New 9-5 officially presented today - thursday aug. 27.

Nice pictures, but what about the quality? If it like the old 9^5 that starts falling apart after 2 years then stay away from it. The electronic panel looks nice, but how long will it last? What is the repair cost of the 10G hard disk? 1000 Euro or more?

Has yet to experience a two year old 9-5 fall apart...

I have two 9^5s that started falling apart after about one year and several friends of mine has similar experience. How many 9^5 owners do you know? The list of typical Saab 9^5 problems that many 9^5 owners run into is quite long:

• Ignition cassette

• Turbo

• Windshield wipers

• Crankcase position sensor

• Heater bypass valve

• Display problems

• Various electronic problems: alarm , upper brake light, auto tranny control box

• Fuel pump

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Well, the danish Saab Club is very active, so I know a great share of 9-5 owners.

The list of typical Saab 9^5 problems that many 9^5 owners run

They're known to last 150.000+ km. Choosing the wrong type of sparkplugs can however burn the cassette in very few km's. Bad ignition cassettes is a known problem throughout the different carbrands.

Not an issue here. But again, it's possible to smash a turbocharger very fast, if you're using a quality fully synth engine oil, giving a lot og throttle from cold and not letting the charger cool down, before turning the engine off.

Havent heard of this.

The can break yes.

Haven't heard of.

Yes, using the Opel subsupplier was a bad decission - made by GM. They can however be corrected rather cheap, and can last...

Haven't heard of.

News to me.

Where these your first Saab's?

Nope, I've had 99, C900 and 9000 before, six different cars and no towing in 1 million km. With two 9^5 there I've had 5 towings in 200

000 km. Several friends have experienced the same problems with the 9^5. Obviously a difference in quality.