Here is HOW Reliable an OLD Saab Convertible Is! Another Roof Failure

In today's video, I realize that I have not done any sort of major repairs outside maintenance on my 2002 saab 9-3 since 2019! So, how reliable is owning an old saab? Tune in and drop your comments. Please like, share, and subscribe!
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[@sippigrrrl]

I had a hydraulic line fail in my 2001 Viggen last year, and we cleaned it all up, but decided not to tackle the job of replacing the line since it was late October, and I wasn’t planning to put the top down again until the spring. Hearing you say how easy the repair is gives me hope! I live in the New Orleans (Louisiana) area, so the heat from the constant sunlight really has caused the lines to deteriorate - there’s always “dust” on the tonneau from the lines, and I knew that failure was inevitable. I have a lot of trouble finding shops that know how to work on Saabs, and I’ve even had more than a few places say that they couldn’t drive my car up onto their lift, because there wasn’t enough ground clearance (~9 inches) to do so. There is only ONE mechanic who will (competently) work on Saabs that I’m aware of in the entire metropolitan area. Those of you who live in the northeast USA - where I hear there are lots of Saab mechanics to this day - are extremely fortunate.

[@NutellaBC]

Were the roof hinges regularly lubricated ? On mine, I noticed that the roof folds more quickly when hinges are lubricated ----> less stress on the hydraulics.

[@laurat1129]

Yep, I think I gotta do that.

[@Master_Bruce]

Hi kyle, I had same hose popped off like yours did on my 03 vert. Hydraulic hose protective outter skin kinda rotted off so it was literally pulled apart by activating the top. And since near by my work had this crimping machine( which crimp down to 6mm or 0.25inch). That white plastic tube is almost that size, so I put shrink tube over it and gave heat to shrink then I squeeze in the adopter that was apart and crimped it and worked for last 3~4 years until a month ago. This time, I just decided to buy a new hose and replace it, expected it to be damaged, but found hose was still in place, but o-ring inside was missing that made a leak....so this was my experience. That was 'G' hose I think you need to get.

[@MassiveTrackHunter]

Owned an NG for several years from 140k-200k, and used the hell out of the top. Basically if dry and above 30 degrees F, the top was going down baby!! Only issue I had was Rear deck rams leaking around 190k, which is easy to replace. The tubes in the NG are a lot tougher as well. So far my Vig has not been a problem for a year now, 76k-90k so far. Honestly though, it is more about how much you want to enjoy driving, so taking that into consideration, Saabs are likely pretty cheap vert-enjoyment compared to other brands. Few others look as nice for 10x the price.

[@laurat1129]

As I wrote above, getting the top fixed was the cost of a cheap vacation. And like you said, I use the top above 60F April-Nov here in NE, and almost every sunny day in SoCal.

[@MassiveTrackHunter]

@@laurat1129 that is a cheap investment for years of enjoyment! I have yet to replace mine, and might get a few more garaged years yet, but will not even flinch when it is time. Soooooo worth it.

[@MassiveTrackHunter]

Big help. Gonna replace some lines on the Viggen now. Thanks!

[@joemurdock6032]

Thanks for the videos. You've been a great help with both my silver 2002 Saab 9-5 and my sun green metallic 2002 Saab 9-3 convertible. Hope I can get my top sorted by spring and have the convertible out for this summer

[@brucep9729]

Hey Kyle, I have a 2000 93 convertible that I am getting back on the road. Not the greatest shape but the body is good. My top I have to put up and down manually. Look forward to learning more from your videos.

[@jazzshow]

You saw my 1998 900 briefly at that Chicago meet a while back. Still going strong - had a couple odd electric grounding problems but absolutely bullet proof otherwise. Mine's done over 20k miles since I bought it in 2020 with only minor issues.

[@ftby59mikeD]

Argghhh! What a mess, any way to inspect this before they fail?.. makes me long for my ol' Miata's manual top? Nah, love my 9-3 Aero!

[@Saab--kc6xz]

😒

[@renedemers3205]

I had a new 89 turbo. Something was not working all the time. Head lights, Power antennas, Power windows, Cruise control. Things that had been in automobiles for decades. I remember selling the car after 2 years and the glove box binder had 23 invoices of repairs in 24 months of ownership. The first person to come look at the car saw repair list and bought it anyway. Blew me away. One of the worst cars I ever own sold really fast. I got allot of calls for the car after it was gone. I got really good money for it too. So glad to see that car Go. I drove Honda SI's for about 20 years after the Saab Turbo.

[@laurat1129]

It must be mercury retrograde b/c my '99 9-3 just got a "soft-top failure" today, fortunately after the heatwave. The roof broke in 2017, so I finally got all 5 new pistons last summer, my only joy during the pandemic, and I do keep the top down April-Nov. Hopefully now, it's just one of those lil' IKEA pins, or as someone said here, hinges need lube, or roof needs recalibration? We'll see on Monday...

[@KylePancis]

Good luck!!

[@laurat1129]

@@KylePancis Yep, it needs new hydraulic line/hose. The CV's a messy job, also requires some synchronization.

[@dougking6949]

Kyle- my 99,9-3 top has the latches locked with the 5th bow still up about an inch- any ideas how to get them to open so i can secure the top. will not go up or down get check soft top message.

[@alexraia1377]

Thinking about picking one of these up for 2.5 grand

[@georgelee5292]

Hello buddy can you tell me please I bought a 2.3 55reg 9-5 automatic petrol my question is I bought a Icarsoft LR V1.0 diagnostic machine for my land rover Freelander2 can I use this diagnostic machine on my Saab without causing any damage to my Saab

[@AshtonsShadyTree]

i have a 2000 9-3 base with 35k on the clock and the same year 9-5 with 100k on the clock easily most reliable cars ive owned so far

[@scottmckenzie1162]

2008 Saab 1.8t when I open my roof and start driving for a few minutes I get warning. Complete soft top operation before driving. Roofs open properly any ideas or anyone experienced this ?

[@Smurfageful]

Ii just blew up my saabs 20 year old turbo because the hot weather.

[@malikabey]

Why couldn’t you put those shopping bags away from the passenger seat??

[@USSVoyager5]

my 2002 Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible will be better and faster than urs. SILVER, it'll have a 250hp engine from the 9-5 Aero and modified Sentronic Auo with Manual from a 9-5 Aero.