Well, my wife came home today and left all 4 quarts of oil on the driveway....hole in the block (back side). Zero indication of failure, no knocking/oil pressure light, etc, just made it home form work and then died. Car had been driven less than 400 miles in our possession. Lesson learned.
Get this-- I still have the oil sample (not yet sent to Blackstone) from the previous owner's fill....care to wager on its contents?
Dealer in La Jolla, in light of the safety issues (tires, cracked turn signal) as well as the emissions issues (Check Engine Light, shredded air filter, low on fluids). Turns out also that the seatbelt was hanging up in the buckle, was fraying on the belt, and was cracking on the slider portion...what fun----they decided to refund the car in full and reverse the sale. I have a check of the full amount (not including costs of Saab air filter, plugs, oil, time, inspections, etc). Overall I am not pleased with the experience, but it does leave me yearning for another Saab, they are indeed great cars, we just need to be more careful when picking them out.
Thanks to all who have helped, sorry to detail the ordeal but it does happen. Things work out for a reason; now we have some cash as a safety for our big move to Houston in two weeks whereas we did not have that before. If we can hold off buying a car for my wife until after we move, it will be good to have that cash security.
