The SAAB 9-5 was designed to cruise in comfort at 120 mph on the Autobahn. It's not a true sports car although the 2002 9-5 Aero could keep up with most sports cars of the same year 0-60 mph. It's built for comfort cruising at 120 mph, and in that task SAAB engineers did an amazing job. Cheers.
@@williamegler8771 I have been working at Saab TDC for over 20 years. GM/ Opel had very little if anything to do with the Saab 95. Apart from that we had a Opel engineer at Saab TDC that was responsible for the cost reduction of all of our products. That guy wasn't the most popular guy.
@@bengtmowitz5012 That is correct!! SAAB just borrowed a Vectra. Stripped it completely to the bone and basically build a new real SAAB arround it with their own designed parts with their own heratige, design philophosy and made it a proper made (well designed) in Sweden product. I can tell you GM / Opel / Vauxhall men observing the whole proces weren't that very pleased about that (and the costs). In the first place GM thought is would be just cosmetic changes. Not a whole new car. Especially when they did it twice on the next model as well. Sadly this was also the downfall of disbanding from GM.
@@viowave So true! We were rather unobidient, but it was with the aim to be better. Most of the competition back then was satisfied with fulfilling the basic requirements as crash performance etc. At Saab we fulfilled those requirements, but we also had a number of internal requirements which always surpassed the basic requirements with 10 - 25% or more. That was the real money gussler.
-Built very well -Very safe and robust in case of a crash -Solid engine that goes on forever -Extremely nice interior with great, simple gadgets -Quick despite it's weight -Basically a landbourne jet fighter Literally the best car on the second hand market. Cost's peanuts. Only issues are running costs like tax.
It's normal that she's heavy. Look at the quality and thickness of the steel they used! It's the build quality that makes her heavy rather than the useless gadgets fitted to all those crappy SUV's and euroboxes.
5:50 the rear disc and drum brake setup is actually from General Motors. That was handy when my handbrake return spring broke as I was able to get another from the local Vauxhall dealer.
you CANT really call replacement tires and brakes as "repairs.........these are "consumables, not repair`s " talking about "over engineering" why does nobody point out the THIRD front windscreen washer, 2 aint enuff for saab !!!!!!!!
There is only around an actual 60-70kg compared to the saloon if you look it up on WIS. The Saloon could be specced up to nearly 1.7 tonne as well. My 04 Aero Estate is around the 1.6 Tonne area and is pretty much basic spec for an Aero. The heavy cars will be the V6 with all trimmings. AS3 audio, slide out rear shelf etc. We take ours to the lake district camping and you can fill the boot with enough stuff for a big family with 5 people in the passenger compartment relaxing. These cars need to be run on 98/99 octane. The ECU is very advanced for its time (Saab's own in house design) and can change performance depending on fuel. You certainly notice the difference.
Ah that sounds more realistic, I was going off what it says on Parker’s! I’m looking forward to taking it camping, I’m planning on trying to sleep in the back of the car haha. I’ve read things about the Ecu adjusting automatically so will give it a go 👍
You've got a cracking example there. I'm from not too far down the road but now live in Australia. I have a late 2001-built MY00 Aero SportCombi with manual trans, it's such a good car! I don't trust used B235's after a few bad experiences of poorly maintained motors, and this one was too good to risk - I did a full rebuild with forged pistons, huge suspension overhaul, subframe and other bushes, mounts etc - it just needs a few performance bits and a tune to make it really fly! It has 142,000km or just under 90,000 miles - how lucky was I? I only know of a couple of manual Aero wagons (estates) over here. I should however say that the work I did was about 10x what I paid for the car.. and that was doing it myself! You are blessed in the UK with lots of cars + spares, lots of performance part suppliers, and lots of other Saabisti building cars. Enjoy!
My 2002 SAAB 9-5 had similar sounding problems with suspension knocking and xenon light leveling problems. The suspension noise was fixed with polyurethane bushings on the rearward mounts of the front subframe and new lower control arm bushings. I used Powerflex purple (street) bushings.The headlight level system needed new gravity sensor links in front and rear suspension.
Saab was really ahead of its time. Other car brands in that time could only deliver the same performance with more cilinders and most of the time did not make use of turbo's.
I just did a 1200 kilometer road trip with an identical car on E85 fuel and it averaged 28 MPG (note: ethanol naturally increases the MPG by 30%). Couldn't have had a more comfy car than this!
Winslow[FIN] i have a 2007 95 Linear and average 10l/100Km mixed driving and on a trip this goes down to 7.3l/100Km, or in black and white this is about 35mpg. A full sized car with small car economy, they’re great.
@@vibingwithvinyl yeah thanks for correcting me, that is what I meant. I don't know how it is elsewhere but here in Finland most of the E85 fuel is actually recycled biowaste, so not so bad for the environment as well!
