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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 3189716" data-attributes="member: 665">Having owned a Saab (and having many sob stories to go along with it), seeing the word "reliability" in the same paragraph as two Saab cars seems strange. Yes, they might last a long time, the 20-gauge steel sheet metal reinforced with 20-gauge steel rib cages assures they will not rust out as quickly as Japanese cars and not dent as easily, but mechanically, Saabs are nowhere near as reliable. I paid about $3,600 in repairs for my Saab 900 Turbo over two years before I sold it for a song. From reading online reports from other Saab owners, 900s, 9000s, and 9-3s, there were ups and downs with reliability but even the best years never approached the reliability of a Honda or Toyota. I had my Honda Civic for 14 years. It still ran great, and the only things I ever replaced were the exhaust system, brakes, and clutch, but it was a rust bucket, so I traded it in because it needed $700 in body work (mostly under the car). Same deal with my Nissan 240 Z, probably one of the most reliable sports cars made, but it, too, was a rust bucket. Thin, non-reinforced 22-guage steel.I still think the 8x42 Tera ED's focuser is WAY too fast, but if this is what birders really want, they can have it. Enjoy! Brock</blockquote>