Rover/ Saab advise

GRANDAD LES · 14th October 2016, 20:47

Hello group, I am an active member of the brilliant Rover/MG club. I have finally taken the plunge at 72 to buy myself a convertible, no less a Saab 9-3. Are there members in the Rover/MG club who can also offer advise on these cars, there does not appear to be a club in the U.K. Sorry but I will not be parting with my 05 contemporary tourer diesel with just 42K on the clock - I love it!

RPWC · 14th October 2016, 21:11

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Originally Posted by GRANDAD LES

Hello group, I am an active member of the brilliant Rover/MG club. I have finally taken the plunge at 72 to buy myself a convertible, no less a Saab 9-3. Are there members in the Rover/MG club who can also offer advise on these cars, there does not appear to be a club in the U.K. Sorry but I will not be parting with my 05 contemporary tourer diesel with just 42K on the clock - I love it!

There is a Saab forum on the net, perhaps a google search will find it for you.

steve-45 · 14th October 2016, 22:29

The SAAB owners club is very active and have lots of monthly meets in some areas.

I have a 93 aero convertible, and it is fun to drive with its 205 BHP

peelaaa · 15th October 2016, 12:55

What year saab is it? I've had a few in the past

CLINTE · 15th October 2016, 15:00

It would be nice to have a few more details e.g.

Model

Manual or Auto

Petrol ( chain ) or Diesel ( cam-belt & water pump )

And yes there is the Saab Owners Club ( SOC ) www.saabclub.co.uk which you can join . You get the " SAAB DRIVER" magazine ( foc ) every couple of months which has some useful information in it .

As others say on here pictures are always good as well .

Clinte

GRANDAD LES · 15th October 2016, 18:08

Sorry about that, it's a Saab 1.8t Vector (2005) Petrol and Manual. It has only covered 71K and is in lovely condition. I have never fathomed out how to put pictures on the Forum yet! The car seems to be very well built, the leather seats are a pleasure - the doors shutting with a nice thud!

Fusilier · 15th October 2016, 19:48

Problems which is a main concern for SAABs is that the bulkheads, but there is a kit you can get to fix the problem and it is advised that you get it fitted

have a look here

http://www.saabscene.com/forum/threa...ulkhead-cracks

also when they did a wheeler dealer episode they fitted the bulk head strengthening bracket

Stu

gadgetgricey · 15th October 2016, 20:23

Not specifically a club, but online forum.

www.UkSaabs.co.uk is very good.

Lots of useful advise and people like Karl (username NoobTune) who can remap the car for a lot more oomph for a small fee.

Might be wrong, but dont think the later ones had the same bulkhead issues as earlier ones.

Just cosmetics really, but if you do not have a wind deflector I'd get one fitted they make a world of difference. Just means you cant have any back seat passengers.

Also can take a while to get used to the central key location....

Should be a nice car, enjoy

Tiff · 15th October 2016, 22:38

I recognise that user name from the brown place gadgetgricey

2005 won't have any bulkhead issues, or sludge problems the bigger engined ones had, no real issues on these and some good specialists and forums out there for whatever you need. Saab's didn't suffer from a Swedish project drive either, they just carried on over engineering everything until the lights went out. My 75 was meant to replace my saab, but I can't bring myself to part with it. Good cars.

14th October 2016, 20:47	#1
GRANDAD LES Loves to post ROVER 75 TOURER CONTEMP Join Date: May 2009 Location: LINDAL-IN-FURNESS Posts: 360 Thanks: 205 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts	Rover/ Saab advise Hello group, I am an active member of the brilliant Rover/MG club. I have finally taken the plunge at 72 to buy myself a convertible, no less a Saab 9-3. Are there members in the Rover/MG club who can also offer advise on these cars, there does not appear to be a club in the U.K. Sorry but I will not be parting with my 05 contemporary tourer diesel with just 42K on the clock - I love it!

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Fusilier Moderator / RS North East MG ZT T 180,MGF Freestyle, Jaguar XKR Convertible and XF Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Newton Aycliffe Posts: 6,397 Thanks: 1,329 Thanked 2,231 Times in 1,309 Posts	Saab Problems which is a main concern for SAABs is that the bulkheads, but there is a kit you can get to fix the problem and it is advised that you get it fitted have a look here http://www.saabscene.com/forum/threa...ulkhead-cracks also when they did a wheeler dealer episode they fitted the bulk head strengthening bracket Stu __________________ # Project Gruple http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=213155

15th October 2016, 20:23	#8
gadgetgricey Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halesowen Posts: 101 Thanks: 14 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Not specifically a club, but online forum. www.UkSaabs.co.uk is very good. Lots of useful advise and people like Karl (username NoobTune) who can remap the car for a lot more oomph for a small fee. Might be wrong, but dont think the later ones had the same bulkhead issues as earlier ones. Just cosmetics really, but if you do not have a wind deflector I'd get one fitted they make a world of difference. Just means you cant have any back seat passengers. Also can take a while to get used to the central key location.... Should be a nice car, enjoy __________________ '54 Rover CDT Auto Tourer,

15th October 2016, 22:38	#9
Tiff Regular poster 75 saloon Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Kirkcaldy Posts: 50 Thanks: 55 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts	I recognise that user name from the brown place gadgetgricey 2005 won't have any bulkhead issues, or sludge problems the bigger engined ones had, no real issues on these and some good specialists and forums out there for whatever you need. Saab's didn't suffer from a Swedish project drive either, they just carried on over engineering everything until the lights went out. My 75 was meant to replace my saab, but I can't bring myself to part with it. Good cars. __________________ This vehicle was the 70,066th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 2,518th 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,671 This vehicle was the 5th 75 in MIRAGE 2 (Chromescent) (code: IAU) to be made out of 17 MIRAGE 2 (Chromescent) 75's

14th October 2016, 22:29	#3
steve-45 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Belvedere Posts: 4,076 Thanks: 108 Thanked 1,089 Times in 774 Posts	The SAAB owners club is very active and have lots of monthly meets in some areas. I have a 93 aero convertible, and it is fun to drive with its 205 BHP

15th October 2016, 12:55	#4
peelaaa Posted a thing or two 75 cdti 2004 contemporary Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: meath Posts: 1,551 Thanks: 272 Thanked 80 Times in 58 Posts	What year saab is it? I've had a few in the past

15th October 2016, 15:00	#5
CLINTE Loves to post Rover & MG less Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: ELLESMERE PORT Posts: 320 Thanks: 44 Thanked 97 Times in 90 Posts	It would be nice to have a few more details e.g. Model Manual or Auto Petrol ( chain ) or Diesel ( cam-belt & water pump ) And yes there is the Saab Owners Club ( SOC ) www.saabclub.co.uk which you can join . You get the " SAAB DRIVER" magazine ( foc ) every couple of months which has some useful information in it . As others say on here pictures are always good as well . Clinte

15th October 2016, 18:08	#6
GRANDAD LES Loves to post ROVER 75 TOURER CONTEMP Join Date: May 2009 Location: LINDAL-IN-FURNESS Posts: 360 Thanks: 205 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts	Sorry about that, it's a Saab 1.8t Vector (2005) Petrol and Manual. It has only covered 71K and is in lovely condition. I have never fathomed out how to put pictures on the Forum yet! The car seems to be very well built, the leather seats are a pleasure - the doors shutting with a nice thud!