I have a 95 Vector est with the old 2.2TiD. It has parking sensors lol. On a run it'll return 45 mpg+. Mid range pull is decent enough to get past slower traffic on dual carriageways. Only car I owned that was close to meeting it for comfort was an old Volvo 740 est
You sound like you're from Notts/Derby - get over to Noobtune and give this an £80 remap - he''s only in Long Eaton and it'd make for another brilliant video!
@@BleeCarswell you got a great deal. when you change tires you want to keep all of the same type tires and keep the wear close to being the same. usually replace all four at the same time , rotate them ,they should last you a long time. don't cheap out on tires they are what is between the road and your car. alright then cheerio
I would buy a cam shaft positioning sensor to mate I had a starting issue with mine when it was hot. It wouldn't start until it cooled and it would always happen in the petrol station plus mine was an auto so you couldn't bump start it either. Plus if your turbo goes I used neo bros saab parts they done me a genuine turbo for £300
If you haven't already sorted it the gravity sensor for the headlights can be set manually.....usually a broken arm coming off it so just turn the bit that is left until the headlights are where you want them. In the passenger side wheel well above the control arm.
I've had my 2.0 L Silver 54 plate saab 9-5 estate vector since 2005, it's done 60k and in showroom condition. It's never let me down and you can still smell the leather, thing is I went online to check out ' we buy any car' and got a quote of £315 for my car 🙄. I've just replaced the 4 tyres ( after 6 years) at a cost of £450 😂. Can't recommend the saab highly enough 👏
owned loads of 'proper' Saabs in the past which were great, (apart from chocolate turbo gearboxes.) never entertained the GM models though...though a 95 may be an option at some point - much better built than the 93.
My last 9-5 (I've had 3) cost me £1600, it was ex police and had full service all new tyres and brakes. It had 70,000 miles. I thought I would just drive it, spending as little as possible to keep it going. Well, it turns out it had been tuned by special vehicle ops by the police and was absolute monster. I kept it for nearly four years and did 55,000 miles, loved it. Even drove it to Spain from Uk. Nothing went wrong, only had the usual service costs. If you can find a good example with lowish mileage 2004-2006 with proof of proper oil changes then you should be very happy.
I'm afraid I can beat that. £700 for an 02 volvo v70 t5. Not only will it do over 150 in theory I've actually had it over 150. And thats with 220000 miles on it.
@@BleeCarswell it's a hell of a car tbf, paid 2k for it with 161k on and every receipt it's ever had. Last dude put a 300 quid remap on it and it will legit do 160 on the clock still pulling. Mines standard apart from a quantum remap, lowered 20mm on springs and the backbox is gone. Sounds hellish
Saab aero 0-60 mph = 6.5 seconds. That's faster than most so called sports cars. Early aero' were rated at 225 Bhp but the experts I spoke to say that was a minimum and that most were well in excess. Later versions were rated at 265 Bhp! .
Auto leveling on the lights is likely the level sensor, a tech2 can show which one, and you can try to calibrate it, which might resolve the issue. For the knocking check the front subframe bushes, and also the anti-roll-bar links. The ARB links are fairly easy to do, and the Meyle HD ones are great, and pretty cheap.
love the car bro....i have its twin... i picked up a 2004 95 aero wagon same silver color...with 93 anniversary rims and new michelin pilots.... the man was asking $3500 i went down and drove it... it had an engine light on... no boost and a bad oil leak... i offered him $1000 and he got mad said the michelins and the 93 wheels he had just paid $1400 for them installed... but his wife told him to sell it.. ..i also got him to throw in the rear hatch wing which makes the car look even better.... i was a saab tech at local saab dealer for 5 years... i remember thinkin in 04 when the shark tooth nose came out i would never be able to afford the 48k price tag...and now i have a beauty for $1000.... i replaced the oil pressure switch that was the oil leak...new plugs new maf sensor and fixed a few vaccum hoses that were cracked and leaking and now shes a screamer...also did k&n filer and drilled extra air inlets to the air box...the car had 202k when i bought it in june and now just hit 220k this afternoon.... the previous owner was a saab man through and through as he had a built viggen in the garage and a 95 aero sedan as a daily... although my car is an automatic i actually prefer it...the 95 5 speed is notchy and with the power boost in 04 05 they box can be considered weak... the 5 speed auto is bullet proof and will out accelerate the manual easily... plus i live in massachusetts i enjoy the sport daily and the winter mode when snow and ice are in season... the car will creep up an iced out hill with precision where a manual would be slip sliding away.... great cars though and i hope to keep this one going for years to come....im looking at getting a 3 inch down pipe and a tune next....CHEERS
I have a 9-5 Aero wagon, it's current remapped to stage 3. that's 295bhp and 450nm . it doesn't hang around. I'm currently building an uprated engine that'll be able to handle 500bhp for it. I've bought the wife a 9-3 diesel wagon for commuting as we only get 16- 20mpg around town. i'll never part we it. You don't own a 9-5 Aero for economy, it's all about the smile factor !
Enough with the 150mph! You make me nervous. BTW have you checked whether the rear central air vent permanently puts out hot? It's not serious, and not always obvious when you're in the front. The culprit is a little plastic hook that pulls the hot/cold cable...and they snap. I can guarantee this will happen.
