Get our your flamethrowers. I bought a car you all love to hate.

[mikes96GTI]

hate? While Saab's are quirky..... I actually like them and was sad to see the company go down. Cool car.

[dieselraver]

I for one am going to congratulate you. A fantastic looking car! Enjoy and keep us updated!

[Ilsa Lund]

If you have the money and can take a potential financial loss, then good for you! I was looking at Saabs but ended up going in a different direction. They're beautiful cars.

[Live-Wire]

They made them, they are out there driving around, and insurance companies need to buy parts. With no OEM factory making them, it creates an opportunity for aftermarket companies to corner the market.

The OEM tooling never would have been destroyed. So yes, aftermarket can always make copies of the parts for sale... As soon as the financial matters get sorted the original suppliers will still be in the (lucrative) business of selling replacement parts. Sometimes the OEM tooling gets sold to 'aftermarket' companies. Maybe the Tier 1 OEM doesn't want the business, but it's still business - guaranteed income to someone who has the factory space.

As for aftermarket companies cornering the market... this doesn't usually happen, especially on low volume cars. It costs a lot of money to build the tooling. The Saab was a low volume car. I think the aftermarket will just abandon it, and you will be forced to buy parts from the company who still owns the rights to produce the OEM parts. You will then pay thru the nose for those parts.

Aftermarket companies tend to target cars like Honda Civic, Ford Taurus, Chevy Impala, Toyota Camry etc... cars where 300,000 units a year were pumped out for 4-8 years in a row of the exact same part. In such a case, yes it is a money making proposition to license the ability to make a headlamp or fascia or fender etc.

[devianb]

What could there possible be to hate about a Saab? I would much rather have any Saab over a Jetta.

[VDub2625]

The OEM tooling never would have been destroyed.

I never said anything about the tooling being destroyed?

[Mag-X]

Are these 9-3s any different than the GM era ones?

No. In fact, this is one of the updated ones with even more GM stuff in the interior.

[AHFlynn]

props, i always recommend this car to people looking for something with lots of quality for not that much cash and nobody ever goes through with it. congrats

[Chris16vRocco]

I thought the new 9-5 was the only non-GM-released model... I think.

True, but GM has only agreed to support Saabs built while Saab was under GM ownership. Even though the 9-3 was a GM design, and the cars didn't really change after the sale of Saab, GM won't support cars made after the date of Saab's sale.

[01tj]

I like

[deagle]

i wouldn't worry about it

for the amount you paid, if you drove to your hearts content, and even if there were issues, and you didn't address it, you'll still your money's worth

even if you run it into the ground

its not like you paid over $100k for a lambo or something, ..... that collects dust until you drive it once a month

and would spontaneously combust

again, if you literally drove it until the wheels fall off, you'd have gotten your money's worth

[VDub2625]

True, but GM has only agreed to support Saabs built while Saab was under GM ownership. Even though the 9-3 was a GM design, and the cars didn't really change after the sale of Saab, GM won't support cars made after the date of Saab's sale.

And that's why they're good for DIYers the 9-5, OTOH, might suck since it's not supported by anyone.

[nm+]

True, but GM has only agreed to support Saabs built while Saab was under GM ownership. Even though the 9-3 was a GM design, and the cars didn't really change after the sale of Saab, GM won't support cars made after the date of Saab's sale.

Yes, but that means any common parts (and I believe that is most of the car) will remain available. Obviously the warranty isn't worth **** though.

[Jrod511]

I thought the new 9-5 was the only non-GM-released model... I think.

That car is allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll GM. You'll have a hard time finding body parts, but there are still some dealers that will touch them. It may have been released post-GM but make no mistake it was basically completed during GM's tenure.

2011's with a handful of miles basically sell for the price of a new mid-level Focus.

[DrewDub2.0]

Nice car. You will be happy. Great MPG, and the torque from the 2.0T is intoxicating. If you get into an accident its your insurance companies problem to find parts... not yours.