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TomPaine
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Cambridge Saab / Buckingham & Stanley
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31 December 2023, 02:32:11 PM »
Anyone have any experience of them? I've relocated to the area and although I like Ian @ Saabtech Welwyn to work on the car - he's done so for years - it would be good to know if I have local options. ISTR that they have a good reputation, well-known eBay site etc. Any recommendations re particular mechanics would be especially welcome.
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Re: Cambridge Saab / Buckingham & Stanley
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31 December 2023, 03:12:00 PM »
I have used this map of recommended Saab specialists. It was drawn up by Chris Ivory, a Saab enthusiast in the Bristol area.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?ll=51.980858792652754%2C-0.3563600063042116&z=8&mid=1S3wIx3Ea4iaeAHUVA9c9FbjSAI1q4qLn
A great friend of mine uses the specialist in Milton Keynes. Another uses Indy Saab in Rushden.
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TomPaine
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31 December 2023, 03:30:55 PM »
Thanks Will. That throws up Swedish Car Connection in Cambridge who look pretty good. So that's very helpful, obliged.
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Re: Cambridge Saab / Buckingham & Stanley
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01 January 2024, 12:04:14 PM »
I'm in Cambridge and now take my car to Indy Saab in Rushden, make of that what you will about local options in Cambridge however I will say that I have never used Swedish Car Connection so would like feedback about them.
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02 January 2024, 11:12:54 PM »
Thanks Audax. Hmmm ...
I'm planning to scope out Swedish Car Connection tomorrow morning (rather than just 'phoning). I assume that my car (see thread in Classic 9-5 re wet carpets) is going to need to stay at a dealer with the trim lifted in order to dry out, even if the cause is a quick fix.
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Re: Cambridge Saab / Buckingham & Stanley
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03 January 2024, 04:46:21 PM »
Funnily enough I had someone collar me in Morrisons car park today as he saw my 9-3 Aero while he sat in his NG9-5 and was asking me where to take it locally... His poor NG9-5 had really rusty sills just in front of the rear wheels and a very rusty front wing! At first I thought it had a bad accident repair but it was both sides. I told him to take it to indysaab though as they'd know a good bodyshop for certain.
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Re: Cambridge Saab / Buckingham & Stanley
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03 January 2024, 07:18:23 PM »
It seems he NG 9-5's are suffering from some rust issues, I wonder if he has had a look at the inner wings - front & rear, on a sample of one, they seem more susceptible than I expected from a newer design & materials
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03 January 2024, 07:40:22 PM »
I have the rusty dog-leg issue on my 04 9-5. It got through the MOT last year (April) but Ian @ Saabtech warned that I would probably be looking at some attention to and welding of that and some 'scabs' underneath the car this year.
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