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New SAAB Tech Fourm
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Saab 9-5 Sedan earns Top Safety Pick 2011
The Saab 9-5 Sedan has earned the highest rating for crashworthiness in the United States. The “Top Safety Pick” is awarded by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS, www.iihs.org), a research and communications organization funded by auto insurers in the US. Continue reading
SAAB 9-5 2012 model year UK specs & prices
The Saab 9-5 range is substantially extended and improved for Model Year 2012 by the introduction of the recently announced SportWagon and a series of enhancements, including further reduced CO2 emissions for all engines Continue reading
Transverse link bushes
The transverse link bushes (sometimes refered to as rose bushes/joint) on the 9-5′s rear suspension is a common wear item amd can kill the inner edge of your rear tyres if left, the jobs looks daunting, but a small investment in the correct tool makes it’s simple and very straight forward.
iPod / MP3 aux in for pre ‘dame edna’ 9-5s
Finally, it has arrived, yes owners of pre 2006 ‘dame edna’ 9-5s can finally get an auxilary input to thier audio system!
Right your thinking, oh great another FM modulator, well thankfully not, proper crisp clear sound via the previously locked CD Changer input.
Interested? Thought so… Continue reading
Sports Transmission Mount
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he 9-5 manual sports transmission mount fits to the torque arm on the front of the gearbox to the subframe.
I’ve had this fitted to both manual 9-5′s i’ve owned, and it really is the best money you can spend on the transmission, removes all slop from the change and makes it’s far more positive, and you also loose that slight engine rock through the floor when changing gear, which for some reason makes me feel seasick?! Continue reading