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We have two Saabs, a 900 and a 9000. Each has near 300,000 miles on the clock, and both have been very reliable. In fact I'm not sure what you would have to do to wear out one of these engines. (That's the Triumph-derived Saab 4-banger, not the GM mills used in the later models.) The older...

Not having payments makes up for a lot. My '86 Saab gets "only" about 27 mpg in mixed everyday driving, and about 32 mpg on the freeway. To spend 5 or 6 years paying off an econobox that might average 35 or 40 mpg is just not worth it to me.

Interesting on the high-mileage oils, it is something to consider. Right now despite the high mileage, this car uses very little oil, less than 1/2 quart between 3000 mile changes and most of that is seepage from the look of it. What should I be looking for in a diesel-rated oil if I go that...

I just shake my head when I see people getting in over their head on a car, something that will just lose value continually. I'm seeing 82 month loans advertised (nearly 7 years!!), and many people owe more on the car than it is worth as soon as it's driven off the dealer's lot. I've been on...

Thanks for the suggestions! I'm a little reluctant to use a synthetic for fear that it will cause leaks in seals that are 1/4 million miles old. I've had that kind of thing happen in the past with Mobil 1 in old engines. (Plus the Saab mill is descended from a British design to begin with, so...

I've been driving Saab 900s for about 25 years now. For all of this time I've been using Castrol GTX 10W30 with very good results, hundreds of thousands of miles with little engine wear. My current daily driver is a 1986 900S (16-valve, non-turbo) with about 250,000 miles on the clock. Aside...