Recently (April 4th) I did something I wanted to do for a long time, and that was buy another car. I saw her at the company parking lot and I guess it was love at first sight. I looked for the owner,  inquired about the car, did a test drive and placed an offer. Well, that’s not how the story ended. After that I decided to explore the Facebook marketplace and looked at other cars. I test drove a 79 Malibu and a 79 Fairmont, they din’t convinced me or I was convinced of how much of a death trap (for others) that kind of cars could be. At the time the Saab owner sent a message telling me he was willing to go a bit lower on the price, so I went with the Saab.

Here’s a picture of her:

I’m really enjoying working on her, so far this is what I’ve done:

• Oil and filter change
• Sparkplugs change
• Hood strut
• Trunk lifts
• Coolant hose (URO Part # 9178849)
• Air Filter (Mann C31122)
• Airbox, MAF, intake hose cleaning
• Fixed parasitic current draw by removing the stock HU
• Head unit and speakers replacement (used this VW harness Metra 70-1784)

Work performed at the local shop

• Front Left Control Arm
• Front Right Control Arm
• Right Adjustment screw (2012 Sentra fits)

Pending work to do:

• Fuel filter
• Brake pads
• PCV valve