End of the road for Saab

[gabriel.oconnell]

what a pity another company gone to the wall

[Booty]

Back in 1988 a farmer friend of ours borrowed his Dads 900 Aero and we went five up from Stafford to Shrewsbury nightclubbing in a very quick time. Nice black, three door one with tan leather. Cannot for the life of me, remember the journey home.

[dest]

The thing is, if you look at the spec/performance of a 900 Turbo, it doesnt look too impressive these days!

[David Small]

Originally Posted by Emjay

I almost bought a white Carrlson. I dillied and dallied a bit too long and the car got sold. Ended up with my coupe instead as fate decreed

Glad you dillied and dallied - we like you on here

[Booty]

Originally Posted by dest

The thing is, if you look at the spec/performance of a 900 Turbo, it doesnt look too impressive these days!

But they were quick back in the day. Especially covered in Cow Shite with a bale of hay in the back

[David Small]

My favourite was the Saab 99 EMS from the seventies, one my Dad's friends had one, always really liked it. When I was married after leaving VAG, me and the ex wife almost bought a new 900 3 door in red, they were very well priced, but it would have meant selling my 2 NSU's, which at the time I just couldnt do.

The lastest Saab's look shite, with that chrome round the headlamps and that - looks like Dame Edna's glasses - the designer who did that should go down with em.

[Isimmo]

I've liked SAAB's and enjoyed driving the 900 turbo and 9000 turbo (that reminded me of the Renault 25 Turbo)... All were 'interesting' cars... But, were, in many ways, a bit like modern Audis, fine cars, but one pinch of mediocrity too much...

The 900 turbo was certainly not 'mediocrity personified', but would have been a pretty dull car were it not for it's mad power delivery.... And that was something that probably put the crappers up most buyers...

[Booty]

Originally Posted by davallew

My favourite was the Saab 99 EMS from the seventies, one my Dad's friends had one, always really liked it. When I was married after leaving VAG, me and the ex wife almost bought a new 900 3 door in red, they were very well priced, but it would have meant selling my 2 NSU's, which at the time I just couldnt do.

The lastest Saab's look shite, with that chrome round the headlamps and that - looks like Dame Edna's glasses - the designer who did that should go down with em.

Looking at that webpage you shouldn't have to worry about that for too long now.

[darreno'd']

This is criminal, they have only gone downhill since gm bought them, gave them a load of rubbish to work with, then drop them when it hasn't gone right. Might have to start looking for a 99 or 900 turbo now.

[latent]

in a previous life i worked for saab, on pre-prod models.

The saab 95's were amongst the best quality wise when launched in 2000, the 93s less so and the cab's were awful tbh

they did a special edition 93 engineered by TWR called the Viggen, with the HOT 2.3 turbo motor, awesome in straight line but would not go round a corner on throttle, in fact they only really changed direction on full throttle with the torque steer!