I'd like some of the seasoned owners of SAABs to list some sure-fire ways to destroy your car. Probably neglect is the biggest killer, but I'd like to offer another -the other person (wife, companion, daughter) who drives your car. I wonder how many cars loose half their life because of the awful driving habits that some people have. If you baby your car but your significant other shifts it into park at 30 mph that cancels out whatever good you have done. I well remember the rampant destruction of vehicles in the Army because one vehicle couldn't survive 5 or 6 different drivers in a month. One reason the US Army went to all automatics is that too many people couldn't drive a manual..or worse thought they could. The cost in clutch replacement must have been equal to the GNP of Belgium. ..Anyway..I think that complex automobiles like SAAB, BMW, and Mercedes die quicker deaths when driven by more drivers..
Rich