Saab alloys...

Collecting the car tomorrow. Tried to get the dealer to throw in alloys, but not a hope. He said saab alloys would set me back €800, and other alloys €600. For the sake of €200, would probably buy the saab ones, but wondering should I bother at all - the hubs are not the ugliest things anyway and they have a spoke 'effect'. Do you think they are worth it? Would I see the value of the extra €800 if I decide to trade in in a couple of years?

optiplexgx270

No to the 800 extra value but it may make it easier to sell have you checked the net for them?

optiplexgx270

You could always get without and add later if its still eating at you.

Will have a scout around Ebay or Buy and Sell.

maidhc

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Will have a scout around Ebay or Buy and Sell.

Watch out for warped ones!!!!

€800 isn't bad for a set of OEM alloys tbh; I have seen much worse.

What size are you thinking of?

optiplexgx270

maidhc wrote:

€800 isn't bad for a set of OEM alloys tbh;

This is true what model is it year etc?

Cyrus

id def get them, its supposed to be a sporty saloon, not very sporty without alloys

optiplexgx270

optiplexgx270 wrote:

This is true what model is it year etc?

04 Saab 9-3 linear, 1.8 litre.

unkel

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Tried to get the dealer to throw in alloys, but not a hope.

LOL, you're a soft touch, Conor

If you had insisted, he would have given you them for free and he'd have kneeled down too if you were that way inclined

drdre

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04 Saab 9-3 linear, 1.8 litre.

i would have thought it comes with alloys.check the net for standard spec.i got standard alloys on a golf.i donot believe that a saab doesnot have alloys,make sure you are not getting ripped off.

optiplexgx270

You may be right ive NEVER senn a 9-3 (04 model) without alloy wheels..... weird.

drdre

optiplexgx270 wrote:

You may be right ive NEVER senn a 9-3 (04 model) without alloy wheels..... weird.

imsure hes getting ripped off but im not going to bothered searching the net for standard equipment.he should be able to do it himself.and with alloys the car will be able to sell afterwards but with hubcaps on a saab

optiplexgx270

I've seen hubcaps on the older 900 but did a short look there on carzone and none of the 04 9-3's are without alloys. I'd look into it mate and get onto the dealer about it as he will give them to you if you put up a fight (fine ill leave it so if there are no alloys thrown in) on a car @ that price alloys are nothing to them.

zing

9-3 linear model by default don't have alloys. It's the entry level model but they're an option (or are included with the arc pack iirc). You don't see that many without alloys as they look crap without them. Then again imo the 9-3 looks quite plain without a set of skirts/spoilers, colour matched door handles, etc..

Eoin

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Would I see the value of the extra €800 if I decide to trade in in a couple of years?

Probably not, but if you were after an investment in the first place, you probably know that a 04 Saab wasn't a good one! It's a very smart motor, but you may as well go the whole hog, as it will probably annoy you now if you don't get them!

I like these alloys on a Saab:

BnA

Here's 3 sets from ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/18-INOVIT-HONOR-ALLOY-WHEELS-Vauxhall-Alfa-Saab_W0QQitemZ8065872664QQcategoryZ28648QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-SAAB-17-ALLOY-WHEELS-AND-CENTRE-CAPS_W0QQitemZ4641164838QQcategoryZ10416QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/16-inch-alloys-with-michelin-tyres-for-saab_W0QQitemZ8067859227QQcategoryZ9888QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

green-blood

1.8 litre..realy

I thought there was the 1.8t and the 2.0t, whicha re both 2 litre engines only one has a higher ecu spec. Apparently its a 2 minute job to update any 1.8t to full 2.0t spec.

check it out!!

Bassman

Hi, I have a 2003 Linear and it does have 15" alloys but I'm pretty sure Saab don't shod the 9-3 with alloys as standard. I've seen plenty of Linears with 16" steel wheels and big plastic wheel covers. I'm also on the lookout for 16" or 17" upgrades, check out ebay, there's plenty of Saab accessory shops in the UK and rest of EU....

Jules

drdre wrote:

i would have thought it comes with alloys.check the net for standard spec.i got standard alloys on a golf.i donot believe that a saab doesnot have alloys,make sure you are not getting ripped off.

colm_mcm

Linear doesn't have alloys. Most models being sold now are Linear-Sport, which has alloys.

Linear models are very basic.

And the non turbo 1.8 is rubbish. 1.8t Vector not that much more second hand.

ninty9er

Try a scrapyard, you never know where you might find a written of Saab with the alloys you want

bazz26

ninty9er wrote:

Try a scrapyard, you never know where you might find a written of Saab with the alloys you want

I would not touch alloy wheels from a scrapped car this new to be honest. Chances are that at least one alloy wheel on the written off car was damaged from the impact of the crash.

ninty9er

I wouldn't advocate the use of damaged wheels. but it is possible to get 2-3 from 1 car and the remaining needed from another