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Used 2004 Saab 9-5 Consumer Reviews

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Excellent chocie for comfort, fun, price

PattyK, 02/26/2004
2004 Saab 9-5 Aero 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

We are extremely satisfied with our SAAB. Considering trading in our other vehicle to get a second SAAB

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Saab Dad

jadam2122, 03/06/2004
2004 Saab 9-5 Arc 2.3T 4dr Sport Wagon (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Super safe, much fun to drive. Makes it cool to be a dad. Little different than everyone else's car. great mix of large doses of drivability and high-end features with moderate cost especially for lease deals.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Satisfying Ride

WCF, 10/22/2003
2004 Saab 9-5 Linear 2.3t 4dr SportWagon (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I like the Saab the more I drive it. The suspension/engine combination is very responsive and the 5 speed is excellent. It is a great sport wagon.

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5 out of 5 stars

Saabin on em'

Charles Baptiste, 12/28/2017
2004 Saab 9-5 Arc 2.3T 4dr Sport Wagon (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought this car with 137,000 miles on it. I'll admit I have spent a few thousand dollars in repairs but mostly due to my own lack of understanding. I've had to replace cps, throttle body, a plastic window piece and maybe a few other odd parts. The transmission was the big problem though, I changed the input shaft seals and used advance auto recommended trans fluid, it ended up costing me 1850 for a rebuilt trans and trip to Ohio to have it installed. ONLY USE SAAB RECOMMENDED FLUIDS. It is surprisingly quick between 50 and 80, turbo lag sucks from the stoplight though. It handles decently and is a nice drive through the mountain roads here in WV. All in all it's a pretty good 13 year old car that I plan on having for a while. I'm definitely a fan and plan on modifying it to perform a little bit better while still carrying the kids to school.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

aero

deltaomega, 10/16/2004
2004 Saab 9-5 Aero 4dr Sedan (2.3L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
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i dont know what there talking about the the turbo not kicking in in lower rpm but this car has 258 ftlb torque at 1900 rmp so the turbo kicks in after u already take off with all that torque for continuous acceleration id like to see a bmw do that for this price

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