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[OmegaAnglesey]

Any of them, but the one in question which caught my eye was the 9-5 Hot Aero model/spec .. Like the one in the link ...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140925891290;jsessionid=9A834C92A03CB7F5D5F5907E9DE57A24?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D140925891290%26_rdc%3D1

They seem to be well equipped and have plenty of power around 250bhp I believe and some of them even come with cooling seats  ideal for hot summers (if we ever see any this year god knows  )

Yes they are FWD and not particularly good looking and possibly cramp inside from posts on google ,and Saab is no longer in production making petrol cars just electric or something like that I heard, but it's a decent car for the prices they fetch now.. Haven't driven one so I could be wrong, does anyone own one or have had one or had any experiences with these hot aero Saabs.. 

Hopefully going to see a 2000/01 Saab 9-5 Hot Aero Auto Saloon this weekend, from the pics it doesn't seem to have heated seats which is odd but apparently they where hit and miss around this age and don't have xenon's till after 2002 or around there.

 

[doz]

Didn't they suffer from some sort of oil pick up problem? I know it's a GM engine but to make it fit they did something with the sump or oil pump and it isn't uncommon for them to suffer catastrophic oil failure.

[OmegaAnglesey]

Yep I think the early ones did like around the year of the one I'm going to see.

Read the description of this one and apparently this one doesn't suffer from this problem.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321084749145?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D321084749145%26_rdc%3D1

"IT ALSO FEATURES THE LATER ENGINE BREATHER SYSTEM (NEWEST STYLE) WHICH PREVENTS THE OIL PICK UP FROM BECOMING BLOCKED BY SLUDGE, WHICH WAS A PROBLEM ON EARLIER MODELS"

[doz]

Once again  a lot of car for little money.

[cem_devecioglu]

never.. its parts are rare as hens teeth (here) and if you are lucky to find , you pay an arm and a leg..
 
besides its double the price of omega
 

[omega3000]

Always liked these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAAB-900-TURBO-8V-3-DR-HATCHBACK-PETROL-MANUAL-/310447385026?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item48481b29c2 more stylish than the newer stuff , built like tanks and drink fuel like one 

[hoody]

recently sold my 9-5 aero hot,breather kit/sump drop are the most important things to check on them breather kit around £100 and sump drop around 50-60 that includes oil change,if you do the jobs yourself,very good guides online and pretty straight forward,great cars very comfortable but thirsty.Parts not a problem through dealer or specialist.anything specific ask away.

[tunnie]

Those Aero seats are simply brilliant, soooo comfy!

[humbucker]

I bought a  facelift Saab 95 Aero HOT Estate recently, fabulous car for the money. 250bhp+ B235R high output turbo.

The dreaded oil problem that is being referred to is the age old issue of incorrect oil being used and infrequent oil drops; they should be run on fully synthetic oil and if semi has been used an the changes themselves have not been too frequent then a deposit of sludge will build in the sump and block/starve the pick up pipe resulting in a fubarred engine. Mine had a full Saab service history and one owner from new, not to mention v low miles, so it's all documented, but if in doubt then all owners recommend dropping the sump and cleaning it out.

Other things to look out for; direct injection cartridges can fail without warning and mine appears to be the only Saab in the country with all three SID's working perfectly without any dead pixels!

Aero seats are mega comfortable and come in three guises; leather, half leather and 90% leather. They also came with options of motorized seats, heated and air cooled. A range of wheels on 'em, mine are the multi spoke looking 17 inchers.

Very quick, very awesome, very cheap considering you're pulling German superbarge speeds (Clarkson claimed that the 95 Aero is quicker/has more torque than a 911 Turbo in the lower gears) and super comfortable.

[humbucker]

never.. its parts are rare as hens teeth (here) and if you are lucky to find , you pay an arm and a leg..
 
besides its double the price of omega

That's nonsense on both counts. Parts are readily available and I am using all new genuine parts for less than the cost of aftermarket. Don't forget this is a GM car so many items are available from your Vauxhall parts desk. But there are a wealth of genuine bits available for them and they're no more expensive than Omega bits.

[Lazydocker]

never.. its parts are rare as hens teeth (here) and if you are lucky to find , you pay an arm and a leg..
 
besides its double the price of omega

That's nonsense on both counts. Parts are readily available and I am using all new genuine parts for less than the cost of aftermarket. Don't forget this is a GM car so many items are available from your Vauxhall parts desk. But there are a wealth of genuine bits available for them and they're no more expensive than Omega bits.

Here, yes... But Cem's in Turkey

[humbucker]

never.. its parts are rare as hens teeth (here) and if you are lucky to find , you pay an arm and a leg..
 
besides its double the price of omega

That's nonsense on both counts. Parts are readily available and I am using all new genuine parts for less than the cost of aftermarket. Don't forget this is a GM car so many items are available from your Vauxhall parts desk. But there are a wealth of genuine bits available for them and they're no more expensive than Omega bits.

Here, yes... But Cem's in Turkey

Good point well made, I doff my hat to you squire! 

[humbucker]

A (not particularly good) photo of mine. 

[cem_devecioglu]

never.. its parts are rare as hens teeth (here) and if you are lucky to find , you pay an arm and a leg..
 
besides its double the price of omega

That's nonsense on both counts. Parts are readily available and I am using all new genuine parts for less than the cost of aftermarket. Don't forget this is a GM car so many items are available from your Vauxhall parts desk. But there are a wealth of genuine bits available for them and they're no more expensive than Omega bits.

Here, yes... But Cem's in Turkey

yep..
 
I know 2 biggest opel dealers (in capitol-Ankara) parts shop responsibles very closely..  one of them tried to convince other to sell saab parts years ago..  when one succeeded , he was very happy .. because those cars are rare here and keeping any stock was a big headache and investment..
and now situation is worse.. 
 
and a final note: the one who convinced other , had a problem with owner later ad transferred to the other service where he convinced and now working for the parts shop again
 
 
here is an example
http://www.sahibinden.com/ilan/vasita-otomobil-saab-2007-model-saab-9-5-vector-1-9-dizel-otm-47583983/detay
 
this car costs 19600£ approx..  for that money you can buy 3 omegas here and 100 omegas in UK

[MV6Matt]

Yes, the 93 AWD V6 turbo - the most of which I see on 09 and 59 plates

Don't know that I would go there now as they ain't made any more

I suppose the equivalent would be the Insignia VXR (?same engine/chassis?)

Matthew