Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 20:17:57 -0400 From: "Nutmegger" <nutmegger_7717nopsamo.com> Subject: Re: SAAB IS OVER
"Paul Halliday" wrote MeatballTurbo at > wrote on 16/04/2003 20:25: > > spouted forth into alt.autos.saab... > >> I've never owned a Swedish Saab :( > >> All mine have been from Nystad, Finland. > >> > > Where does it tell you to find out? I'm going to have a look tomorrow. > > Erm, the car should tell you its real name upon completion of the purchase, Hmm...mine was shy and didn't want to say. > but should indicate its production origin during the test drive and > under-bonnet caressing. It escaped my observant eye at the moment of inspection. >I think you've got a defective Saab - it told you > its name, but not where it was produced, eh? Mine didn't utter a word! Foreign country and all...... >Perhaps the plant of origin > sender has failed? In the event of such a failure (for which I know no > mechanical fix), you can check the following link: > > http://www.auto.msk.ru/auto/saab_vin.htm Cool! I just had to go check mine out. > > The 11th digit should indicate the plant of origin. Hoping for a Swede, > Carl? Mine is from Trollhattan! > > I'm picking up my beast with the new "go faster phoosh noise" tomorrow - and > some other "enhancements" :)) There was a lovely metallic grey '84 900 T16 > (with a whale tail) in the garage when I arrived. I like that year very much. >I thought of Behemoth and > mourned for my old flat nose - it's a great model. The other car there was > an early 90s black 900 T16 (again, whale tail) - it's nice to pull into a > garage like that :) Oh sure! Your baby must've felt right a home there.