Amazing I bought one of these after my Saab linear 1.9 petrol yesterday. MOT December..157000 miles... Mine is diesel, & is 2008 with fsh.. not brought it back to my drive yet & not looking forward to getting it into my parking area. You are a thinking girls Jeremy Clarkson without his annoying moronic self obsession and privellege!
Haha thank you very much! Good luck with the car, I'm sure you'll quickly get used to it. Saying that I am sometimes surprised by the length of the bloody thing when turning around!
@@BleeCarswell Thanks but I drove it back without getting it properly checked over, I drove it a bit quick then got stuck in Birmingham traffic then 15 miles from home got a check engine light... so did not want to chance it, pulled in safely within 30 seconds ... AA Rescue ran the electronic checks but no fault diagnosed. Then followed me back, then took bits off and concluded problems with the Turbo... my mechanic is back from holidays on 27th, car booked in for 28th. I have been watching a lot of Saab Diesel videos on TH-cam.. we will see..I really don't want to lose this one!!
I did 155mph in my 1995 9000 CDE couple of years ago, when it had something like 250 thousand miles on it. Still goes like stink. Not exactly stock though.
Be interesting if you could simply remove the turbo would it still do 150mph? Youd think it should albeit slower getting there but its the same 2.3 litres and same gearbox.
nice, just got a free 95 2.0 se automatic. it runs really well but unfortunately I'm not sure it will ever pass another MOT and I already have a car and a camper so I can't really keep it.
You got it for free?! Shows how little they are worth, but I guess the fact it wont get through another MOT might have something to do with it haha. Why will it fail? rust?
@@BleeCarswell well, the engine check light comes on for some reason, it goes away after a reset, its had a bit of welding done but i think the rust may be coming back in that area according to the mot history (rear inner frame area), its also mentions bushes/pins. I am getting it on a mates ramps soon to have a look. I've done poly bushes on volvos before so it might be worth it. it also needs an oil flush and service I think. Mot is up end of July
Hi Tony. I used to have a 9-5 3.0 TiD. Dont get one of those as they are not very reliable. Also if youre planning to service it yourself look where the air filter is and if you need a special tool to replace the oil filter. All the best.....................
Mine does 17mpg.. ( the same but automatic version ), but I think of the luxury when that happens, ha ha....seriously, it will overtake a 911 ( faster from 40-70 mph)
These are great cars and yours is a fine example. Saab's are great buys. well made, SAFE and very affordable luxury. A plus point is they're usually owned by conservative people that drive them normally, look after them and have them repaired when needed. My '01 9-5 estate was typical of this only having 150k (93 000 miles) service history and had a very easy life. Sure, it helps if you're handy with a spanner mainly due to age wear but parts aren't all that expensive. I'm in Australia (where Saab's aren't even considered by buyers) and I paid $1000 for mine (probably 500 quid). That's impossible vale for money. Go Saab!
What exactly is the point of reaching a top speed of 150+ mph? In the vid, you are driving on A- or B- roads any car with 100 hp could handle equally and on a British motorway, anything above 100 mph is likely not to last very long without a serious threat to the driver's licence. Even in Germany, it doesn't really matter. There is no general blanket speed limit - but lots of local ones, traffic jams and mile-long roadworks with contraflows and 80 or even 60 kph limits. You actually have to go on a long road trip outside centres of population to really put the foot down for some miles. I an German and I've got a 9-5 (albeit just with 185 hp and an automatic) - I tried 130 or 135 mph once for a short bit and thought "fine she's still up to it" but never did it again. I read that the 9-5 brakes aren't really that good for frequent high speed use - probably because the car's main markets are the US, the UK and Sweden itself. So if you are thinking of a leadfoot trip to Germany with a 200+ k mile Saab 9-5, think again. Mid rev pull and acceleration are a lot more important - and the Aeros are just fine there...
Complaining on a 1.7t Estate car and I'm sitting here with Mazda 6 MPS , sedan which weighs 1565kg and she has almost no insulation. After the insulation (underbody), doors, trunk, everything...with alubutyl she has gained 15-20kg and she's less confortable than the Saab 9.5 Aero. Lucky me I got the car with the US map (274hp), but the normal one has 256hp and the same fuel consumption as the Saab 9-5 2.3 Aero even though she has Direct Injection. I'm trying to convice my wife to get a 9-5 Aero 2.3 as a family car, no luck...still.
