Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 21:51:58 +0100 From: "Alan Buckingham" <alan_buckinghamnopsamreeinternet.co.uk> Subject: Re: new <smturnernopsamm.net> wrote in message news:Bwbt5.1862$kM1.4947nopsam2-hme0... > New at www.nospam > > > I'm going to have a moan..... What is it with insurance companies ? I make a > claim for the first time in 14 years of driving and only because someone > tried to steal my car not because I had an accident and the amount of hassle > I have had trying to get it sorted out you wouldn't believe ! I have had to > take my car back once already because the work that was carried out on it > initially was not satisfactory. It still isn't satisfactory so I am going to > have to have to take it elsewhere for another quote to get the work > completed to an acceptable standard. The insurance company have been so rude > and unhelpful, I think they must do it purposely to try and make it so > difficult for an individual to make a claim they hope you might go away > without doing so. I will not let it drop! > > I mentioned in my last update that I had acquired an early 1984 model 900 > Aero which is generally in very good condition just needs a few fairly minor > mechanical problems sorting out. I have been able to join a car club locally > thanks to Tom Noonan who runs the SAABec group. Fantastic facilities include > a car lift, spray booth, compressor for air tools and lots more. All for a > reasonable amount of money. It is certainly going to make my life easier > when working on the Aero. > > A fair few updates again this week which include...... > > Three new additions to the Gallery Dr Richard Delebinski's 900 Monte Carlo > number 96 of 350 made. Mark Plumlee's 900 SPG with lots of added bits and > Werner Hietbrink's 1983 900S. Thanks to all. > > Numerous new Mileage contributions. Thanks to Damon Perry, Pete Ephland, > Dave Baldwin, Werener Heitbrink, Daniel Micossi and Grant Smith. > > Gianluca from Italy is trying to organise a Saab 900 meeting in Turin Italy > during July 2001. More details can be found via a link in the Events > section. > > As promised a new review of the 1984 900 Aero by Motor has been added to the > Features section. > > A late addition to the Tech Help section which was sent in anonymously, is a > guide to tweaking your APC and increasing your Turbo boost. I would only > recommend you follow the procedure if you a very competent mechanic. > > New Links added this time around are Jouko Kuisma's Saab site and The Saab > Club of Finland. > > Winner of the Competition was Ronnie Stenlund from Sweden. Congratulations > Ronnie you prize is on it's way to you. The answer to the question - What > year did the 900 first appear on the market was a bit woolly..... it was > presented by Saab in May 1978 as a new car for 1979, so I accepted both or > either answers to be correct. > > There is a new Poll. What Saab's have you or do you own. Please vote when > you can. > > Werner Hietbrink has sent me lots of information which he has collected over > the years which includes a Max Power review of a 270 hp Saab 900. The full > review will be appearing in the Features section soon. He has also sent me a > copy of the 1984 official Saab 900 Aero catalogue which will also be added > to the features section in the near future. > > I am still hoping to add the next section of the Saab 'Form and Function' > book within the next few weeks. > > There is a new Competition to win a copy of the 84 page Transport Source > Books Road Test and Articles book on the Saab 900 and Turbo. Question - > Which years was the Saab 900 Carlsson produced and how many were > manufactured in each of those years. The answer can be found on this site. > > Paul is still ! hoping to write his long awaited article on the safety > aspects of the Saab 900 ready for the next update. > > There are also several longer term plans which we will let you know about > closer to the time. > > If you haven't already done so don't forget to join the Mailing list, and be > kept informed of updates to this site. > > The volume of traffic to www.nospam is increasing daily. Thanks to > everyone who visits the site and continues to motivate us to keep adding to > the site and hopefully make it the most comprehensive Classic 900 site on > the web. > > Cheers - Simon. > > http://www.nospam > "The Premier Saab 900 site" > >
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