2004 Saab 9-3

5speed 2.0T = 25-30+ MPG ALL DAY! NO RESERVE! Convertible

2.0L 1985CC l4 GAS DOHC Turbocharged

Manual

YS3FD75Y846020188

Clear

Gasoline

You DO know that you can drive a convertible in the winter?? Of course this beauty has HOT heat. Spring is right around the corner. Shall you go ANOTHER year without your drop top toy?? I think not...let's fix that. The paint on the car offers a beautiful shine top to bottom, front to back. Like a mirror actually. Hints of repaint here and there but no signs of accident repair. No shoddy bodywork. In fact, I only found about 2-3 small dings on the body. ALL paintless dent repairable if desired. Zero rust to be seen. Typical rockchips on the front bumper cover and hood. If you look long and hard, you may notice minor scratches depending on the light. These can easily be buffed out if desired. Understand that I am nitpicking for you as you probably wouldn't notice. Aside the rockchips, the bumper covers look great! No cracks, damages or repairs. All exterior illumination works perfectly. Headlight lenses are nice and shiny with no dullness and minimal sweating inside. Vinyl trim looks great. No cracks or damages. No fading. Above you can see the recently new matching Arizonian tires ride on damage/vibration free rims at every corner. Unseen are the recently new front and rear brakes which include pads and rotors. No grinding or pulsing. Below you can see the top is in great shape. No holes with only a couple thin spots. No leaks, no moisture inside. A good cleaning and a dose of ScotchGuard will most likely get the fold lines and wrinkles out. White dots are fuzzies from local nature. Above is the only obvious blemish in the bumper cover paint that I can find. Tiny. Note the superb shine! Rear cover is nearly perfect otherwise! Yes, there is a small trailer hitch with the proper wiring plug hidden in the trunk. NO, the clutch isn't worn out or slipping. From my experience, visually, the hitch is clean as if it wasn't used much...meaning no unnecessary wear on the drivetrain. Super clean under the hood. Recent battery is STRONG and starts up the perfectly running engine easily. New spark plugs have been installed by yours truly. Engine oil is spotless and isn't due for a change until 1500 miles from now according to the window tag. Coolant is clean with no overheating. Transmission shifts perfectly. Clutch engages properly. Underneath the car is clean as above. No major oil or coolant leaks. No spots on my shop floor overnight. Exhaust is quiet. Being a convertible, it has the usual body related wiggles and jiggles. Suspension is tight and noise free aside a once in awhile random light steering spring "ping" that is typical with the Saab line. Only did it twice in my 100+ miles driving to ensure it's reliability. Car drives straight and smooth over any pavement with no unusual pulling or wandering. As stated, the brakes are recently new and work perfectly. Interior is an amazing 9 out of 10! Steering wheel is near perfect with no wear. Seats are shockingly intact with minimal fade and cracking! Driver's bolster is minimally worn. Center armrest pad looks justlikenew2u!! Only the lower edges of the driver's seat display some patchy eyesores but no holes at least...vinyl vs leather, I guess. Carpet looks great with minimal wear at the gas pedal heel. I HATE smoke and can't see or smell any signs of a former smoker. Out of ALL the buttons in the car weather it be the steering wheel controls, radio or climate controls...ZERO worn buttons! Seriously. This car was somebody's baby and it shows! Above and below you can see ALL the dummy lights come on during start with NONE staying on during run. No worries. From what I can tell, all the power items work as they should: AM/FM/CD player, power top, info panel (no dead pixels that I can remember), dual digital climate controls, steering wheel control (couldn't get the cruise to work, maybe a fuse?), power windows, locks, mirrors, BOTH power front seats including the power rear entry latch, wipers, HOT heat, considering the weather ICE COLD AIR CONDITIONING (the pump cycles at least so maybe a recharge next year), etc! About the ONLY other worn items to be found are the shifter knob with thinning leather cover and the shift boot. Car comes with one working keyless entry keyfob/key. Parking brake is fully functional also. You can see the factory floormats are included and look nice. Unseen is the compete spare setup aired up ready for your roadtrip! I remounted the rear license frame on the car. Below, the doorpanels look awesome as well. NOTE!! The factory UNBROKEN cupholder still works! As you can see, the top operates perfectly. No actuator leaks. No binding. No laziness. Up and down easily every time. No leaks. Car is ready to go. Inspect my excellent feedbacks. BID, BUY, and DRIVE ANYWHERE with 100% CONFIDENCE! Clean clear title and paperwork in hand. NO RESERVE!! GOOD LUCK!! PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE AD AND THE CONTENTS BELOW!!PLEASE REMEMBER: This vehicle is a USED vehicle, NOT NEW, used. Specifically a 12 year old car with 119+k miles. Since this is my source of income, I cherry-pick each vehicle to sell. I ALWAYS pass on any vehicle unworthy of your family and hard earned money. As with ALL my NO RESERVE auctions, you will be in a position to buy this car for a FRACTION of it's original purchase price. These vehicles are all versions that I would own for myself or offer my family. For 15 years now, I do the best that I can (personally doing everything from start to finish) in a short period of time to drive, inspect, repair, clean, pic and list the cars I sell. I will bet that your local dealership isn't providing this personal service. If they do?? Awesome. They should. But I guarantee you it's at a premium. I don't tolerate tire-kicking and nitpicking. I work hard to offer you the best that I have available to me. Doesn't matter if it's a $1500 or a $15,000 vehicle. Inspect my feedbacks, I don't sell junk and treat all my buyers as friends. I expect the same in return, please. GOOD LUCK! I am looking forward to doing business with you!The venue of sale is Will County, Illinois. The vehicle is being sold AS-IS/AS-SHOWN with NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. We are not responsible for your state's emission and/or inspection compliance. Paypal preferred deposit of $500 required within 24 hours and full payment within 3 days unless other arrangements are made. Bid to win, but we wait for no one. If you are able to bid, you should be able to pay. ALL buyers are responsible for a standard $99 DOC fee. ALL Illinois buyers responsible for 7% sales tax(10.25% Chicago), title of $95 and license transfer of $25 or new plates of $101. There are also 8 other states that I MUST collect sales tax for: AZ, CA, FL, HI, IN, MA, MI, SC. We are not a lending company. We don't take payments. Cash in person is preferred method of payment and you will receive the car (as you see it in the ad), the key(s), the title and associated paperwork. Naturally I will assist to the buyer's needs within reason regarding other forms of payment, pickup, shipping, etc. We are not responsible for your individual state's emissions/inspection compliance. If you are out of state and need travel, please use O'hare (ORD) or Midway (MDW) for air and set up a one-way ride to me. There are plenty of car-rental places to drop your rental in Joliet. Amtrak is an option, use Dwight, IL station for a pickup location. Or make arrangements for your favorite shipping company at your time and cost. Shipping to USA and Canada ONLY! No other countries. Not responsible for the Canadian border demands altho I will happily email/fax related documents as needed for border crossing. Use Wilmington, IL 60481 as a location point for shipping. Of course you can drive out and take it home!! No rush on pickup but payment in full MUST be made. Any other questions, please email or call me directly at 815.744.7223 my name is Eric.