Sensible people own saabs you don't rush you waft along nobody shouts at saab owners 🤗✌️downside with saab is parts and costs will hit you hard plus its a early model. Marmite cars. I love marmite 😚👌
Haha never heard of them being described as marmite before! You’re right about wafting 👍 Ironically after filming this I found out that I was losing coolant 😬 I’m hopeful for a cheapish repair 🤞🤞🤞
@@BleeCarswell need to be hands on with the spanners owning saab alot of people run away its just GM, but over engineered. Parts available out there specialist's used new. Saab beautiful cars. 👍Will await your coolant issue
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You can get an Omega MV6 with the 3.0 or 3.2 V6 for the same sort of money, and manual versions will break 150 mph. The SAAB is probably more reliable and better built though, if you buy one with a good service history. Don't ever buy a SAAB without a good service history as ones lacking history are little, if any, cheaper than ones with all the paperwork and one that hasn't had caring owners will cost you a lot of money sorting it out, far more than the difference between that vehicle and one with a cast iron history. Really, SAABs without history should be considered as parts cars only. Don't be put off by big miles on cars with plenty of history as, while they may not be as good as pre-GM "classic" SAABs, they are still perfectly capable of racking up well over 300,000 miles without major issues, and there are plenty around that are long past 500,000 miles...
Ya certainly can't grumble at £900 pounds a lot of car for fish and chips money bargin! Well done I've got a low mileage 89000 miles saab 93 aero convertible on a 53 plate I've had it for 6 years and only just recently the central locking piston for the sunroof has give up the ghost, £565 including vat for the part up front, it takes 2 weeks to arrive from Sweden I'll be selling it after it fixed got a dog now so I'm thinking of getting a 95 aero hot estate 😉
I love the 9-5. Had mine for years. It’s now modified to c 500BHP, but interestingly, the front AP Racing discs and pads cost the same as your whole car here! Your Bi-xenon is a sensor arm on the axle, may have come loose, otherwise swap out for another 2nd hand one. If you want more poke for not much money, try an ECU remap from someone like Karl from Noobtune, who can free up more torque for small cash outlay, make it feel much more alive. Enjoy, and thanks for sharing your videos. SOULFIRER UKSaabs
@@BleeCarswell it was pure luck to get it though, but was being bit of an arse just wanted to prove your comment wrong ;) and i have an auto box to contend with
@@BleeCarswell it's alright i do think it saps the power but it only has 286bhp i think when brand new and it is nearly 20 years old so... see you are local to the east midlands too.. do you work with cars?
Saabs continued to be over engineered until GM killed off the company with its inbuilt obsolescence mentality. This means that if you find a good one, both the exterior and interior will be in much better condition than other makes of the same age. I bought mine for £850 and inside and out iit looks almost like new!
The SAAB 9-5 was designed to cruise in comfort at 120 mph on the Autobahn. It's not a true sports car although the 2002 9-5 Aero could keep up with most sports cars of the same year 0-60 mph. It's built for comfort cruising at 120 mph, and in that task SAAB engineers did an amazing job. Cheers.
SAAB engineers with a lot of help from Opel engineers.
@@williamegler8771 No, maybee some componentes, not engineers, idiot
@@williamegler8771 I have been working at Saab TDC for over 20 years. GM/ Opel had very little if anything to do with the Saab 95. Apart from that we had a Opel engineer at Saab TDC that was responsible for the cost reduction of all of our products. That guy wasn't the most popular guy.
@@bengtmowitz5012 That is correct!! SAAB just borrowed a Vectra. Stripped it completely to the bone and basically build a new real SAAB arround it with their own designed parts with their own heratige, design philophosy and made it a proper made (well designed) in Sweden product. I can tell you GM / Opel / Vauxhall men observing the whole proces weren't that very pleased about that (and the costs). In the first place GM thought is would be just cosmetic changes. Not a whole new car. Especially when they did it twice on the next model as well. Sadly this was also the downfall of disbanding from GM.
@@viowave So true! We were rather unobidient, but it was with the aim to be better. Most of the competition back then was satisfied with fulfilling the basic requirements as crash performance etc. At Saab we fulfilled those requirements, but we also had a number of internal requirements which always surpassed the basic requirements with 10 - 25% or more. That was the real money gussler.
-Built very well
-Very safe and robust in case of a crash
-Solid engine that goes on forever
-Extremely nice interior with great, simple gadgets
-Quick despite it's weight
-Basically a landbourne jet fighter
Literally the best car on the second hand market. Cost's peanuts. Only issues are running costs like tax.
It's normal that she's heavy. Look at the quality and thickness of the steel they used! It's the build quality that makes her heavy rather than the useless gadgets fitted to all those crappy SUV's and euroboxes.
Very good point!
5:50 the rear disc and drum brake setup is actually from General Motors. That was handy when my handbrake return spring broke as I was able to get another from the local Vauxhall dealer.
These cars age so well, they still look modern, so way ahead of there time.
I think they look great. Love the rear quarter.
yh they look good but definitely not modern
you CANT really call replacement tires and brakes as "repairs.........these are "consumables, not repair`s " talking about "over engineering" why does nobody point out the THIRD front windscreen washer, 2 aint enuff for saab !!!!!!!!
