# Saab 2000 9-3, 75,000 miles

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-2000-9-3-75-000-miles/15023>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 8, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-2000-9-3-75-000-miles/15023 "2008-06-08T18:14:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![magmags](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@magmags](https://community.cartalk.com/u/magmags)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-2000-9-3-75-000-miles/15023/1 "2008-06-08T18:14:26Z")

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How good is this car? I’m thinking of buying it and it has 75,000 miles. If I have a limited income and now own a corolla with 32,000 miles, will I have to pay a great deal to keep this car looking good and working well?

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-2000-9-3-75-000-miles/15023/2 "2008-06-08T19:04:33Z")

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I can see no reason to expect things to go better by changing from a Toyota with 32,000 miles to a Saab with 75,000 miles

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-2000-9-3-75-000-miles/15023/3 "2008-06-08T20:41:38Z")

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If you have a limited income, I don’t understand why you would want to change from a high mpg model with an exceptionally good reliability record and only 32k on the odometer, to a car with a less enviable reliability record, a lower mpg rating, and more than double the odometer mileage.

Is this a trick question?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-2000-9-3-75-000-miles/15023/4 "2008-06-08T20:48:49Z")

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Stick with your Corolla. The Saab will be MUCH more expensive to operate and maintain. Anyone with a “limited income” should not be considering Saab ownership. Your Corolla will serve you well for many, many years.

Why, oh why, are you even thinking about this?

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**Author:** ![steveng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@steveng](https://community.cartalk.com/u/steveng)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/saab-2000-9-3-75-000-miles/15023/5 "2008-06-08T21:21:50Z")

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I had a 1999 9-3 and it was awful. It needed a new head gasket and turbo all replaced under warranty. Other things went too. I leased this car and was happy to walk away.