Date: 4 Sep 2001 11:28:13 -0700 From: sosbcnopsam.saabnet.com (Saabster) Subject: Re: my first car: '95 saab 900s ?
myronwunopsamo.ca (Myron) wrote in message news:<9b26ee29.0109030041.7fa55793nopsaming.google.com>... > Thanks for the advice everyone. Sadly, the morning after I'd called > asking about it, it got sold. > > I'm choked... especially since Saabs aren't too popular over here--I > don't expect to be able to find another one for a while. Myron, what are you talking about dude? Vancouver is teeming with Saabs. Take another look in the Buy and Sell. If price is an issue, I would try to find a classic 900 (85-93) SPG (Special Performance Group) Turbo, which comes with a stock 170hp engine that can easily be modified to 200++! Newer cars aren't necessarily better or more reliable--they're often just money pits. If you really want to spend $13k+ on a car, get an SPG for $5k or so and drop $5k into mods like aftermarket rims, cross-drilled rotors and performance exhaust, etc., and yours will be among the dopest cars in a town filled with phat custom rides. Or you can buy my Saab for $2500. Put $10.5k into it and it'll look and perform better than that 900S had you so stoked. Saabster 85 900 8v 5spd That's also > why I'm not too keen on looking at classic 900's. The one's I've seen > on the road were reduced to being used as beaters; not very well cared > for in any way. Just today, I saw one that was in horrible shape, > completely rusted out, sitting in the lot of our local Saab > dealership.... > > *sigh* > > > Thanks, > > myron > > > > > "Trond Arve Hjelle" <saab900nopsamne.no> skrev > > "Myron" <myronwunopsamo.ca> skrev > > > Hi, I've been looking around for anything affordable as my first > car, > > > and I stumbled on this: > > > > > > http://www.buysell.com/showad.asp?id=6655015 > > > > > > Description pulled here: > > > > > > 1995 SAAB 900S Turbo, 2 dr, black on black, 5 spd, lthr, pwr sunrf, > > > ps, pb, pw, pdl, pm, tilt, heated seats, cruise, a/c, am/fm cass > with > > > 6 CD changer, spectacular shape $13995. Also members of Better > > > Business Bureau, Motor Dealer Standards Association, Automotive > > > Retailers Assoc & certified by ARA & MDSA of BC. > > > > > > I phoned and asked about mileage: 125,000km. > > > > My dad had a '95 900S, with the 2.0 engine. (Bought used for 120 000 > > NOK winter 1999) > > We have no problems with the car, we had it one year, then he go for a > > '95 9000CDE. > > We bought the '95 model because SAAB said that that car was much > > better then the '94 model. > > > > But SAAB 900 is better then the GM900.....
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