There is only around an actual 60-70kg compared to the saloon if you look it up on WIS. The Saloon could be specced up to nearly 1.7 tonne as well. My 04 Aero Estate is around the 1.6 Tonne area and is pretty much basic spec for an Aero. The heavy cars will be the V6 with all trimmings. AS3 audio, slide out rear shelf etc. We take ours to the lake district camping and you can fill the boot with enough stuff for a big family with 5 people in the passenger compartment relaxing. These cars need to be run on 98/99 octane. The ECU is very advanced for its time (Saab's own in house design) and can change performance depending on fuel. You certainly notice the difference.
Ah that sounds more realistic, I was going off what it says on Parker’s! I’m looking forward to taking it camping, I’m planning on trying to sleep in the back of the car haha. I’ve read things about the Ecu adjusting automatically so will give it a go 👍
You've got a cracking example there. I'm from not too far down the road but now live in Australia. I have a late 2001-built MY00 Aero SportCombi with manual trans, it's such a good car!
I don't trust used B235's after a few bad experiences of poorly maintained motors, and this one was too good to risk - I did a full rebuild with forged pistons, huge suspension overhaul, subframe and other bushes, mounts etc - it just needs a few performance bits and a tune to make it really fly! It has 142,000km or just under 90,000 miles - how lucky was I? I only know of a couple of manual Aero wagons (estates) over here.
I should however say that the work I did was about 10x what I paid for the car.. and that was doing it myself!
You are blessed in the UK with lots of cars + spares, lots of performance part suppliers, and lots of other Saabisti building cars. Enjoy!
Thanks for the comment! Wow, sounds like your example will be a dream to drive. Hopefully after all that work the car treats you well for many years!
My 2002 SAAB 9-5 had similar sounding problems with suspension knocking and xenon light leveling problems. The suspension noise was fixed with polyurethane bushings on the rearward mounts of the front subframe and new lower control arm bushings. I used Powerflex purple (street) bushings.The headlight level system needed new gravity sensor links in front and rear suspension.
Thanks for the info! 👍
Saab was really ahead of its time. Other car brands in that time could only deliver the same performance with more cilinders and most of the time did not make use of turbo's.
i have always described my 9-5 estate as a battleship and turning it can take weeks to acheive especially in tights car parks
Haha parking it in a tight space is a bit of a challenge! Thanks for watching.
I just did a 1200 kilometer road trip with an identical car on E85 fuel and it averaged 28 MPG (note: ethanol naturally increases the MPG by 30%). Couldn't have had a more comfy car than this!
Good to hear! I'll be doing 1500 miles over 4 days next week in this one.
I think he meant that E85 _decreases_ MPG as ethanol has less energy per unit than petrol.
Winslow[FIN] i have a 2007 95 Linear and average 10l/100Km mixed driving and on a trip this goes down to 7.3l/100Km, or in black and white this is about 35mpg. A full sized car with small car economy, they’re great.
@@vibingwithvinyl yeah thanks for correcting me, that is what I meant. I don't know how it is elsewhere but here in Finland most of the E85 fuel is actually recycled biowaste, so not so bad for the environment as well!
I have a 95 Vector est with the old 2.2TiD. It has parking sensors lol. On a run it'll return 45 mpg+. Mid range pull is decent enough to get past slower traffic on dual carriageways. Only car I owned that was close to meeting it for comfort was an old Volvo 740 est
I was surprised by the lack of parking sensors haha. Glad to hear you enjoyed 2.2TiD, thanks for watching!
You sound like you're from Notts/Derby - get over to Noobtune and give this an £80 remap - he''s only in Long Eaton and it'd make for another brilliant video!
Wow it's a small world. I'm actually from Long Eaton 😂 Might have to get in contact with him!
@@BleeCarswell very small world! His website: noobtune.co.uk/ - stage 1 will take it to 275 bhp 295 lb ft roughly
That is hell a lot of car for that money! I have the 9-5 2004 Linear, great car indeed!
zosozoso2 Thanks for watching! Hope it serves you well! 👍
@@BleeCarswell you got a great deal. when you change tires you want to keep all of the same type tires and keep the wear close to being the same. usually replace all four at the same time , rotate them ,they should last you a long time. don't cheap out on tires they are what is between the road and your car. alright then cheerio
I have a Jan 2003 52 reg Vector 90k miles. Sails through MOTs and service every year.
I would buy a cam shaft positioning sensor to mate I had a starting issue with mine when it was hot. It wouldn't start until it cooled and it would always happen in the petrol station plus mine was an auto so you couldn't bump start it either. Plus if your turbo goes I used neo bros saab parts they done me a genuine turbo for £300
Good to know cheers! 👍
Yes ,great car, my 2005 93 rocks with a few mods, rechiped and a few Suspension upgrades
If you haven't already sorted it the gravity sensor for the headlights can be set manually.....usually a broken arm coming off it so just turn the bit that is left until the headlights are where you want them. In the passenger side wheel well above the control arm.
Cheers I'll have a look!
