Great points about how a 99 would be tough to keep on the road--even with the extra cash from the sale of your 9-3. And you've had personal experience with keeping one on the road for many miles, so I'll defer to you on that as I've never owned a 99--only wanted to, but frankly I too would be a little concerned about the difficulty of keeping it on the road as an only car. Maybe a second car someday for me, but it sounds like you're not interested in having 2 cars, so that's a moot point for now.

And yes, I can't see the 99s becoming a serious "collector" car and in general and increasing in value...except to a few of us serious Saab nuts. But who cares if it will never be considered a "classic, collector car" to most people, if it's your ideal car, go for it.

But anyway, it sounds like you're set on moving on and getting a car with a/c and modern safety features (and plenty of available parts). And I certainly can't argue with that as its what I've done to a smaller degree--I've moved on from my old C900 to now we have a NG900 and an A4, though I still miss the C900 in many of the ways you speak about and others.

So, my next suggestion would be a 9-2 (in many ways it sounds somewhat like a modern 99, though we'll have to wait and see of course), but if you can wait til they come out in a few months and test drive one, I would suggest doing that--and then compare it head-to-head with other smallish, sporty hatchbacks/wagons such as a Mini, VW GTI, etc.



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• my car is too nice for me, ww, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:15:18
  • Ford Focus ZX3, Marcus, Sat, 14 Feb 2004 09:08:17
  • Saab 9-2?, ww, Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:22:51
    • recent photos, Scott Paterson , Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:01:43
    • Re: Link..., Clay McNeely , Thu, 12 Feb 2004 10:19:48
  • what's known about: BMW 1, Mazda 6, ww, Thu, 12 Feb 2004 08:30:03
  • SPG, SPG, SPG!, jimtimkim w/ many Saabs, Thu, 12 Feb 2004 03:57:40
  • 9-3SS, have you driven?..., Mike Lynch , Wed, 11 Feb 2004 17:28:29
  • Okay - I had fun, ww, Wed, 11 Feb 2004 14:28:59
    • Good..., Clay McNeely , Wed, 11 Feb 2004 14:37:46
  • what year of 9-3 do you have?, stevec, Wed, 11 Feb 2004 11:15:32
    • 1999, ww, Wed, 11 Feb 2004 12:02:57
  • How 'bout another 99?, rg, Wed, 11 Feb 2004 09:51:09
    • a problem - and some truth telling, ww, Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:35:02
      • Well said..., Clay McNeely , Wed, 11 Feb 2004 11:15:15
      • Re: a problem - and some truth telling, rg, Wed, 11 Feb 2004 11:02:56 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Oh pshaw! Fooey! Hmph., Jon in Chicago, Wed, 11 Feb 2004 09:05:13
  • I know just what you mean..., Rod M, Wed, 11 Feb 2004 08:55:55
  • JasonS and Sreet and Taylor. . ., ww, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:58:10
    • Re: JasonS and Sreet and Taylor. . ., Taylor, Wed, 11 Feb 2004 12:35:09
  • disconected, JasonS, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 16:49:10
  • I still say the SAAB 99 EMS is the most..., Street, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:47:36
  • My 50 year old, 6'2" Dad bought a MINI type S..., Taylor, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:46:03
  • maybe you need a second car?I, Tom Young, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:35:07
  • a 9-2, maybe?, BobH, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:24:43
  • A MINI will make you younger!, Noel, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:12:03
  • Re: Mini's are definitely fun....., Gehn, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:04:16
  • Imagine an old BMW 2002 owner getting a new BMW......, Alex Athanasiou, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:54:51
    • Or a new mini after owning the original..., bj, Wed, 11 Feb 2004 08:11:12
    • This is funny . . ., ww, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:01:37
  • Re: my car is too nice for me, Yak, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:52:14
    • I'm with Yak on this one..., Scott Paterson , Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:24:54
      • Happily agree on the 9^3 SS, RS , Wed, 11 Feb 2004 07:44:00
        • C900 Mystic (long), jimtimkim w/ many Saabs, Fri, 13 Feb 2004 11:31:06
  • Turn back to the C900s..., JustinHiFi , Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:38:13
    • Agree..., Clay McNeely , Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:44:33
      • thanks for your comments, and. . ., ww, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:53:43
        • Thanks for clarification...n/m, Clay McNeely , Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:55:26
    • handle shifting. Is there another way to change gears?, ww, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:43:50
      • Re: 99 again?, Marcus, Sat, 14 Feb 2004 09:13:01
      • If I were you..., turrbo , Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:49:02
  • Re: my car is too nice for me, GR900, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:25:05
  • Re: my car is too nice for me, jp, Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:21:24
    • I love my new 9-3, robert240, Wed, 11 Feb 2004 08:32:54
      • 9-3SS secret, great large person car..., Mike Lynch , Wed, 11 Feb 2004 17:22:34

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