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I'm currently running my MY02 9-5 Estate on Koni adjustable dampers and Eibach springs, which makes for a rather good suspension, I think. But having recently been quite impressed by the combination of Bilstein B8 dampers and Abbott springs on a 9-5 Sedan, I am tempted to also change to this...

I recently swapped my old 2.0lpt 95 for a 2.3TiD 95 estate. It came with roof bars attached, but the dealer hadn't been given the key for them. I'd really like to take them off as they make a bit of a racket. I'd like to get them off in once piece as they'd be useful once in a while. The dealer...

When should you replace your tyres? At what point do they fail an MOT? I just had a chat with a rather large Tyre customer of mine and he says that as long as a Tyre is more than 1.6mm in the centre and across three quarters of the tyre -even if the outer edges are bald and as long as no...

Has anyone ever had a water leak in the tailgate that drips down onto the rear parcel shelf?- Well guess who has?!!! Looks like it might be the rear window leaking - lucky is nice and visible! - Now I will have to go round the whole car looking for traces of leaks under the carpets - just before...

Sorry about the wordy posting but it's makes interesting reading. Just had a second occurrence of my 95 Aero estate not starting. First time it happened was over two months ago. Just drove down to the takeaway one Friday, parked up the car and picked up my takeaway. The car wouldn't start when...

Can you still get these? I suddenly quite fancy having one on my Aero

Hi all I am intending to fit a tow-bar to my '04 estate, standard trim - no aero etc. I have searched through past posts and Bosal or Brink seem to be advised as the best. Does anyone know which, if any, can be fitted without having to cut the bumper? All the manufacturers details state that...

I am a Saab owner(9000CSE Lpt)and also an autotech. I have a customer with a 2000 9-5 Estate with weak rear hatch struts. These are nowhere to be seen and I can only assume they are in the roof somewhere. I wondered if anyone had ever changed theirs and if so what is the procedure. Thanks in...

After an unfortunate dog avoiding, tree swiping experience my trusty 2001 Aero load lugging family transport has been written off after only 170,000miles (just run in) . I was ok, the dog did a runner and the tree lost a bit of ivy of it's trunk. It was worth double the insurance pay out to me...

Bought my Jan 2004 3.0 tid estate four months ago with only 8.5K on the clock now has 17K and so far: Had service at supplying dealer [ Haymill ] not as good as people say.... I think they only have 2 loan cars......which are always booked out. Not very helpful at all. [ Parts dept are great...

Not wishing to tempt fate, but our car has been totally reliable for 3 weeks now! Indeed, apart from requiring a new seal on the tank sender unit to fix the petrol smell, it's been totally reliable for some time - months! Long may it remain that way. Anyone else got a hassle free 9-5? Cheers

Hi All, Just found this great forum after searching for info on 3.0 TID Estates. I’m just about to buy one, but I can only afford one with about 70 – 80k on the clock. As they seem to have pretty poor rear shocks my cunning plan is to whack on a road holding kit from ElkParts – but are they...

Can somebody help me with a basic spec.information? My newly aquired 2.3 SE Turbo Estate automatic, MY2000, only shows 2,000 rpm at 68mph. My previous 9000CS Carlsson gave about 25 mph at 1,000 rpm in 5th.,and I was expecting the 9-5 to be similar. 34 mph at 1,000 rpm seems to be unbelievably...

Hi I'd appreciate some advice guys. This afternoon, whilst getting the car ready to head to The West Country for a week in the morning, the SID showed the service indicator message. The car's only done 16,600 miles. Isn't it a bit early for the 18K service? It's certainly bl00dy inconvenient...

I'm a technical bloke, it is how I earn my living and I've worked a lot on cars, even gearbox rebuilds, but what should be a trivial job has got me stuck at the first level I can't work out how to remove the back of the "cubby hole" in the boot where the CD changer goes so I can reach the...

Bad day, very bad day - Only had the car just over a week, spent a lot of time finding the right spec - 03 plate 9-5 Aero estate automatic in Steel Grey. 54K miles, car is perfect. She took it out for the first time today and came back in shock I warned her about 250bhp - twice as much as her...

Coincidence or not? This week, Autocar's report on their 9-3 Sportwagon, states that one side of the rear seat locking mechanism has failed. Last Saturday, one broke on our 9-5 Estate. Is this common? I've no idea if the parts are shared on the two platforms, but it's yet another trip to the...

I'm looking to spend £7500 on a family car that will equally give me a pleasurable, occasionally smile inducing drive. I've taken out a 2.3t SE, a 2.3t and a 2.3 HOT Aero. To be honest, I wonder whether I would reduce the family life span if I bought the Aero and doubt I would need the power...

I have a 2001 2.0 LPT SE. I changed the stock Michelin MX somethings after they were due for renewal. I changed them for Uniroyal Rainsport 1's. Which are fantastic especially in the wet (as you would expect) I bought them from www.mytyres.co.uk, anyway as the 9-5 eats front tyres for breakfast...

I have looked at some other threads as well, and am looking at the Saab, and in particular today I am taking out a Saab 9-5 2.3 SE T 2001(Y) with 74,000 miles on it which was an ex-demo and one owner, and it has full service history. Sounds like they get a major major service at 66k and should...