As mentioned above, SAAB are back making the 93 and the Parts company stayed State owned because it was profitable and never stopped cranking out parts.
I’ve just sold my 93 Estate as I’ve now got an STW standard issue T5.
Don’t buy a Diesel unless you do lots of big journeys as the mpg around town is atrocious and you’ll clog up the DPF (Diesel particulate filter) and EGR (Exhaust gas recirculation valve). The EGR can be cleaned out but it’s a faff and if you aren’t into DIY then it’s probably cheaper to get the Garage to pop on a new one than spend the time cleaning it.
DPFs do get clogged on short journeys (on long journeys they carry out an automatic cleaning cycle) BUT good independents or official service centres can force a manual regeneration if they have the right ECU tool.
I had a new DPF fitted which instantly clogged up again, I went to a specialist and they used the ECU tool to regenerate the old one, the SAAB tech manuals say it’s very rare that a DPF has to be replaced rather than regenerated.
While there, they were also able to see that there had been a recent update to the ECU firmware that forced DPF regeneration more frequently to deal with the problem. If you get a Diesel (I’d still get a petrol!) it’d be worth a visit to a specialist to see if the firmware is up to date.
Lots of bollocks spouted about interior quality, etc. I sat in modern Audis, BMWs and VWs and personally I can’t say any where super impressive compared to the SAAB.
Get A Vector Sport or above as the heated leather seats are superb. 🙂