Got myself a 2002 9-5 Aero a couple weeks ago with less than 40,000 miles on it.
Proceeded to have things fixed for a bunch of money. Replaced original tires which were dried out with cracks in the sidewall! Everything rubber on this car seems to have melted, dried out and cracked all over like the shark fin antenna, rubber covered trim on windshield, engine mounts, etc. I know for a fact (well now I do, I didn't when I bought it) the previous owner let it sit outside and bake in the hot Florida sun. The poor car never experienced time under a shade or in a garage.
Still things are broken like the AC air blend door, and it will take time for me to fix them. It's not a question of time, just of money.
But still love driving it!
Hello from VA
