Category: Saab 9-3 II Sport Forum

This week, with a new (600km on the speedometer) 9-3 1.9 Tdi with Sentronic in the middle of the road, the following happened to me: Without any warning, the engine and all the lights and systems run out. As if someone had taken off the plug. Fortunately, this happened on a little busy side road. Don’t think about what could happen with a overtaking manoeuvre or on the highway. According to my garage, this could happen occasionally. Ch2 rebooting one or the other control unit and then the box is running again. I didn’t think I heard it right. This car is life-threatening. The funny thing about it. It was a replacement car because my 9-3 Aero Cabriolet has been in the workshop for three weeks with mechanical and electronic problems. The car is now 19 months old and was already over 10 times with similar problems in the garage. It would be such a great car but for me this is probably the topic Saab is done. I don’t like to tell you about the communication skills of the Saab leaders. It’s just a tragedy. If only I had kept the old 9-3 convertible…… An extremely disappointed (yet) Saab enthusiast.

Hello together, what do the uni colors look like at the convertible? Should one necessarily take a metallic paint or are the others ok, in terms of quality etc… Background of my question. After a long consideration I decided to stay black riders. What does the new Jetblack look like? Greetings, Frank

Drive a 93 Aero Cabrio with 6 gears circuit for about 14 days. From the beginning, the 2nd gears were difficult to install. In the warm operating conditions, switching became easier. After motorway operation flawless. However, in the morning, when the engine is cold, the 2nd gears are annoying. Does anyone have similar problems? Or was this solved by a corresponding grated oil (viscosity)? Are gear oil additives recommended here? For a short information I am grateful.

until my visit to the IAA, I had actually shot myself at the opera signum with 2.8 liter turbo, but unfortunately the quality in the interior didn’t convince me at all. for this, the new saab has stabbed me into the eye and I got a little bit more information… a question about the factory details still remains: in the opera vectra opc is obviously the same engine in it, how come there, at least according to the specialist press, 260 km/h peak and at the saab significantly less? is d What experiences did you have with your saab minus rattle noises after a few years??? the bugs of my BMW 330 (E46). Is Saab better, even worse??? Think of the Saab Kombi as a real alternative to the 330 D touring. The 3 litre petrol truck from BMW has just too little pull for me, the Saab should go really well in the opposite. Are there experiences???? Thank you for the answers!

ADAC winter tyre test 195/65/15 – September 2005 Hello @ all of the ADAC has tested winter tyres in the above mentioned size in the latest edition, this size is suitable for the Saab 9-3 II and the 9-5. Test winner is the Goodyear Ultra Grip 7 with the grade 2.1 Here is an excerpt from the ADAC homepage (source www.adac.de) winter tyres dimension 195/65 R 15 (T to 190 km/h)especially recommended: Goodyear Ultra Grip 7- very balanced tyres with top marks on wet, snow and ice, lower Rolling resistance; Dunlop Winter Sport 3D – very balanced tires with top marks on wetness, especially good also on dry road Vredestein Snowtrac 2 – very balanced tires, especially good on wetness, good also on dry road and on snow Pirelli W 190 Snowcontrol – very balanced tires with top marks on wear recommended: Continental WinterContact TS 810 – good on wet road, slightly weaker on snow (depreciation) compared to the best ones and especially on E is (depreciation) Bridgestone Blizzak LM 25 – top score on dry road, relatively good also on ice, slightly weaker on snow (depreciation) Nokian WR – good on snow and ice, very low wear, relatively weak on wet road (depreciation); Maloya Cresta 220 – particularly good on dry road, relatively high wear (depreciation) Michelin Alpin A2 – fuel-saving rolling resistance, low wear, slightly weaker on snow (depreciation) and especially on ice ( Depreciation) Semperit Sport Grip – good on dry road and on ice, slightly weaker on snow (depreciation) Kléber Krisalp HP – top score in rolling resistance, especially good on snow, relatively weak on wet (depreciation), slightly higher wear (depreciation) Uniroyal MS plus 55- good on dry and wet road, high rolling resistance, slightly higher wear Firestone Winterhawk – relatively good on ice, slightly weaker on dry and wet road Ihle Rigdon MS 179 – round Renewed tyres with relatively good performance on snow and ice, relatively weak on dry and wet road, loud indoor and outdoor noise, relatively high wear and tear recommended: Fulda Kristall Montero – particularly good on dry road, good on wet, fuel-saving rolling resistance, relatively low wear, relatively weak on snow (depreciation) Kumho KW 17 – quietest indoor and outdoor noise, relatively weak on dry and wet road, high wear Avon Ice Touring – Final light with the notes on wet and ice, quite weak snow, relatively high rolling resistance and wear; not recommended Hankook W 440 Ice Bear – Top score with fuel-saving rolling resistance, relatively good also on ice, very weak on snow (devaluation) Goodyear Vector 5 – M+S-marked all-year tire with relatively low wear, weak on snow (devaluation) and ice.http://www.adac.de/…/default.asp?… g. 🙂

Yesterday, my friendly SAAB dealer sent me a letter saying, among other things, that Saab decided to carry out a service battle for certain vehicles of the model 9-3 Convertible of the model years 2004 to 2005 in order to carry out various measures to improve the quality of the operation and function of the cover system. … Please make an appointment with us at the next possible time, in order to make the planned and for you of course free quality assurance Depending on which measures are to be taken on your vehicle, the required time will be about 0.5 to 4 hours. … Has anyone else received such a letter? Who knows more about this action? So far, I have noticed nothing negative about the operation and function of my cover, so I am surprised… Greeting Jürgen

Because I’m already so nice to research and have received good answers to my seat threat: There is a 9-3 option to order an integrated phone, or to attach the phone to the center console afterwards. With my last two Saabs I had that, was actually enough and had the advantage that I didn’t always have to turn off the phone and even got it loaded. I also don’t necessarily need voice control etc. The question is now r (and my dealer can’t answer this satisfactorily): is this subsequent installation with the new 9-3 what? Is the phone also controllable via the buttons of the “big” Navi, which I also want to do? Can one take calls then possibly also via the steering wheel? Or is such a constellation rather gifted and actually Murks? Unfortunately there is no equipment package, which my preferences 100%-y. Thanks to unbd greetings from the Pott, jogg

Since we want to buy a new Saab convertible, I have a few questions about individual features, since we come new to the league of the Saab or the convertible drivers: Planned is a 1.8 Vector (since we need the vehicle rather for shorter distances and have the Volvo V70R to the lawn, and highly motorized front-wheelers do not lie down to me) Which sound system makes sense, since the acoustics in Cabrio is probably not comparable to a closed car? Do the returners make sense? W it is still indispensable, e.g. does it need a wind bulkhead?

Hello, my Opel dealer has offered me today a new Vectra-C Lim (Cosmo) 1.8l 125 hp and as an alternative a Saab 9-3 Lim version (Arc) 1.8l 122 hp. Both vehicles are built on the same platform, the dealer’s estate is identical whether Opel or Saab, in the final sum both do not differ. Also from the service costs there are no significant differences, the intervals are the same, also price differences in spare parts and work specifications there are. Dealers do not really – you notice very quickly – the two models differ only by the body and a different logo. The Saab seems slightly fresher from the styling, and has three years warranty (that’s new) – the Opel only two. It is probably more a “abnormal feeling”, because really decisive reasons for a model have not been discovered, or is there any one that I currently don’t think of? What reasons speak pro or contra Opel or Saab?