6 Speed S4 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Anyone know about these besides the fact they are glorified subaru WRX Wagons? Im thinking about buying one its an 06 with 23k miles 5 speed, for 12,000, clean title no accidents. I'm going to use this for my daily and maybe do a few bolt ons. I am a Saab tech so I can get the parts real cheap at my work. Any info would be great. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Anyone know about these besides the fact they are glorified subaru WRX Wagons? Im thinking about buying one its an 06 with 23k miles 5 speed, for 12,000, clean title no accidents. I'm going to use this for my daily and maybe do a few bolt ons. I am a Saab tech so I can get the parts real cheap at my work. Any info would be great.Thanks Interesting..............I'd say that if you don't have to work on them much you're golden, but I'm not a Saab tech so I haven't seen any of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Talk to Burke, he has done some looking into these pretty extensively.... It's a SAAB...that's all i have to contribute lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 tyler has one...or, one thats built on a maliblow..maybe his is a 9-3 tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Interesting..............I'd say that if you don't have to work on them much you're golden, but I'm not a Saab tech so I haven't seen any of these. Well they didn't make very many of them so thats why I haven't seen many in. They seem to be pretty reliable. I like the Saab interior vs the WRX interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Is the key still in b/w the seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 tyler has one...or, one thats built on a maliblow..maybe his is a 9-3 tho yeah he has a 9-3 aero FWD this is AWD - subie motor, trans, and drivetrain. Only thing that scares me is the 5 speed trans but I could do a 6 speed swap down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Is the key still in b/w the seats? Nope its acually where it should be haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Nope its acually where it should be haha. OH FAIL!!!! haha that's funny. I would totally get into that car and look for it down there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 A friend mine's wife has one. It's a Subaru with SAAB clothes. The downside is that MAG seems to have no clue how to work on it. So approach repairs to it as a Subaru, not as a SAAB. Otherwise, it'll be fine. My WRX has the "glass" transmission (being an early '03) and I'm Stage 2 and race it regularly on very rough surfaces. It isn't crunchy in the least. The "glass" reputation really came from numbskulls who don't know how to drive stick. It should be fine if it hasn't been beaten on already. If you want to really make the transmission happy, put Subaru Extra-S in it. It's tough to get, but worth it in a Subaru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 OH FAIL!!!! haha that's funny. I would totally get into that car and look for it down there too. I'm still not used to putting the key down there sometimes haha. Half the time I put it where all other cars have the ignition and I say "fail" in my head haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 A friend mine's wife has one. It's a Subaru with SAAB clothes. The downside is that MAG seems to have no clue how to work on it. So approach repairs to it as a Subaru, not as a SAAB. Otherwise, it'll be fine. My WRX has the "glass" transmission (being an early '03) and I'm Stage 2 and race it regularly on very rough surfaces. It isn't crunchy in the least. The "glass" reputation really came from numbskulls who don't know how to drive stick. It should be fine if it hasn't been beaten on already. If you want to really make the transmission happy, put Subaru Extra-S in it. It's tough to get, but worth it in a Subaru. Does the 05/06 "Saabaru" have the weaker trans as well? I mean 23k miles isn't much but I don't know how hard the last owner drove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot_wire Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 I will buy the car if you don't! Thats a steal for an 06 WRX wagon with low miles. My mom spent about a year looking for that exact car and couldn't find anything below about $16000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot_wire Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 ps. You're a SAAB tech at MAG? No offense to you personally, but I have some shit to throw at your employer's service department and customer service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Joe, 5spd was beefed up in mid to late 03 and later, tranny will be fine if it was adult driven. And that is a good deal, the Saab looks way better than the actual Subaru WRX wagon. I always liked the Saab because it didn't have the rails on top. My wife has a 05 WRX Wagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 I dunno about these subaru motors. I've been hearing a lot of people blowing motors left and right. Whats up with that? As long as you keep the motor close to stock I guess it will be ok. Best thing about SAAB was the key in the center, and the fact that it was the car with the best interior I sat in out of the entire GM lineup when I went to Detroit early this past summer, including Cadillac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 my motor is fine with 75K and my wife's has almost 80k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 my motor is fine with 75K and my wife's has almost 80k. Drive harder;) No really though, there have been some subie motor-blowers going around lately. I had a subaru and the motor was fine other than having no power and sounding like a vanagon. 180k miles too. Eventually the fuel pump died, the axle came out of the trans, and I hung it up. Poor car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore LS1 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 My motor is fine after 30K of flogging it. A good tune is the key to making a motor last. The "doom tunes" that people find online and put them on their car without logging it is where a lot of them come from. I know people that put down 500+WHP on open deck EJ205's without problems, and are daily driven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 ps. You're a SAAB tech at MAG? No offense to you personally, but I have some shit to throw at your employer's service department and customer service. yeah I haven;t been there long just about a month and a half, so feel free to hate lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Joe, 5spd was beefed up in mid to late 03 and later, tranny will be fine if it was adult driven. And that is a good deal, the Saab looks way better than the actual Subaru WRX wagon. I always liked the Saab because it didn't have the rails on top. My wife has a 05 WRX Wagon. Oh good to hear. yeah I think the Saab looks a bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Joe, 5spd was beefed up in mid to late 03 Yup. As for motor reliability, you don't have anything to worry about. Tune for your mods, and have some mechanical sympathy and it'll last a long time. Again, my WRX that I beat on, has a tune by Thorne and happily sits at an IAM of 16 (No knock, even when racing). There's 124K on the clock and the headgaskets are just fine. The engine the SAAB has is in the sweet spot, especially if it's the 2.5L motor. Get the car, go through Subaru for anything but body/interior parts, and you'll have a great family wagon that can come out an play on trackdays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Been looking at these myself, Goeke, just like Sean said. Thinking about trading in my Impreza LX for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore LS1 Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 It's an '06, so it has the 2.5L. '05 was the year they put the 2.0L in the Aero and WRX. I have to admit I like the body on the Saab better than the WRX, but I like the interior better on the Subaru. My Cousin owns an '06 Aero, and my buddy has the non-turbo version 9-2x Linear, but with a full STi drivetrain and brake swap. Like these guys have said, go to Subaru for anything other than body panels or interior. And, I wouldn't doubt if the Subaru interior would be cheaper if you needed to replace anything, due to the limited run of the Saab version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 yeah I haven;t been there long just about a month and a half, so feel free to hate lol So are you a Saab tech or do you work on other brands? I'm upstairs in VW actually, started last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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