2003 Saab 9-3 SE Convertible Turbo Manual Near Luxury 173,000 Parts? Repair?

2003 9-3 Convertible Turbo, 73,300 miles.

KBB Private Party Fair Condition (no major problems) value is $2,600.
It just had 4 BRAND NEW TIRES mounted with an alignment on 11/6 at Goodyear. Retail value of this was over $700. I am asking $1,300 for the car as a whole which includes the tires.

· The body is in very good condition for its age (I think it spent the first 7 years of its life in New Jersey). There’s only a little rust showing on the driver’s door as far as I can tell.

· It comes with an installed hitch receiver and you’re welcome to have the hitch and ball as well. (I usually hammer it in in the spring and hammer it out in the fall as it is a bit rusty)

· Convertible top works VERY well and I’ve never had issues with it; there are no leaks or holes.

· Heated seats and power windows all work very well.

· Car battery replaced July 2014.

· Key fob for the car had new batteries about 1 year ago

· I think the rear brakes were replaced along with the E-brake cable May 2015. Additionally, any if not all front suspension parts were replaced in 2011.

Issues (Full disclaimer! I tried to make this a comprehensive list, eel free to ask about anything not mentioned explicitly!):

· The engine in this Saab is a 2002 engine despite the model year of the car being 2003. I think they were just using up 2002 engines at the factory still. Unfortunately no one told me this and the two engines take extremely different oil. This led to sludge buildup that required a complete engine flush (2014). Recently it has had more oil issues. An oil change may help or even fix the issue. It seems to be fine for short trips (6 miles or so), ut not for more than 10 miles.

· The windshield was replaced by Safelite in June 2015. Rust had corroded the metal around the windshield to the point that it cracked. The area around it that had corroded was patched “well enough” and a new windshield was properly installed with Safelite’s warranty following the repair.

· The car has not had strictly synthetic oil or high octane gas. I haven’t replaced the air filter since I’ve owned it (6 years).

· Anti-theft system just started acting up in the last few weeks (fuse can maybe be pulled to “fix” it. I chose to not lock it anymore).

· The backup lights had stopped working (shorted out?) once within the last month, ut are working fine currently.

· Front driver’s strut mount will likely need replacing within the next year.

· Climate control works very well, ut the display is finicky and sometimes not present (I can explain how it works for you).

· Power seats do work, ut sometimes the gears don’t catch to move the seat; this happens randomly with no pattern and only about 15% of the time.

· There is a second key fob for the car, ut it was not programmed by a dealership, o its use is limited and cannot start the car.

· Radio volume knob is finicky sometimes, ut the volume buttons on the steering wheel work just fine.