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2.88 out of 5 stars

DON'T BUY a 2003 9-3!

Saab Owner, 09/21/2004
2003 Saab 9-3 Arc 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

In 14 months, I brought my car in for major repairs 18 times! Ended up having to sue Saab before they honored the lemon law levels. I love Saab, but I will never own one again after this experience!

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Hot Car

Teaching English, 06/22/2003
2003 Saab 9-3 SE 2dr Convertible (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

This car is comfortable and fun to drive. As a high school English teacher, I was the talk of the school when I got it. We recently took it on a trip to North Carolina. The back seat passenger wasn't very comfortable, but it was great in the front seats. It got excellent gas mileage on the trip. I highly recommend this car.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

New to Me

tiki saab, 06/18/2009
2003 Saab 9-3 SE 2dr Convertible (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

I am a week and a half into owning this car. I bought it in spite of it being a rental for its first year, 10,000 miles per Carfax. I am happy with the purchase, 117k on the car. Mostly in good to above average condition. I had it checked out by an independent shop and it received a clean bill of health. Had an oil change, will run synthetic of course. I am planning on a tune and complete fluid replacement @ the next oil change interval. A lot of juice when I hit the gas, I am well above the posted limit before realizing it.

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4.25 out of 5 stars

Last Saab I'll buy

Avi8jazz, 10/26/2010
2003 Saab 9-3 Arc 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
10 of 18 people found this review helpful

Pros: 6 Speed manual gives us 37 mpg on hwy at 75 mph. Trunk is a LOT bigger than it looks from the outside. Fun to drive. Cons: Replacing left headlight takes practice (dealer charges $90). Windows regulator is defective(bad design) $450/window. SAI Check valve $180 needs a biannual check. If it fails, condensation floods the SAI Pump $600 (current issue). Check Eng. light only goes out when the bulb burns out. No AUX input for iPod connectivity (had to buy a third party $75).

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5 out of 5 stars

lovely car

sweatheart, 01/15/2010
2003 Saab 9-3 Linear 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Ive had the Saab 9-3 4 door linear sedan for almost two weeks now i absolutely love it! Its very fun to drive. Stick shift is smooth. The only thing wrong is my emergency brake gets kind of stuck when trying to take it off. The car is very clean inside and out. Trunk size is good its pretty big for a sedan.

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