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Announcements & Events / Re: Ace Cafe Meeting Saturday 10th January 2026

« on: 13 January 2026, 10:47:41 AM »

Hope you're better Will,  I arrived a lot earlier than usual and somewhat surprised about the low number of cars, mostly 9-3 cabrios with the old 900 and 9-5, and 1 9000CS (plus my NG).  Only took half a roll of film as the light was poor too...fewer people to talk to.

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New Saab 9-5 (2010 on) / Re: Too much 'road rage?'

« on: 13 January 2026, 10:45:32 AM »

The one on ebay had gone so sourced one from Ron Saab Leeds and it has just arrived.  Tried playing with the fuses but still one horn out of action.

Is the removal of the front bumper a 2 man job or can it be done 'solo'.  If it requires a bit more manpower then I will ask Joe to fit it at the next MOT/service.

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Announcements & Events / Re: Ace Cafe Meeting Saturday 10th January 2026

« on: 09 January 2026, 03:29:38 PM »

I'll get you some photos...  Get well soon!

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Saab in the news / Re: GM ownership of Saab......

« on: 02 January 2026, 12:05:31 PM »

Meanwhile, fears are growing for the other Swedish brand..

Oh lord really? My 9-5 is on its last legs and I have been eyeing a V90 as a kind of sibling. But I don't want keeping my next car on the road to be the project that this has been.

Lots of people are believing that Geely have taken what they want from Torslanda, and since Lynk&Co and Polestar are being pushed there will be less appetite for production in Sweden.

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Saab in the news / Re: GM ownership of Saab......

« on: 22 December 2025, 12:00:09 PM »

Good article.  People forget about the 2009 forced liquidation of Saab just before the Spyker takeover.  The new concern was left without suppliers for various components for the NG9-5 which explains a lot why the 2010 and 2011 cars were somewhat compromised on the quality front, especially on the dashboard..

Look at Opel/Vauxhall now...Russelsheim engineering was the backbone of many of the cars in GMs portfolio for decades, just think of T-Car (Kadett) and J-Car (Ascona/Cavalier) and now?  Vauxhalls that are lightly disguised Peugeots with that awful engine.

Meanwhile, fears are growing for the other Swedish brand..

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Announcements & Events / Re: Ace Cafe Meeting Saturday 10th January 2026

« on: 22 December 2025, 11:38:46 AM »

Up for that!

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Apparently the NG 9-5 is much admired

« on: 24 November 2025, 10:26:38 AM »

2010 Vector with Rotors, rather than Blades, nice!

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: What I Did To My Saab Today.

« on: 20 November 2025, 11:42:13 AM »

National Windscreens have just been to fix 2 chips in my NG9-5 windscreen - at least I did not need a replacement this time.

20 min job.

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New Saab 9-5 (2010 on) / Re: Brake failure

« on: 20 October 2025, 01:09:18 PM »

Noted, thank you

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New Saab 9-5 (2010 on) / Re: Brake failure

« on: 16 October 2025, 01:58:13 PM »

Joe did say it was a tight squeeze but was glad to be reunited with the car...

Now I have to book the car for the nearside rear door to be tidied up, and then the horn, need to try the 15 amp fuse (wonder if I have any spare in the Golf...).

if that doesn't work then front off and replace... I'll check if Ron Saab Leeds has some horns from the NGs he's been breaking lately.

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Garden room - advice/recommendations

« on: 22 September 2025, 09:49:04 AM »

I had the same issue and found a loose vacuum hose behind the throttle body—once I reconnected it properly, the idle smoothed out and throttle response improved.

I think you've replied in the wrong topic... anyway, welcome to STT.

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New Saab 9-5 (2010 on) / Re: Brake failure

« on: 16 September 2025, 10:03:41 AM »

Joe's Fixed it already!!

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New Saab 9-5 (2010 on) / Brake failure

« on: 15 September 2025, 09:57:58 AM »

Driving to Goodwood via Worthing on Saturday night, for Sunday's Revival I had just put some fuel in the car at Sainsbury's Richmond when at a crossing - green for me and red for her - a small child ran out emergency STOP!  Parent couldn't care less.  Afterwards I notice brakes didn't have quite the same 'feel'...

Got to Dorking, noticing more effort was needed to get the car to stop - brake fluid low warning came on.  Called the AA and after waiting 23 mins to talk to an operator cancelled the call (was on roadside) and decided to go to the local Esso in Leatherhead to top up the brake fluid which just about got me to Worthing.  Called the AA again on Saturday night, and after 2 time adjustments got a call saying no technicians were available and could we wait until 1st thing Sunday....(I get the AA via my bank account).

Good job we had somewhere to stay otherwise it would have been a cold night in the car, and OHs friend lent me her Mini for Sunday.

Sunday, AA comes and technician looks under the car and says fluid all over the place, the pipe has obviously burst.  We'll tow it to a garage of your choice or home.  I said Joe's in Epsom. Turns out he had known Joe for a long time and I left Joe a message to say the car was being left with him.  AA then arranged a rental car which meant I could get back home.

Although I was very dismayed by the AA on Saturday, they redeemed themselves on Sunday.  Technician was professional.
People on FB who've seen my post have commented on the dual brake circuit and that I should have been able to continue without issue - even Joe said this is rare on a Saab.
The rental car - Citroen C4 - pitiful, awful, dreadful, horrid.  That 1.2 Puretech engine only words that can be moderated out can be used to describe it.  Much as we scorn General Motors and GM-era Saabs and Vauxhall I think Stellantis is far worse...

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: What I Did To My Saab Today.

« on: 11 August 2025, 10:05:19 AM »

Got a stonechip on my NG9-5 windscreen.  Repair job I thought but National Windscreens thought it was replacement.  Photos sent to 'control' let's see what they say.  Let's hope they don't beat Autoglass's record of 14 months!

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New Saab 9-5 (2010 on) / Re: Too much 'road rage?'

« on: 24 July 2025, 10:54:31 PM »

I had a look in the manual, there are 2 separate fuses for the horn  and it looks like one has burnt out, but doesn't look like there are any spares in the car, so I will have to buy some fuses and check this first...surprisingly there seemed to be no fuses where I expected some to be (mirror heating being one)...

will report back after my trip to Austria