[Lurch]

Posting any 4chan bullsh*t meme should be enough for a ban.

[ryuclan]

My father drove an older 900. We called it the cockroach and although I thought it was pretty ugly I came to respect the thing. It had balls and my dad loved it to death. Coincidentally I'm looking for a used car at the moment and one that has caught my eye is a 2002 9-3 turbo.



I hope they can dig themselves out of this.

[Slamman]

QUOTE (ska @ Wednesday, Dec 21 2011, 02:13)

Congratulations GM, you've won yet again.

What a Saab Story, but don't cry a river of tears just yet, Maybe they can still restructure and recover, I don't see them lacking the product in lineage sense anyway. Haven't followed them in current years, but I did ride in one once upon a time

[jaysteels]

QUOTE (Slamman @ Tuesday, Jan 3 2012, 09:38)

QUOTE (ska @ Wednesday, Dec 21 2011, 02:13) Congratulations GM, you've won yet again. What a Saab Story, but don't cry a river of tears just yet, Maybe they can still restructure and recover, I don't see them lacking the product in lineage sense anyway. Haven't followed them in current years, but I did ride in one once upon a time

Are saabs rare in the states?

[*MURDOC*]

Not really.

[ryuclan]

QUOTE (jaysteels @ Tuesday, Jan 3 2012, 13:59)

QUOTE (Slamman @ Tuesday, Jan 3 2012, 09:38) QUOTE (ska @ Wednesday, Dec 21 2011, 02:13) Congratulations GM, you've won yet again. What a Saab Story, but don't cry a river of tears just yet, Maybe they can still restructure and recover, I don't see them lacking the product in lineage sense anyway. Haven't followed them in current years, but I did ride in one once upon a time Are saabs rare in the states?

Not even. They just arent very popular with the kids who buy honda civics and rice them all to hell when a 9-3 turbo could destroy a kitted up honda with ease. As 4 bangers go you really can't do much better than a saab.

[silvermanblue]

I love the look of the old 900 turbos. But almost all of them I have looked at had some serious issue.

[jaysteels]

QUOTE (silvermanblue @ Wednesday, Jan 4 2012, 03:23)

I love the look of the old 900 turbos. But almost all of them I have looked at had some serious issue.

our mother grooms and cut dogs for half a living, one of her customers has 3 900 turbos, all beefed up to 250hp. He says he has had incredibly few problems with them, and recommend me to buy one as a first car

(for the record he also has 2 MG roadsters)

This post has been edited by jaysteels on Thursday, Jan 5 2012, 16:38

[sivispacem]

QUOTE (jaysteels @ Thursday, Jan 5 2012, 17:35)

QUOTE (silvermanblue @ Wednesday, Jan 4 2012, 03:23) I love the look of the old 900 turbos. But almost all of them I have looked at had some serious issue. our mother grooms and cut dogs for half a living, one of her customers has 3 900 turbos, all beefed up to 250hp. He says he has had incredibly few problems with them, and recommend me to buy one as a first car (for the record he also has 2 MG roadsters)

I imagine you'll struggle insurance-wise if your in Europe, but they are pretty notorious for being bullet-proof mechanically. The bodies, however, are very prone to rot.

[3niX]

Well...

On a related note, my brother recently (before Saab went completely bust) bought a 1st gen 9-5 (I think its a 2005 model). Its actually a rather pleasant little thing...

[silvermanblue]

Meh it may be our crappy american gas.

[visionist]

Well it appears some Good may come of all this; having finally come into some inheritance my folks have stuck a deposit down for a Turbo 6, literally half-price, delivery miles.

I'l post pictures if the deal goes down.

[Meno]

My two first cars we're Saabs.

What a shame really.

