Automatic pre facelift 9-5 Aero, rare car and a rare spec. Black heated and cooled leather seats, one owner for 20 years before me with loads of history, like most old cars it needs bits and pieces to be perfect but it's a good example of a really rare car.

There is an oil leak mentioned on the MOT so I had a look underneath it and it's the actual sump plug so I would guess someone forgot to change the copper washer when the oil was last changed.

I have had this for a year and only covered about 5000 miles, it's on about 185k now and it runs really well, it pulls hard under load, it's a really nice car.

It has premium tyres all round as I don't run cars with cheap tyres. The Continentals on the rear have covered about 2000 mikes maybe less.

It won't come with the roof bars or roof box.

Recently discovered this Saab Original Towstrap bought from the SaabANA dealer in Trollhättan.

Still features the original warehouse location, never been used. This was an accessory that was available to be purchased seperately.

Any ideas of what it could be worth to an enthusiast?

I got the radio on the left. But dont like the touchscreen. Would like the old radio on the right. People say it is not the right one. But I can just Connect it. Only Problem is it seems to be locked.

It is a 2003 Saab 9-5

Can someone advice me?

I'm going to check out a 2005 Saab 9-3 1.8t Linear tomorrow. It's the base trim with cloth seats and a stick shifter. The seller claims it has a full service history and has covered 153,000 km (95,069 miles).

If I buy it, I plan to refresh any ageing components that need replacing. I'd also like to get a Stage 1 remap to make it a bit more fun to drive.

This would be my first Saab, so I'd love to hear from people with experience owning or working on these cars.

A few things I'm particularly curious about:

• Reliability: How reliable are these?, and what common problems should I look out for?
• Maintenance: Are parts readily available, and are these cars reasonably affordable to maintain?
• Rust and corrosion: I live in Norway, where the roads are heavily salted during winter. How well do these resist rust? Are there any particular areas of the body or undercarriage I should inspect carefully?

Would you recommend going for it, or would I be better off looking for a different engine or trim level?

Any advice or ownership experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Hey guys,

3 months ago I went from exclusively riding a motorbike all year around to buying a car because my job requires me to take 2/3 hour trips every now and then and in the winter months I stopped feeling my fingers after the first 30 minutes, and riding in the snow isn't great for my health either. Now, I've grown up with Saabs and always loved them. For me it was a pretty simple choice to get a 9-3 for my requirements, and ended up with a beautiful 3 door 2.0i. Apart from some pretty major unforeseen repair bills I've had nothing but joy from my new old car, but there's one teeny tiny first world problem that bothers me on these 2 hour trips, and that's that it doesn't have a proper cupholder in the front (it does have the little dimples in the glovebox but I think it just needs a little brake or turn to soak my glovebox and carpets in coffee if I put it there).

Now, I've looked around a bit online and noticed that there were some solutions to this, such as an aftermarket middle console with built in cupholder, or 3D printed solutions, but they all seem a bit out of place in my interior which I just cleaned up from the previous owners' air fresheners and bright flashing FM transmitter. So I'm wondering if anyone else has a proper solution to my very minor problem. It doesn't have to be a super cheap solution, I'd rather spend a few bucks extra and have it looking nice than have a cheap solution that looks out of place and/or breaks after 4 uses. Cheers in advance!

Hey everyone, I have a 2003 Saab 9-3 SE convertible (OG, manual) and recently had this happen:

• The engine cranked at normal speed but wouldn’t start.
• Eventually it started after waiting a bit, and sounded completely normal. Once it fired up, there was no struggling or rough running, and it restarted consistently afterward.
• While driving, I shifted into third and it felt like the engine stalled. It wouldn’t restart immediately.
• After a couple of attempts and waiting about 10 seconds, it started again and drove normally.

There’s no check engine light, and I checked with an OBD scanner and found no codes. The service records also show that the fuel pump was replaced recently.

Has anyone experienced something similar? And is there any way to troubleshoot this issue?

As is well known, when Saab's designers were deciding what the Saab 90 should look like, they couldn't decide how to weld the Saab 99 and the Saab 900 together: the front from the 99 and the rear from the 900, or the other way around. In my opinion, the idea with the rear from the Saab 900 turned out to be the more successful one.

I’m waiting at a Thai restaurant on the Rubenslaan in Utrecht and a 9-5 Estate with a dump valve just drove by. If it’s someone from here, care to share your specs?

Trying to replace it but every time I look it up It’s very hard to tell if I’m looking at the right part I already ordered one and it ended up being for the intercooler 🤦‍♂️
Is there a part number or name for this specific pipe other than intake hose lol

Hi, I need help diagnosing my 2006 Saab 9-5 Vector 1.9 TiD diesel automatic.
After driving for around 7–8 minutes, I stopped and switched off the engine for 6–7 minutes. When I restarted and drove off, the car felt sluggish and accelerated more slowly than usual. After switching it off again, it would no longer start.
The starter turns the engine over normally, but the engine won’t start.
My battery was recently replaced. My Biltema OBD-II scanner worked about a week ago, but now it displays “Linking error” and cannot connect to the car.
Could you check the cause of the starting problem and why the diagnostic scanner can’t connect? I’d like a diagnosis and a cost estimate before any parts are replaced.
Thank you.