I've had my 2.0 L Silver 54 plate saab 9-5 estate vector since 2005, it's done 60k and in showroom condition. It's never let me down and you can still smell the leather, thing is I went online to check out ' we buy any car' and got a quote of £315 for my car 🙄. I've just replaced the 4 tyres ( after 6 years) at a cost of £450 😂. Can't recommend the saab highly enough 👏
It sad how comically cheap they are!
owned loads of 'proper' Saabs in the past which were great, (apart from chocolate turbo gearboxes.) never entertained the GM models though...though a 95 may be an option at some point - much better built than the 93.
My last 9-5 (I've had 3) cost me £1600, it was ex police and had full service all new tyres and brakes. It had 70,000 miles. I thought I would just drive it, spending as little as possible to keep it going. Well, it turns out it had been tuned by special vehicle ops by the police and was absolute monster. I kept it for nearly four years and did 55,000 miles, loved it. Even drove it to Spain from Uk. Nothing went wrong, only had the usual service costs. If you can find a good example with lowish mileage 2004-2006 with proof of proper oil changes then you should be very happy.
I didn't know the police over here used Saabs. Sounds like it was a good buy! Thanks for watching mate.
Blee Carswell - I once had family emergency and had to drive Herne Bay to centre Bournemouth late at night 168 miles via M25/M3 in 2 hours 8 minutes!
@@mikewa2 Wow thats some going! Works out at a nice average speed haha.
I'm afraid I can beat that. £700 for an 02 volvo v70 t5. Not only will it do over 150 in theory I've actually had it over 150. And thats with 220000 miles on it.
Thats not bad at all! I thought a Volvo would be the most likely brand to beat it haha.
Funny because I was looking at saab aeros as well. Theres not much between them I just thought the volvo would be a bit easier and cheaper to work on.
@@ta11man1 Thats fair enough, I hope it serves you well :)
The old Volvo V70 T5's are beasts, love Swedish motors
over 150 sure..
"a tow bar which is kind of parking sensor" haha
I was rear ended by jaguar xj6 and tow bar took the blow. No damage to my car, had it checked by garage. XJ6 was written off!
@@mikewa2 Classic
Cool video, I'm considering one of these. Currently got a 01 v70 t5 but fancy saab turbo estate next
Give it a go! Big fan of those volvos tbf.
@@BleeCarswell it's a hell of a car tbf, paid 2k for it with 161k on and every receipt it's ever had. Last dude put a 300 quid remap on it and it will legit do 160 on the clock still pulling. Mines standard apart from a quantum remap, lowered 20mm on springs and the backbox is gone. Sounds hellish
Saab aero 0-60 mph = 6.5 seconds. That's faster than most so called sports cars. Early aero' were rated at 225 Bhp but the experts I spoke to say that was a minimum and that most were well in excess. Later versions were rated at 265 Bhp! .
SAABscribed - not just because of your choice of new budget rocket, but spotted some very familiar local roads in your vids too.
Thanks mate, I will get another video with it up soon!
Auto leveling on the lights is likely the level sensor, a tech2 can show which one, and you can try to calibrate it, which might resolve the issue.
For the knocking check the front subframe bushes, and also the anti-roll-bar links. The ARB links are fairly easy to do, and the Meyle HD ones are great, and pretty cheap.
Thanks for the advice!
YES!! L❤️VE my Saab’s! Especially my ‘09 9-5 Aero 2.3L 👍🏼 Thanks for the great info Vid
love the car bro....i have its twin... i picked up a 2004 95 aero wagon same silver color...with 93 anniversary rims and new michelin pilots.... the man was asking $3500 i went down and drove it... it had an engine light on... no boost and a bad oil leak... i offered him $1000 and he got mad said the michelins and the 93 wheels he had just paid $1400 for them installed... but his wife told him to sell it.. ..i also got him to throw in the rear hatch wing which makes the car look even better.... i was a saab tech at local saab dealer for 5 years... i remember thinkin in 04 when the shark tooth nose came out i would never be able to afford the 48k price tag...and now i have a beauty for $1000.... i replaced the oil pressure switch that was the oil leak...new plugs new maf sensor and fixed a few vaccum hoses that were cracked and leaking and now shes a screamer...also did k&n filer and drilled extra air inlets to the air box...the car had 202k when i bought it in june and now just hit 220k this afternoon.... the previous owner was a saab man through and through as he had a built viggen in the garage and a 95 aero sedan as a daily... although my car is an automatic i actually prefer it...the 95 5 speed is notchy and with the power boost in 04 05 they box can be considered weak... the 5 speed auto is bullet proof and will out accelerate the manual easily... plus i live in massachusetts i enjoy the sport daily and the winter mode when snow and ice are in season... the car will creep up an iced out hill with precision where a manual would be slip sliding away.... great cars though and i hope to keep this one going for years to come....im looking at getting a 3 inch down pipe and a tune next....CHEERS
Hey man, sounds like you got a really good deal there! I hope you get much enjoyment out of it!
I'm a Saab 95 vector sport owner I've subscribed great video
Thanks for watching!
Had a 2004 Aero sedan. So damn fast with passing. Almost scary.