[jaysteels]

QUOTE (sivispacem @ Thursday, Jan 5 2012, 16:55)

QUOTE (jaysteels @ Thursday, Jan 5 2012, 17:35) QUOTE (silvermanblue @ Wednesday, Jan 4 2012, 03:23) I love the look of the old 900 turbos. But almost all of them I have looked at had some serious issue. our mother grooms and cut dogs for half a living, one of her customers has 3 900 turbos, all beefed up to 250hp. He says he has had incredibly few problems with them, and recommend me to buy one as a first car (for the record he also has 2 MG roadsters) I imagine you'll struggle insurance-wise if your in Europe,

How come?

[sivispacem]

QUOTE (jaysteels @ Saturday, Jan 7 2012, 15:04)

QUOTE (sivispacem @ Thursday, Jan 5 2012, 16:55) I imagine you'll struggle insurance-wise if your in Europe, How come?

They're Insurance Group 15 in the UK, or about 40 if you use the new Europe-wide system. To put that into perspective, it's the same insurance group as a BMW 325i and Renaulsport Clio 200 Cup, and only one group lower than a Civic Type R or Lotus Elise 111S. You've mentioned before you don't drive yet- as a first car for a new driver under, say, 21, with no driving experience, an Insurance Group 6 1.6 Focus would cost a little under £2k. For a Group 15 car, you may well be looking at £7,000 just for insurance. Or about 10 times the value of the car.

British prices, but I know things are much the same elsewhere in Europe.

[jaysteels]

QUOTE (sivispacem @ Saturday, Jan 7 2012, 14:13)

QUOTE (jaysteels @ Saturday, Jan 7 2012, 15:04) QUOTE (sivispacem @ Thursday, Jan 5 2012, 16:55) I imagine you'll struggle insurance-wise if your in Europe, How come? They're Insurance Group 15 in the UK, or about 40 if you use the new Europe-wide system. To put that into perspective, it's the same insurance group as a BMW 325i and Renaulsport Clio 200 Cup, and only one group lower than a Civic Type R or Lotus Elise 111S. You've mentioned before you don't drive yet- as a first car for a new driver under, say, 21, with no driving experience, an Insurance Group 6 1.6 Focus would cost a little under £2k. For a Group 15 car, you may well be looking at £7,000 just for insurance. Or about 10 times the value of the car. British prices, but I know things are much the same elsewhere in Europe.

I see. Thanks for the info

[visionist]

This is our 2010 9-5 Aero Turbo-6. It was a total steal and feels like a spaceship next to everything we've ever owned. I'm not too chuffed about the colour (wanted Red obviously) but the dark grey leather with brushed dark titanium trim cuts a fine dash, save for the jarring white headliner (no black option). The car is fully specced with everything including fold-out rear DVD monitors and panoramic glass sunroof, aswell as the adjustable suspension with three modes (rare option). The only things it lacks are ventilated seats, self-park, lane departure warning and rear climate-control (no rear sunshade(s) available).

Power & torque are smooth, effortless and utterly addictive. Comfort on the 19s is amazingly high; bumps are registered, but they barely ruffle the well-insulated cabin, whose ambience, awash with the very Sexy green Saab lighting, is a proper treat at night. The autobox is so intuitive we still havn't once tried the paddles. We recently had it Hirsched to 331BHP & 480nm of twist. Top speed we've achieved (on a closed road ) is 137MPH...

..So far.

[Zisis1992]

I LOVE that brand... Too bad that they closed it... In my birthday...

[lzw3]

In my opinion, the first gen 900 still looks awesome.

[Outcast]

Visionist, I'd like to get to know more about your 9-5

To be honest I'd never given a second look to any Saab until just this last Christmas in Taiwan when I spotted a strange car I had never seen before. It turned out to be the new model 9-5. I did some research online and it has some pretty nifty gadgets in the cockpit. For me this is the first Saab I would seriously consider buying, its such a shame Saab's gone after building such a wonderful looking car.

Can you share some pics of the interior with us?

This post has been edited by Outcast on Sunday, Mar 18 2012, 08:47