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one of the more intelligent posts from you brad im impressed. Though to be fair if i somehow decided to go on GTP at midnight last night id be talking the same language! 
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This thread just went from cool to awesome, all within a matter of hours. All of it? For the win.
Do they even make aftermarket setups for the Saab anymore? I've had a helluva time finding good ones for my Celica, and thats only a decade old...
Do they even make aftermarket setups for the Saab anymore? I've had a helluva time finding good ones for my Celica, and thats only a decade old...
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Im seriously considering either asking for a refund or selling it. I love the car but I've had 2 major issues which has rendered the car undriveable, this heater tap will be under warranty (hopefully) and it's a 200$ repair, but I'm still out of pocket $300 cause I couldnt get to work today.
My mechanic is 95% sure that the head gasket will need replacing in 12 months. But the guy I got it off reckons it will be fine. But I bet he wont be coughing up 3k in 12 months once its blown and the warranty is out.
Maybe it's just a shock to the system as my old SEAT didnt have one failure in the 3 years I owned it, and I drove that thing into a small tree at 80km/h and did a 2000km trip in a weekend without even checking the tyres, I just drove there and drove back. So now I'm seriously considering getting another SEAT.
My mechanic is 95% sure that the head gasket will need replacing in 12 months. But the guy I got it off reckons it will be fine. But I bet he wont be coughing up 3k in 12 months once its blown and the warranty is out.
Maybe it's just a shock to the system as my old SEAT didnt have one failure in the 3 years I owned it, and I drove that thing into a small tree at 80km/h and did a 2000km trip in a weekend without even checking the tyres, I just drove there and drove back. So now I'm seriously considering getting another SEAT.
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this thread is made of pure epic win now. Go drunk Saab owners?
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dont worry brad, we should stick together.
Both driving Euro Red Turbo Hatches with Front wheel drive!!
Go team!!
Both driving Euro Red Turbo Hatches with Front wheel drive!!
Go team!!
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Not to mention my car is probably quite a lot lighter too hehe. Though we both got good style 👍
Something different to all the zillion commodore/falcon wankers 👍
Something different to all the zillion commodore/falcon wankers 👍
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No way. I once ran my 'teg way into the red. Turned on the AC and the heater to full. Drove at 50km/h to a tap and chucked some water in. Good as.
Crazy, how did you manage to run both the AC and heat at the same time?
Sounds like something my sisters would do, heat gauge pegged...nah thats nothing, smoke coming out the hood...nah nothing wrong there, no power...no problem.
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Crazy, how did you manage to run both the AC and heat at the same time?
Sounds like something my sisters would do, heat gauge pegged...nah thats nothing, smoke coming out the hood...nah nothing wrong there, no power...no problem.
Turn the AC on full (presumably to get a second rad fan going), and then crank the heat to help remove a little bit of heat from the system.
I had a shop loaner car for a day, and it began to run hot. A good blast of heat actually made a significant difference on the temp. guage.
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I know turning the heater on will cool down a heated engine, but I don't see turning on the AC for a short period of time doing much. I would assume if a car has 2 radiator fans both would kick on if it started to get hot but I may be wrong. The only car I ever had with a working AC was my MR2 and I rarely used it, put a little to much load on that 4a.
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I had the AC on for two reasons.
1: To make sure the fans were going 100%.
2: Having the heater on full blast (blower on full too to suck as much heat as possible) gets damn hot! So the AC takes a little bit of temperature out of it.
1: To make sure the fans were going 100%.
2: Having the heater on full blast (blower on full too to suck as much heat as possible) gets damn hot! So the AC takes a little bit of temperature out of it.
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Went for a drive out in the middle of nowhere the other day. Was a good experience has I hadn't had it out on the really open road the whole time I've had it. Stuck the cruise on 110km/h and it just drives effortlessly, it's great. During that trip I averaged 6.1L/100km economy, which is 38.5 US MPG, which isn't bad at all, especially with my 70L tank giving me a frankly ridiculous range (At one stage my Distance to Empty was at 1178km, or 731 miles).
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Since my last failure, it has been going great, not even a single new rattle. I've just gone over 5,000km since I've had it so it'll get an oil change in the next week or so. All and all it's been a great purchase and if all goes well in the next few months, and I can save a bit of money, I may be investing in a set of Koni Dampers and Springs, and some Window Tint.
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Since my last failure, it has been going great, not even a single new rattle. I've just gone over 5,000km since I've had it so it'll get an oil change in the next week or so. All and all it's been a great purchase and if all goes well in the next few months, and I can save a bit of money, I may be investing in a set of Koni Dampers and Springs, and some Window Tint.
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