Saab 9-5 Saloon 1997-

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  • Economy

    Value

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Drove the car for 3 years on company lease, then bought it at trade price :)

    Costs

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Dealer costs a bit high, but then you kind of expect that these days.

  • On the road

    Driving

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Great on motorways, less great going round corners fast. But then with the roads being so busy these days, how many corners do you get to go round fast?

    Performance

    5 out of 5 5.0

    After 4 years driving the same car, the performance still impresses me.

  • Living with it

    Reliability

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Apart from new rear shock absorbers, nothing has gone wrong in 50,000 miles.

    Image

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Well I think it looks good. I don't care what anyone else thinks

    Comfort

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Longest non-stop drive I've done is 5 hours, but this doesn't seem to be long enough to start to find anything wrong with the seat comfort. This is easily the best seating of any car I've been in (including the German competition).

  • Security and Service

    Security

    5 out of 5 5.0

    No-one's ever bothered trying to break in or steal it. I think they know it's a waste of time.

    Service

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Dealer staff are hard to fault.

  • Problems and Ownership

    Problems

    Engine

    Other

    Rear shock absorbers replaced after 49,000 miles - and they are 'dealer-fit' only, so I couldn't get the price down.

    Ownership

    Did you buy the car new?

    Used

    Would you buy the same model again?

    Yes

    Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?

    No