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4.88 out of 5 stars

1999 Saab 9.3

Garth de Leon, 09/30/2003
1999 Saab 9-3 Turbo 4dr Hatchback
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Purchased used @ 34,627 miles. Service and reliability has been superior to all other previously ownesd Saabs ... To date considered excellent overall!

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5 out of 5 stars

Navy Blue Rocket Sled

Spark9-3, 10/05/2003
1999 Saab 9-3 Turbo 2dr Hatchback
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I have owned this car for about 2 months now. I love it. If you are good with driving stick this car will satisfy that urge for power. I love everything about the car, testdrive one, you will be hooked VERY quickly. My only advice is to find one with a CD changer as it costs 700 from saab to have one installed, and other than that the only option for CDs other than replacing the radio is a FM modulated changer (I just had one installed from tweeter today) which runs around $350.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Saab Fun to Drive

mattg, 11/07/2003
1999 Saab 9-3 Turbo 4dr Hatchback
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I have a great experience with my Saab 9-3 and would buy another one. Good performance and fun to drive. Poor Gas Mileage expesive repair.

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4 out of 5 stars

Bought off E-bay

O'B, 11/18/2003
1999 Saab 9-3 Turbo 4dr Hatchback
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Nice styling, car is very fast in stock trim and handles well. Radio/CD player are descent. Ihad problems with paint peeling in the rear wheel wells,exhaust went, and so did the head gasket. I hope these aren't common with all of them.

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3.75 out of 5 stars

It looks great

Saabstory, 11/29/2003
1999 Saab 9-3 Turbo 2dr Hatchback
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I want to like my 9-3. The greatest shortcoming in the car is its very very substandard structural integrity. To put it kindly, the car is "floppy" like a recently dead fish. When you are driving on smooth pavement in a straight line, the car feels great. Hit a bump, or take a twisty lane and you notice that the car doesn't feel like one piece. Go over rail road tracks and the car feels very loosely held together. Rattles abound, and electrical problems have plagued mine. That said, the engine is a 10 and the car is very thoughtful. Little things like how it remembers to use the rear wiper when you put it in reverse in the rain make a good impression.

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