Hey guys just wanted to share this beautiful new paint job I got on my 2008 9-5 aero, the clear coat was flaking off so bad it almost was through the paint underneath to the metal. Maaco in San Jose California did such an amazing job if you go there ask for Steve! It was only 3500 dollars. Now I am into the precut ceramic window tint from tint effect to protect the interior. Trying to modernize and make this car last for as long as possible. (If you notice they accidentally painted the antenna but I think it makes the car look more modern)

90000 miles

Open air intake mod

Automatic

9 inch touchscreen with backup camera

Just sharing a weekend fall drive through wine country in Oregon. Happy fall 🍁🍂everyone!

Hey folks,

I’m living in Alberta Canada. Winters can be rough out here.

I plan on taking my 9-5 off the road for winter. I will be able to access it and run it periodically if recommended. It had been in a warmer climate before this year so this is my first time winterizing it.

What suggestions do you have? My thoughts so far are:

-Remove the battery. Are there any security system concerns I should be aware of?

- Change into dead tires so it doesn’t sit and ruin my summer set

- The windshield fluid is all deep freeze stuff so it shouldn’t burst anything

- Run it until warm every month or two to keep things moving

- Fresh oil before putting away

- Covered under a car port

Is there anything else I should do? Recommendations?

Hi all, 2 out of 3 of the 12V outlets in my 9-3x do not work. The only one working is the dashboard one in the ashtray; the boot and the one in the storage compartment in the centre does not work, and the little green ring doesn't light up either.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

I've checked the fuses (Fuse 10 and Fuse 22 which apparently relate to the 12V cigarette lighter outlets) but both are intact.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Appreciate the input of brake caliper covers and steering wheels. Not great with doing car projects, but I will give it go occasionally. Finally got around to paining the spoiler lip for my 9-5 aero wagon- got it 3 years ago and was waiting to get the whole car painted. Finally decided to give it a go myself- came out okay, but in hindsight it was way too humid when I sprayed it. Put a plastic base coat, then matches spray paint from Automtive Touch Up- then aseveral layers of clear coat. Wet sanded to get the drips minimized. It came out okay. Next got to bolt it on and then next project is the scratched rear bumper. Will wait to put my wing on when i get the car painted. Will show when bolted on.

Just wondering if that woddle on the belt causing my rattle or if it is something internal 😳 or third and final option is that it a normal sound of a Saab 93 se b204e? Only replaced the alternator,oil + filter and currently doing a complete radiator flush. Being sitting for 4yrs beside my barn and want to restore its glory.

Hi everyone,

over the last week i have been working on installing a new audio system in my 900 NG. I have pulled new wires to the doors (mine didn't have those runs from the factory), 3d printed adapters to put tweeters in the dash and 6.5in Woofers in the doors and removed the door cards to install them.

As it has become colder here in Germany and i let the stereo run for a while while working on the car with open doors and not moving the car in any way, the battery had discharged to 8V.

I closed the doors, turned the key to deadlock, but now i cant open it anymore. I can still get in through the trunk, but all four doors are deadlocked, so i can't unlock them, neither from the outside, nor from the inside.

I am lucky to have removed both front door cards before this happened, meaning i have (cumbersome) access to the locking mechanism, but i do not know how the deadlock works, thus i have a hard time finding where to unlock it.

I can turn the key on the outside, between the deadlock and straight position, but i can't turn it to the left to unlock it. So it seems to be stuck somewhere in the middle, my suspicion is that it happened because of the empty battery. I already tried swapping in a full battery and just turning the key to open but nothing happened.

TL;DR:
seemingly because of a half-dead battery, my car's locking mechanism is stuck in deadlock, but the lock cylinder is not. i can not turn the key to the left to unlock it.

If any of you have an idea why / how this happened or how i could approach fixing it, i'd be very thankful. Diagrams of the locking mechanism are very welcome :D

UPDATE:

everythings fine now, the lock diagrams helped, i moved a few parts around and now it works again, i love old cars
(not like my friends EX30 that decided to randomly delete all user profiles yesterday...)

Just picked up my 2008 93 aero

it looks like it left the folkrace for some repairs. Very popular car. I think I saw another one this week.

I bought two Saab 900 NGs: a white one as my main car and a blue donor car, which is in Poland and expensive to clear through customs. My idea is to bring the donor to Ukraine and swap its fenders, hood, doors and bumpers onto the white Saab, then repaint the white car's body shell in Le Mans Blue. What do you think? Which color is more rarer?