Reject the car or fix it?

paradigm said:
You'd have to bring Saab back from the dead first. Or at the very least, get a Flux Capacitor installed and coded first.
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I clearly mean a Saab repairer. Got to be plenty around, I know there is around me. Getting a personal mechanic to fit an important electrical control module that may need reconfigured is the wrong option in my opinion.
 
~Divine~Wind~ said:
I'd not go supplying parts at all mate, anything goes wrong after "you supplied the part, your fault mate".... See it miles off

Let the dealer repair this, if after the first "fix" its still not working then he has to look into repairing it again, a couple of times for the same issue would clearly demonstrate not fit for purpose.
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Exactly this.
 
~Divine~Wind~ said:
I'd not go supplying parts at all mate, anything goes wrong after "you supplied the part, your fault mate".... See it miles off

Let the dealer repair this, if after the first "fix" its still not working then he has to look into repairing it again, a couple of times for the same issue would clearly demonstrate not fit for purpose.

Who did the MOT? The garage?
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Good point - I'm just keen to get it on the road safely as soon as possible, but will try not to let that cloud my judgement.

The MOT was done by another garage around the road from the dealer. Have checked companies house and there's no afiilations in terms of ownership.


Heisenberg said:
I clearly mean a Saab repairer. Got to be plenty around, I know there is around me. Getting a personal mechanic to fit an important electrical control module that may need reconfigured is the wrong option in my opinion.
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It's not a "personal mechanic". He's a friend of mine but owns a proper garage not too far from me. He's VAT registered, was a Saab qualified master technician, a diagnostics expert (he teaches in local colleges about auto electronic diagnostics) who knows OBD and control systems inside out. Most importantly I trust him, but he's every bit as valid as any other Saab specialist.
 
iaind said:
Good point - I'm just keen to get it on the road safely as soon as possible, but will try not to let that cloud my judgement.

The MOT was done by another garage around the road from the dealer. Have checked companies house and there's no afiilations in terms of ownership.




It's not a "personal mechanic". He's a friend of mine but owns a proper garage not too far from me. He's VAT registered, was a Saab qualified master technician, a diagnostics expert (he teaches in local colleges about auto electronic diagnostics) who knows OBD and control systems inside out. Most importantly I trust him, but he's every bit as valid as any other Saab specialist.
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Well that changes things if he's a Saab specialist. The way you said 'my mechanic' made me think of Fred in a shed. The dealer should have no issue with a former Saab master tech fitting the part then. I would get the dealer to supply the part then the rest of the correspondence should be carried out between your mates garage and the dealer regarding repair costs etc. This saves any come back on you whatsoever if further work to rectify the fault is required.
 
Garage round the corner from a dealer, I'd suspect shenanigans :p

After all, if they're ignoring things as basic as that what else are they missing on an MOT? What if it's something important they've overlooked and someone has an accident because of it?

Why not mention to the bloke there's a Saab specialist local and you'd like them to have a look over it to see what the problem is, but they pointed out straight away that there were lights missing from the dash when they should clearly be on. Upon further investigation it's revealed that the warning lights have been taped over.

Clear MOT fail, request they organise a full refund and collection of the vehicle as you are unwilling to drive it that far knowing it's not running as it should be.

They seem to have been ok with it so far so I wouldn't think they're too against you taking it to a local Saab specialist

After all if the dealer taped them up, pretty stupid and it a previous owner taped them up maybe they've already tried the simple repairs to no avail. Taping up the lights and chopping it in is pretty low and it means it's the dealers responsibility now.
 
iaind said:
Sounded surprised certainly. We'll see where it goes from here!
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Surprised he was found out so quickly :D

Hope you get it sorted.

Ran a 95 Aero for a few years back when it was nearly new. Really got under my skin which I was surprised at. Faultless.
 
Funnily enough it's actually in the garage at the moment having this sorted and it should be done by the end of the day.

I ended up opting for the second hand complete unit - the dealer paid the seller for the unit and is going to transfer me the amount for the labour once it's been fitted. It's also having the sump drop oil change done at the same time :)

I actually dropped it with him yesterday but he didnt have much time to start looking at it, but did give it a good once over and said it does seem to be in really good nick mechanically. I'm really starting to warm to the car and will be quite happy once the ABS issue is resolved. I think it could do with the engine mounts being replaced - a common issue on these and not one I mind doing myself, should tighten things up a fair bit.

Fabulously comfy, great looks (IMO), quirky enough to be interesting and dat midrange power yo.
 
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Car is alive, well and safe/happy again :)

Was just the control unit in the end - so it's had that and a sump drop oil change done, plus a new thermostat and fresh coolant.
 
Indeed - ultimately it was a relatively cheap thing to fix despite presenting what appeared to be a major issue. The car overall is very good for its age - ultimately these are all old cars now and went through a phase of being unpopular and only bought for being cheap so it's inevitable that there will be a couple of issues. If I returned it and bought another I could have ended up with one with bigger issues. The dealer paid for it without qualms so I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out
 
Glad you persevered they are cracking cars, I drove my 9-5 2.0T estate around the alps for a few ski seasons and it never skipped a beat. Quite possibly the best car I owned, bang for buck.

Only weird thing for me was working out how to remove the key when I first parked it up :D
 
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