I have a 9-5 Aero wagon, it's current remapped to stage 3. that's 295bhp and 450nm . it doesn't hang around. I'm currently building an uprated engine that'll be able to handle 500bhp for it. I've bought the wife a 9-3 diesel wagon for commuting as we only get 16- 20mpg around town. i'll never part we it.
You don't own a 9-5 Aero for economy, it's all about the smile factor !
Wow 500bhp will be mental! thanks for watching!
What about the Vauxhall senator 3 litre I'm sure they go for peanuts and do 150mph if you can find one that is. What about e34 540i?
I've not looked, but I'd argue that they are a bit more difficult to find in driveable condition haha :P Thanks for watching mate!
Enough with the 150mph! You make me nervous. BTW have you checked whether the rear central air vent permanently puts out hot? It's not serious, and not always obvious when you're in the front. The culprit is a little plastic hook that pulls the hot/cold cable...and they snap. I can guarantee this will happen.
Haha, I was thinking of a way to title the video that would make it more 'Clickable'. I can't say I have - I'll have to investigate!
I would say remap but don't know much about reliability regarding clutch it
I love Saab cars. Subscribed :)
Thank you mate!
@@BleeCarswell Cheers, mate ;) My one - owned for 10 years already. I just love it. i.imgur.com/IWdYNi6.jpg
Amazing I bought one of these after my Saab linear 1.9 petrol yesterday. MOT December..157000 miles... Mine is diesel, & is 2008 with fsh.. not brought it back to my drive yet & not looking forward to getting it into my parking area. You are a thinking girls Jeremy Clarkson without his annoying moronic self obsession and privellege!
Haha thank you very much! Good luck with the car, I'm sure you'll quickly get used to it. Saying that I am sometimes surprised by the length of the bloody thing when turning around!
@@BleeCarswell Thanks but I drove it back without getting it properly checked over, I drove it a bit quick then got stuck in Birmingham traffic then 15 miles from home got a check engine light... so did not want to chance it, pulled in safely within 30 seconds ... AA Rescue ran the electronic checks but no fault diagnosed. Then followed me back, then took bits off and concluded problems with the Turbo... my mechanic is back from holidays on 27th, car booked in for 28th. I have been watching a lot of Saab Diesel videos on TH-cam.. we will see..I really don't want to lose this one!!
@@JodieAprilMae Uh oh, not ideal! Hopefully it gets sorted!
@@BleeCarswell Update to follow , thanks and me too!
I have the exact car, version 2003, same color and all. I love it, but I would never attempt to do over 150mph, lol. Mine has 162,000 miles on it.
I did 155mph in my 1995 9000 CDE couple of years ago, when it had something like 250 thousand miles on it. Still goes like stink. Not exactly stock though.
Be interesting if you could simply remove the turbo would it still do 150mph? Youd think it should albeit slower getting there but its the same 2.3 litres and same gearbox.
Interesting question haha. Surely the power from the turbo helps it against wind resistance?
nice, just got a free 95 2.0 se automatic. it runs really well but unfortunately I'm not sure it will ever pass another MOT and I already have a car and a camper so I can't really keep it.
You got it for free?! Shows how little they are worth, but I guess the fact it wont get through another MOT might have something to do with it haha. Why will it fail? rust?
@@BleeCarswell well, the engine check light comes on for some reason, it goes away after a reset, its had a bit of welding done but i think the rust may be coming back in that area according to the mot history (rear inner frame area), its also mentions bushes/pins. I am getting it on a mates ramps soon to have a look. I've done poly bushes on volvos before so it might be worth it. it also needs an oil flush and service I think. Mot is up end of July
@@mikestinyshedofdreams Ah a few bits then. Goodluck if you do decide to give it a go!
Right you convinced me I was toying with the idea but now I definitely want one :D
Hi Tony. I used to have a 9-5 3.0 TiD. Dont get one of those as they are not very reliable. Also if youre planning to service it yourself look where the air filter is and if you need a special tool to replace the oil filter. All the best.....................
Mine does 17mpg.. ( the same but automatic version ), but I think of the luxury when that happens, ha ha....seriously, it will overtake a 911 ( faster from 40-70 mph)
These are great cars and yours is a fine example. Saab's are great buys. well made, SAFE and very affordable luxury. A plus point is they're usually owned by conservative people that drive them normally, look after them and have them repaired when needed. My '01 9-5 estate was typical of this only having 150k (93 000 miles) service history and had a very easy life. Sure, it helps if you're handy with a spanner mainly due to age wear but parts aren't all that expensive. I'm in Australia (where Saab's aren't even considered by buyers) and I paid $1000 for mine (probably 500 quid). That's impossible vale for money. Go Saab!
Thanks for watching. Everything you say is very true. In terms of value for money they are impossible to beat!
I had two of these. Loved them, but both were scrapped when the engines blew. Very unreliable. But cheap (until they die!).
Shame your's had issues. This one is still going!
What exactly is the point of reaching a top speed of 150+ mph? In the vid, you are driving on A- or B- roads any car with 100 hp could handle equally and on a British motorway, anything above 100 mph is likely not to last very long without a serious threat to the driver's licence.
