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by nocoiner 1122 days ago
Nice! Definitely going to give that a shot. I don’t think we’re actively considering anything in particular yet, but a ~10 year old car from a brand with a strong emphasis on safety seems ideal for a teen driver from my perspective. Not sure about the parts situation - is it possible that they were mostly drawn from the GM parts bin toward the end?

In that video, I cracked up at “a designer with… another Swedish car company.”
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twunde 1122 days ago
You can still get parts, although if you're going through your mechanic they can be expensive, especially if the mechanic isn't a SAAB specialist. I do think its worth looking to see if you can find a SAAB specialist. When I was based in NYC, Swedish Underground was by far the best SAAB mechanic I ever used (it was booked usually 1-2 weeks in advance with just Saabs) and everything that was fixed, stayed fixed.
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francis_lewis 1121 days ago
+1 for the importance of a good Saab mechanic (if you’re not working on it yourself). I think the deciding factor on if I buy another Saab in the future is my proximity to a decently rated Saab specialist.
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zyberzero 1122 days ago
There is still plenty of parts to get, the Swedish government took over the spare parts so some parts are sold by Orion [0]. I have yet not failed to get a spare part that I need for my Saab 9-5 -04.

[0] = https://webshop.saabparts.com/

Edit: Missed a very important not in the last sentence.

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