I am collecting feedback from current and previous owners of the Saab 9-7X. I am looking for the good as well as the bad.
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I will compile the responses and post the collected information here for everyone.
Scott
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There’s one I see in my neighbourhood from time to time–I think it’s a few streets over. If I see the driver, I’ll ask them about it.
This Sunday I saw three 9-7x, two within minutes of each other. They are out there.
This is the first time I am using the new site, so I left my comment in the wrong section. Let me try again.
At the last fall color event, the group met at a Tim Horton first before it started the drive. When I got there, some participants already parked and inside drinking coffee. I went inside and joined them until I saw a 9-7 pulled up. The driver was not a familiar face so I thought I should go out and greet him. I went back out to the parking lot and asked him whether he was coming to the Saab club fall color event. The driver replied no but he was happy to talk to me, I asked him about his 9-7. He said when it drives, it is a nice car but he did have his fair share of problems. I could not remember what those problems were because even if he told me, it would not be easy for me to relate to the actual components. I never had a 9-7 before.
Talking about the 9-7. I think the 9-7 has its place in the Saab history as GM’s attempt to grow the Saab range of product offerrings. Not only they added a SUV which is the 9-7, they also added a smaller hatch back/station wagon which is the 9-2. The former is a Saab first for Saab never made a SUV before. The latter is a smaller car and also a replacement for the 9-3 hatch back which has a huge trunk. GM also bought 4WD to the Saab family. By the end of the Saab/GM partnership, there is one 4WD offerring in every Saab model.
Based on the cars we worked with they are not to bad. The biggest complain was usually that they are heavy on gas. The Aero version with the 8 is a powerhouse and can sure tow a good amount. The seats and sound system are nice. They have typical Envoy problems, wheel bearing hubs oh AND LOVE brakes on the 6cylinder. Apart from that well its a better looking trailblazer with a much better suspension and drive train. Still uses GM block technology so if you have one problem 10 more happen until a block is replaced. Other then that long distance cruises are great if you carry a gas station with you.