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2002 Saab 9-3 Se Hatchback 4-door 2.0l Good Quality Cheap Dependable Car on 2040-cars

US $1,250.00
Year:2002 Mileage:207000
Location:

Mason City, Iowa, United States

Mason City, Iowa, United States

2002 Saab 9-3 Turbo SE for sale




 You can watch a walk around video of the car, and hear it run by clicking the link below, or paste it into your web-browser;


http://youtu.be/9YeuFLsiKCI


You're looking at a 2002 Saab 9-3 SE Turbo hatch-back sedan. The car is very zippy, and gets great fuel mileage (we've gotten as good as 31mpg with it). It's got the 205 horsepower EcoPower 2 liter turbocharged inline 4 cylinder engine which runs very smoothly and powerfully. Doesn't burn oil, or smoke. It has 200k on it, but has a lot of life left in it. The transmission shifts firmly and smoothly just as it should (no mushiness, or hesitation whatsoever). The interior is in nice condition, as is the headliner. Sunroof works properly, and does not leak. Rear hydraulics on the hatch back need to be replaced, so as you can see in the pictures, I just use a broom-handle to hold the hatch up when loading/unloading. The A/C is ice cold & the heat is toasty hot. Saab is built in Sweden, and they really engineer everything on these cars to the n'th degree! The vents are deflected right at the windows exactly where they need to be for fantastic defrosting. Also, the car warms up in about 1/2 a mile in the Winter, so you get good heat almost immediately which is nice. The seats are leather, but the center portions are cloth, so they don't feel cold on your legs to get into the car, or burn you in the summer which is nice. As you can see, the car is a pewter color, but the previous owner had a deer hit, so we found a fender that was supposed to be the same color, and had it shipped from an auto-salvage yard, but it turned out to be more of a tan color unfortunately, so it will need to be painted to match the rest of the car. There's still a little crease on the front of the door, and some dings on the hood as you can see, but it was a very light hit, and did not set off the airbags or anything like that. The car has good, quiet exhaust. No cracked glass. Everything works on the car, but the driver's doorglass will come off its track if you don't hold it back while rolling it down (it's easy to get used to, and we just live with it). Also, the neutral-safety-switch is bad, or unhooked, but it doesn't affect drivability of the car. We put new spark-plugs in, and fixed a vacuum leak when we first got the car, and it runs great now. We run Mobil 1 Full Synthetic in it (which is what they call for). The brakes stop the car very well (4 wheel discs), and the vehicle handles phenominally around corners, etc. Additionally, Saabs are consitently the safest cars on the road, and have been designed that way for years. This model is very sporty and versatile (it's almost like owning a little pickup, or a wagon) as the rear seats fold down, and give you 6 foot of cargo hauling ability!

Because it's got some cosmetic imperfections, I've listed it at a bargain price. For comparison... you may click on, or paste the following link in to your web-browser to view the Kelly Blue Book value for this car:

 http://www.kbb.com/saab/9-3/2002-saab-9-3/se-hatchback-4d/?vehicleid=4703&intent=trade-in-sell&options=182242%7ctrue%7c182343%7ctrue%7c182343%7cfalse%7c182364%7ctrue%7c182281%7ctrue%7c182392%7ctrue%7c182404%7ctrue%7c182392%7ctrue&mileage=200000&category=hatchback&pricetype=private-party

Thanks for looking! Any questions, I may be reached at (641) 512-5229, or you may e-mail me.

 

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2002 Saab 9-3 Turbo SE for sale

 

 

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