Would it be a bad idea to DD a 1997 Saab 9000 Turbo as a poorfag?

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I'm not sure about the 9000, but my 900 turbo has 300k miles and is still going strong. Normal maintenance is enough to keep these things running for a long time, but certain parts that can and will break can be expensive. I recommend finding someone who is knowledgeable or join a club of some sort, it really helps.

You can do it, but these cars are past their prime, anon.

>>17385871
Sure, but so is any other given 90s shitbox right?

>>17385849
Yeah, I know Saab has a great reputation but the European origin has me wary since I was once the owner of a money pit BMW.

>>17385786
I daily one with 250,000 miles, i bought it with 220k or so. It was a one owner car with perfect maintance though.

They are very reliable cars, but of course there are issues. Make sure it does not have traction control.
The Ignition cassettes fail at times. Recently my crankshaft position sensor failed. The BPC (boost performance controller) will fail. This will leave you with 5pounds of boost. You can get an upgrade kit from eeuroparts and a tuned cpu for about 300bucks. Or just keep driving around with 5psi, or bypass the BPC and use a blowoff valve.