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Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?
Posted by SRS900S [Email] (more from SRS900S) on Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:48:30
In Reply to: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Scott Paterson [Profile/Gallery]
, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 07:44:43
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I bought a 2 year old Subaru Legacy GT (pre-turbo in North America), was riding my bicycle to work as I only lived ~1 mile away, so this pristine car was just sitting in the garage; I decided to sell it to get rid of the car payment.
I figured I should have "something", just to have a car to drive, and a guy I used to work with was selling his Classic 900S. He only drove C900 Saabs, and was selling this one that he bought from the original owner because it was a non-turbo manual. His preference was for turbo automatics so when one popped up a week later he sold this one to me.
It took me a couple years to get past the "what a piece of $%^&" until I finally got rid of all the little annoying things, and started to realize it is an amazing car.
Since then I've had a 1993 9000 CS and currently have a 2000 9-5 LPT (first turbo car) and recently picked up a 2004 9-5 Arc, all 4 have been manuals, but I think the next 9-5 might be an auto.
When I bought the 9-5 I had 3 Saabs, and figured I had to get rid of at least 1, so I put for sale signs on all 3 and the regrettably the C900 sold immediately, followed a year later by the 9000 (w/265,000 miles). I got my money's worth out of both cars.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Scott Paterson , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 07:44:43
- Today's Winners!, Scott Paterson , Sat, 26 Oct 2013 09:08:01
- It all started at age 4, Ed_F , Thu, 24 Oct 2013 23:03:41
- $1,000 to spend... More car than a bug.., Mike Lynch , Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:00:23
- like an engineer, jeff in MD, Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:40:42
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, cgwiz , Thu, 24 Oct 2013 10:07:17
- First Saab was my wife's car, JimBlake , Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:25:18
- Invited to a Saab Test Drive event in Boston in '99...., Paul H, Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:46:17
- As a teenage passenger in a Sonett..., GFW3pedals , Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:06:22
- I traded in a 1999 Corvette for a 2000 9-5 Aero., Norm9-5, Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:59:45
- Just made sense, John J, Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:38:18
- Friend had a Saab and I was sold, Caarl , Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:34:37
- Garage sale, Tim, Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:00:11
- Looking for a Volvo, Dale, Thu, 24 Oct 2013 05:57:38
- as a young Army Captain with a new daughter, John in Bismarck, Thu, 24 Oct 2013 05:39:03
- 9000 with for sale sign, Mike Johnson, Thu, 24 Oct 2013 04:48:15
- $600 beater 95, jimmy, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:54:27
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, steve, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:29:29
- High School..., MikeinVT , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 19:40:45
- It was late 2001, rpm2 , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 19:27:18
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Kristjan , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 19:21:47
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Erik919kt, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:40:11
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, RonD , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:22:20
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, JoeK, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:59:28
- It took a few years from intrigue to purchase, MI-Roger , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:21:49
- It was a long, drawn out process, No Snaab, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:50:51
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, SRS900S, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:48:30 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Dan Burkert, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:38:11
- I was working at a tire store, DougM , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:26:50
- Arlo Pear subliminal recomendation, Sondeen , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:14:36
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, AdamSAAB2kAero , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:44:56
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, turrbo , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:08:44
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, EGD , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:22:17
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Slug , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:15:03
- In a baby seat., PGAero , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:52:45
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, 93Gator, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:49:16
- Just like all of my Saabs...., Skip, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:44:22
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, ELaw , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:43:13
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Chris9k , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:32:45
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Dean, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:53:35
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, SWEDECAR , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:55:58
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, SteveinCT, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:45:00
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, RS , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:39:58
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, RMinNJ, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:23:56
- Thru Saabnet, natch, ahanson , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:23:07
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Gene N , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:20:21
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, aizzo , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:03:29
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, NCCaniac , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:52:13
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Bri, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:51:33
- By pure chance., B Millar , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:33:57
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, AeroDave, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:31:21
- My wife liked the car, Notnoel , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:25:12
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Erik Holmberg, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:06:19
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Steven Wrigley, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:05:10
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Clay McNeely , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:04:42
- Well, thru the passenger door actually..., Baggsly , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:03:33
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, dtechakacheaptech, Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:00:36
- Re: Today's Prizes - How did you get into your first Saab?, Bill Homer , Wed, 23 Oct 2013 07:57:30
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