Saab Appreciation Post

Just Saabs. Here's my 900. 

Here's my old 900S, sold this past fall, just doing Saab stuff. It was time to sell, but I do miss it.

SOON!

I can play. I need to find a photo of my 93 wagon

Jordan Rimpela said:

Just Saabs. Here's my 900. 

Glad it's finally mobile!!

I'm slowly moving towards getting it's garage-mate mobile this year.

XLR99 (Forum Supporter) said:

Jordan Rimpela said:

Just Saabs. Here's my 900. 

Glad it's finally mobile!!

I'm slowly moving towards getting it's garage-mate mobile this year.

It is! I've put about 130 miles (your fix worked!) on it thus far, and have had zero issues with the automatic. It's pretty stiffly sprung, which makes bumpy roads quite the excursion.

I also wanted a 9000, but missed on a couple

And a forgotten Saab the 97x. I always liked these

Jordan Rimpela said:

XLR99 (Forum Supporter) said:

Jordan Rimpela said:

Just Saabs. Here's my 900. 

Glad it's finally mobile!!

I'm slowly moving towards getting it's garage-mate mobile this year.

It is! I've put about 130 miles (your fix worked!) on it thus far, and have had zero issues with the automatic. It's pretty stiffly sprung, which makes bumpy roads quite the excursion.

 

Im so glad it went to a good family!  I assumed it had stock springs, but I basically only drove it once.

Cool Saab factoid- you can get a 1:43 model of everything.  I have a whole line of my former cars on my desk.

I've set end of April as timeframe to get the wagon up and running - we'll be needing lots of lift to move my daughter home from school.

@Opti - I used to have an identical 9k Aero:

There's a guy who has a repair shop one block from my house, he speciaizes in Saabs.  There's always a half dozen or so of them in his lot waiting their turn.

This is the only one of my three 9000 Turbos (this one is a 97 CSE, others were an 87 and 91) that I have a picture of.   I bought it from GRMer tb, then ran it in BA/BE Rally back in the day, then daily drove it for quite a while, then sold it to another GRMer.  Great car.  

In reply to XLR99 (Forum Supporter) :

Did you modify it?

Had an 81 900 turbo in college, though if I have any pictures of it they are in a shoe box someplace.

The recent acquisition:

In reply to XLR99 (Forum Supporter) :

It may have stock springs, who knows. I haven't really worked on the mechanicals yet, as I am waiting for spring. The exhaust is first on the list; it rattles like it's its job. 

My 99

What are these SAABs you speak of?

Here's Hazel:

Shouldn't this be titled A "Saab" story?

I'll see myself out.

Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) said:

Shouldn't this be titled A "Saab" story?

I'll see myself out.

Yes. Yes it should.

For many reasons. You should stay. But only if you want to. 

clutchsmoke said:

Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) said:

Shouldn't this be titled A "Saab" story?

I'll see myself out.

Yes. Yes it should.

For many reasons. You should stay. But only if you want to. 

That sounds like you're grooming me to join a Swedish cult.  Will there be kool-aid?

From Cars&Coffee at COTA a few years ago:

In reply to Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) :

This would be a close second to calling a thread appreciating longroofs "Wagons, Ho!" 

Personally, I like "Saaburday, in the Park" 

Sonic said:

This is the only one of my three 9000 Turbos (this one is a 97 CSE, others were an 87 and 91) that I have a picture of.   I bought it from GRMer tb, then ran it in BA/BE Rally back in the day, then daily drove it for quite a while, then sold it to another GRMer.  Great car.  

 

Great pic, gonna steal it for posterity. I also have very find memories of that car. More than once I thought I should have kept it, or perhaps buy another... luckily it couldn't have gone to a better home and further automotive foolishness! 

I have pics from when my wife and I drove it to the challenge from Massachusetts and back circa 2010(?) But not handy at the moment. Great highway car, good community support and right at the sweet spot for low budget/high smiles.

My 1991 900s, now sporting grey 3 spokes as on O2Pilot's car, and lowered ever so slightly.

I love Appreciation threads. Stanceworks had some good ones.