how happy I am.

I bought my first Saab ('95 900 SE V6 5d) about 4 years ago. Less than 2 years later it was stolen (I know it's darn near impossible - don't ask). My baby was gone. To top it off, my insurance company (AIG) took over a year to get the settlement check to my loan company, during which time I was making payments on a car I didn't have.

Two years later, it's time to get another car, but it has to be used and inexpensive enough that I can pay cash so I can carry liability only (comprehensive is astronomical after you have a total loss). I was not looking forward to a cheapy Toyota or (shudder) Ford or somesuch.

Imagine my serendipitous glee to find (on the web) a '95 900 SE Turbo 3dr in my pricerange! I don't even care that I overpaid for it and immediately had to put $3k repairs into it (it needed it and was worth it - drives like a dream now - thanks Chicago SaabTech)! I'm back in the (Saab) fold!

I now have not just a car that I can afford, but that I love to drive. Every time I get behing the wheel there's a big stupid grin on my face. In fact, I start smiling every time I walk up to it, push the unlock on the fob, and hear the happy little "yip-pee!" from Claire (I think that's her name - still testing it out) that is her way of saying, "Alright, you came back, let's go somewhere and find a road!"

The only sad part of the story is every time I get where I'm going and have to get out and hit the lock on the fob and hear her sad "eep" when she knows I'm leaving her.

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• I know you all will understand, Chi-Saab, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 06:40:48 <-- Viewing This Message
  • "eep" funny ->, michael p, Tue, 5 Jul 2005 07:49:45
  • Cuuuute..., Sebastian, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 12:49:32
  • AIG is well known for not paying regardless of ....., TKC, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:17:01
  • Re: I know you all will understand, dboone, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 09:53:53
    • Good Riddance AIG!, Chi-Saab, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:01:55
      • Re: Good Riddance AIG!, dboone, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 11:08:51
      • Get GEICO, NickR, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:54:02
        • GEICO weasles ? ......, 91Aero.jr, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 11:38:56
          • They donated $20,000,000, Shelly, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 18:01:36
        • I am happily back w/GEICO, Chi-Saab, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:58:57
          • State Farm gets 5 stars from me!, SaabHubby, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 20:23:05
          • State Farm kicks Gecco @#$, Chi-Saab, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 14:26:53
            • Re: you should try Amica..., t_mokes, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 20:18:42
          • Re: I am happily back w/GEICO, 91Aero.jr, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 11:46:00
          • Doesn't cost anything to get a quote from them,, Bill Homer , Fri, 1 Jul 2005 11:45:35
  • welcome back, fellow member of stupid grin club :-) nm, baggsly , Fri, 1 Jul 2005 09:44:12
  • Re: I know you all will understand, rob 94 cse, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 08:21:26
  • Re: I know you all will understand, Jeremy R., Fri, 1 Jul 2005 06:45:19
    • V-6 vs Turbo 900, Chi-Saab, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 06:50:39

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