/Saab has started building the first examples of the 9-3 EV. These first 200 or so examples are set to be shipped off to Qingdao - the Chinese city that is home to the Tsingtao brewery, hosted the sailing components of the 2008 summer games on Beijing, was supposed to host an IndyCar race in 2012 before it was canceled, and also itself just happens to own 22 percent of NEVS.
These first EVs have their batteries mounted down low in the chassis for a low center of gravity and have a range of about 20 miles on a full charge. That's absolutely paltry compared to the other EVs on the market: a Nissan Leaf will travel more than four times that distance, and a Tesla Model S will go ten times farther on a charge.
2014 Saab 9-3 officially relaunched, reborn
Thu, 05 Dec 2013Saab is officially building cars again. Production of the 9-3 Sedan has kicked back off in Trollhättan, Sweden, and the first example is reportedly earmarked for the company's museum. Initial sales are targeted for China, although Swedish customers will also be able to buy new Saabs built in their country right away, too. It isn't immediately clear if the model will be available in the rest of Europe, let alone in North America.
The initial run of 9-3s will be powered by a 220-horsepower, 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder before an electric model joins the range next year. There are no Biopower or XWD all-wheel-drive models presently in production. And while the lion's share of the 2014 9-3 is a carryover from the pre-bankruptcy car, there are some changes, including a new anti-whiplash seat system and a "greater number of non-GM parts," reports SaabsUnited.
"I am very proud of the dedication and the focus that NEVS management and employees have demonstrated over the year that has passed since we became owners of the plant in Trollhättan, and who have made this possible. Swedish expertise along with Japanese technology around batteries and new lightweight materials and our Chinese group's focus on green technology is our strength for the future," said Kai Johan Jiang, the founder of Saab's parent company, National Electric Vehicle Sweden.
Saab plant reopens, production to resume by year's end?
Mon, 19 Aug 2013Saab is gearing up to start production of the 9-3 again in September, two years after the last exampled rolled off the assembly line at the company's Trollhättan factory, Aftonbladet reports. Saab's new owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS), a Chinese-Japanese consortium created solely to buy Saab, says that the model's parts supply is the bottleneck in the production process, understandable since many of Saab's suppliers closed after it stopped production two years ago. The automaker also needs to establish a new dealership network. It is not entirely clear where Saab will market their new models, but North America is not expected to figure into their plans, at least initially.
Almost 400 factory employees are reportedly back working at Trollhättan, and Saab is looking to recruit 180 workers to help with production, presuming the factory can overcome its supply issues and go back online in the fall.
The new 9-3 is understood to be something short of an all-new car, a revision of the old 9-3 that started production in 2002. It will reportedly be offered initially as a four-door sedan and two-door convertible, and it will have a turbocharged engine, according to NEVS, which we expect will be a four cylinder. An electric 9-3 could come as early as next year. Turbocharged engines are part of Saab's DNA, NEVS Vice President Mattias Bergman has stated, and future Saab models will have them - despite the automaker's planned progression toward electric vehicles. The 9-3 will get small facelifts over time, says Mikael Östlund, a press officer at NEVS.