What's up with all the Saab owners lately, in the past few weeks I've had 4 different cars
06-04-2006, 04:47 PM
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What's up with all the Saab owners lately, in the past few weeks I've had 4 different cars
challenge me to a speed contest. Maybe they all think they are in an F16 or something! 
06-04-2006, 06:15 PM
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Whoa, today I had a 9-5 and an older 900cd(?) be major idiots to me. Creepy.
One guy floored it and braked hard to get ahead of me, just to go the speed limit down my (our?) road, only to take off as I signal/slow for my driveway. The other...I accelerated from an on ramp so as to not make him change speed/lanes. He gets on my butt, swerves HARD into the other lane, and swerves at the side of my car as he flies by. Neither one was warranted or instigated. :/
06-04-2006, 06:38 PM
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it's those damn saab ads and commercials that harken to the heritage of saab......
I smoked a new one about a year ago, couple was on a test drive with the salesman in the car. the salesman hinted they could take me, last thing I saw, they were making a u-turn back to the dealer after I embarraesed them.
06-05-2006, 03:51 AM
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SAAB lost any heritage it had when it was bought by GM. Now some of the smaller GM...
ranges share the same comon platform. Many components are from teh same parts bins just like in the old days of Porsche 924's and 944's sharing loads of VW bits and pieces.
06-05-2006, 06:06 AM
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I don't know what it is, but I've been thinking about a 9-3 Convertible lately
It's one of two things setting in here... either my age (midlife crisis?) or the fact that the nice weather has broken and I just want a convertible.
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06-05-2006, 08:22 AM
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They're born from jets, silly
Don't forget, they invented heated seats. And ignition keys in odd places. And ... well, uh, there must be other stuff that escapes me.
Don't be hatin the Swedes.
Don't be hatin the Swedes.
06-05-2006, 01:18 PM
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Sad but true. We'll soon see more Saabs that are Chevys with a Saab grill. Their new SUV
is really a Trailblazer. Can anyone remember the bad old days of the 70's and 80's when the only difference between a Chevy, Pontiac, Olds, and Buick is the front and rear? It's going to be like that all over again.
06-05-2006, 01:23 PM
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Doubt they're anywhere near the same, but it took me 45 mins to change the water pump
on my 1984 900. Bought new just before I left Germany in 84. They claimed it took less than one hour to swap the clutch. The engine was mounted backwards and the bell-housing came up from the trans-axle and just required removal of a shield and a few bolts to "hinge" out of the way for the swap. The pump was on the driver's side, right up top and super easy to change. The car was built like a tank. I only sold it at 90k trouble free miles (except for the pump) to get a 4wd Bronco II to handle the harsh lake Michigan winters.