2002 Saab 9-5 Estate reviews

Saab 9-5 Estate 2.2 TiD 2002

After my 900S of 1997 reached around 250000 mostly happy miles, we decided to have a 9-5 estate to get a more family-friendly ride. What a disaster! Not only the 9-5 diesel is noisy, it’s mechanics are extremely poor quality: had to replace EGR-valve, turbo, air-mass sensor, oil-pressure sensor, turbo-sensor, nearly all the turbo tubing, breaking down approximately every 2 months after a problem less first 80000 miles. It keeps starting really badly, even after several days in the garage to solve this problem, on hot days it just won’t start unless it’s towed to it. The dealer has been wonderful so far, but pricey. everytime you think that "this must be about all that can break on a car" you find out there’s even more low-quality GM-parts in this Saab. AVOID under all circumstances!