Even in Germany, it doesn't really matter. There is no general blanket speed limit - but lots of local ones, traffic jams and mile-long roadworks with contraflows and 80 or even 60 kph limits.
You actually have to go on a long road trip outside centres of population to really put the foot down for some miles. I an German and I've got a 9-5 (albeit just with 185 hp and an automatic) - I tried 130 or 135 mph once for a short bit and thought "fine she's still up to it" but never did it again.
I read that the 9-5 brakes aren't really that good for frequent high speed use - probably because the car's main markets are the US, the UK and Sweden itself. So if you are thinking of a leadfoot trip to Germany with a 200+ k mile Saab 9-5, think again.
Mid rev pull and acceleration are a lot more important - and the Aeros are just fine there...
Complaining on a 1.7t Estate car and I'm sitting here with Mazda 6 MPS , sedan which weighs 1565kg and she has almost no insulation. After the insulation (underbody), doors, trunk, everything...with alubutyl she has gained 15-20kg and she's less confortable than the Saab 9.5 Aero. Lucky me I got the car with the US map (274hp), but the normal one has 256hp and the same fuel consumption as the Saab 9-5 2.3 Aero even though she has Direct Injection.
I'm trying to convice my wife to get a 9-5 Aero 2.3 as a family car, no luck...still.
Sensible people own saabs you don't rush you waft along nobody shouts at saab owners 🤗✌️downside with saab is parts and costs will hit you hard plus its a early model. Marmite cars. I love marmite 😚👌
Haha never heard of them being described as marmite before! You’re right about wafting 👍 Ironically after filming this I found out that I was losing coolant 😬 I’m hopeful for a cheapish repair 🤞🤞🤞
@@BleeCarswell need to be hands on with the spanners owning saab alot of people run away its just GM, but over engineered. Parts available out there specialist's used new. Saab beautiful cars. 👍Will await your coolant issue
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You can get an Omega MV6 with the 3.0 or 3.2 V6 for the same sort of money, and manual versions will break 150 mph. The SAAB is probably more reliable and better built though, if you buy one with a good service history. Don't ever buy a SAAB without a good service history as ones lacking history are little, if any, cheaper than ones with all the paperwork and one that hasn't had caring owners will cost you a lot of money sorting it out, far more than the difference between that vehicle and one with a cast iron history. Really, SAABs without history should be considered as parts cars only. Don't be put off by big miles on cars with plenty of history as, while they may not be as good as pre-GM "classic" SAABs, they are still perfectly capable of racking up well over 300,000 miles without major issues, and there are plenty around that are long past 500,000 miles...
I dont do huge miles but I'm looking forward to it ticking over 250k!
Ya certainly can't grumble at £900 pounds a lot of car for fish and chips money bargin! Well done I've got a low mileage 89000 miles saab 93 aero convertible on a 53 plate I've had it for 6 years and only just recently the central locking piston for the sunroof has give up the ghost, £565 including vat for the part up front, it takes 2 weeks to arrive from Sweden I'll be selling it after it fixed got a dog now so I'm thinking of getting a 95 aero hot estate 😉
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I love the 9-5. Had mine for years.
It’s now modified to c 500BHP, but interestingly, the front AP Racing discs and pads cost the same as your whole car here!
Your Bi-xenon is a sensor arm on the axle, may have come loose, otherwise swap out for another 2nd hand one.
If you want more poke for not much money, try an ECU remap from someone like Karl from Noobtune, who can free up more torque for small cash outlay, make it feel much more alive.
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500BHP?! Wow it must fly! Thanks for the info mate.
Do you wanna sell it mate I'm after a nice saab 95
i went 155 miles in my saab 9-5 arc and blew up the motor
got a 2000 540i for £500 not knackered either
Ah nice!
@@BleeCarswell it was pure luck to get it though, but was being bit of an arse just wanted to prove your comment wrong ;) and i have an auto box to contend with
@@steven-hf1wk Haha, I knew my comment would be contested. Is the auto box a bit slow to respond?
@@BleeCarswell it's alright i do think it saps the power but it only has 286bhp i think when brand new and it is nearly 20 years old so... see you are local to the east midlands too.. do you work with cars?
@@steven-hf1wk Nah, I want to be a car journalist. Not very mechanically minded if im honest!
Saabs continued to be over engineered until GM killed off the company with its inbuilt obsolescence mentality. This means that if you find a good one, both the exterior and interior will be in much better condition than other makes of the same age. I bought mine for £850 and inside and out iit looks almost like new!
Sounds good, I hope you get many enjoyable miles out of it! Thanks for watching.
Who pays exactly £897 for a car? That was a strange haggle!
Lexus ls400 will do over 150mph and you can pick them up for £peanuts.
those seats alone weight like 300 kg lol
7:20 you're not bothered at all but uploaded a video called "Issues" regardless. Clickbait?
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Sold my 2003 Aero in 2011 to buy a BMW 335. Worst car decision I've made among bad car decisions.