This is a similar thread to the other one running right now on in the Café -- "What automobile company do you prefer?"
I think the sign of a true fan is somebody who doesn't just know what's good about a company or it's models, but can point out it's flaws as well. This isn't a thread to bash on a car you hate. It's a thread to bash on a car you love.
I'll start. We own a Saab 9-5 at my house. Fantastic car, but we're not here to talk about what's good -- we're here to talk about what's bad!
DI Cassette: This is a 1 piece modular unit that replaces your traditional spark system. Instead of ignition packs and wires and such it's juts 1 big cassette that sits on top of the spark plugs. It should be more reliable, but I'm not sure it is. Problem is if 1 piece of it goes you you have to replace the whole part -- and it's not cheap! It's a $250 part. Some go 30k miles, some go 90k. Better pray yours fails at low speed because if they fail while you're traveling at speed sometimes you loose your Catalytic too. Ours failed at 36k while I was in a Carls Jr. drive-though.
Climate Control: The air conditioning in this car works great, but the computer that controls it is horrid! It blows air through the vents until the car is about 90º (Down from over 100º) and then it puts the distribution mode to defrost and floor vents. That will get you down to 72º -- in about a year. If you want to get cool in any reasonable amount of time you have to manually over-ride the system.
Oil Sludging: The story goes that the government changed some emissions requirements which forced Saab to redesign the PCV system at the last minute. Whatever the reason, this engine is one that can have oil starvation issues. Fortunately, the issues rarely crop up if you are faithful about your {Full synthetic} oil changes -- and Saab have stepped in with an 8 year/unlimited mile warranty on their engines so long as you can prove you've done regular maintenance.
Now those sound like pretty bad things, but obviously I think the good out-weighs the bad on this car or else we wouldn't own one.
So lets hear what your favorite make and/or model is, and everything that's wrong with it.
I think the sign of a true fan is somebody who doesn't just know what's good about a company or it's models, but can point out it's flaws as well. This isn't a thread to bash on a car you hate. It's a thread to bash on a car you love.
I'll start. We own a Saab 9-5 at my house. Fantastic car, but we're not here to talk about what's good -- we're here to talk about what's bad!
DI Cassette: This is a 1 piece modular unit that replaces your traditional spark system. Instead of ignition packs and wires and such it's juts 1 big cassette that sits on top of the spark plugs. It should be more reliable, but I'm not sure it is. Problem is if 1 piece of it goes you you have to replace the whole part -- and it's not cheap! It's a $250 part. Some go 30k miles, some go 90k. Better pray yours fails at low speed because if they fail while you're traveling at speed sometimes you loose your Catalytic too. Ours failed at 36k while I was in a Carls Jr. drive-though.
Climate Control: The air conditioning in this car works great, but the computer that controls it is horrid! It blows air through the vents until the car is about 90º (Down from over 100º) and then it puts the distribution mode to defrost and floor vents. That will get you down to 72º -- in about a year. If you want to get cool in any reasonable amount of time you have to manually over-ride the system.
Oil Sludging: The story goes that the government changed some emissions requirements which forced Saab to redesign the PCV system at the last minute. Whatever the reason, this engine is one that can have oil starvation issues. Fortunately, the issues rarely crop up if you are faithful about your {Full synthetic} oil changes -- and Saab have stepped in with an 8 year/unlimited mile warranty on their engines so long as you can prove you've done regular maintenance.
Now those sound like pretty bad things, but obviously I think the good out-weighs the bad on this car or else we wouldn't own one.
So lets hear what your favorite make and/or model is, and everything that's wrong with it.