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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:03:52 +0100
From: Davey <nospamnopsamorld.com>
Subject: Re: OBITUARY :( Orca the Saab 900 Turbo S (1989-2002)


<<<<<<< Knows a company that uses Stretched SAAB Limo's for their funeral directors if you need them...........................(sniff sniff).......... Davey Dennis Barlow wrote: > Paul, > > Orca was a beautiful car. My deepest sympathies. > > Dennis > > > "Paul Halliday" <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> wrote in message > news:B9A8DB62.2E33%pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk... > >>Friends and Saab lovers, >> >>I have the sad duty of reporting the death of my Saab. >> >>Last evening, I returned from work and parked up as usual. I got into the >>house, gave my wife a kiss and then had to look out of the window to see >>what all the fuss was about. >> >>I thought to myself, "I'm sure I didn't park up *that* close" and then >>realised that my neigbour's car behind was sitting into the back of my car >>up on the pavement. Oh, boy ... >> >>A Peugeot 106, obviously speeding, had lost control and crashed into a > > line > >>of parked cars. How a 106 can move the cumulative weight of around 3 > > tonnes > >>of parked cars 7-8 feet up the road, I don't know. The good thing is that >>no-one was injured in the incident. >> >>From talking to my insurers, the Saab is most likely to be an insurance >>"total-loss", since it is more that 10 years old ... they just seem to > > write > >>them off anyway at that age. >> >>The damage is a rear shunt around the off-side. The boot is crumpled in > > and > >>will not open, both rear wheel-arches are buckled, the driver's door is >>difficult to open & shut and the bonnet is off-screw. The fuel line is >>obviously kinked, since the car will no longer fire up. >> >>See her at http://pjgh.go.dyndns.org/saab/index.html and lay some flowers > > :) > >>I'll display the blood & guts when the photos get developed. >> >>What I would like to know is, (I'll also see what the engineer's report >>says) is the car likely to be repairable? Since Saab's park in reverse, > > does > >>a rear-end shove damage the gearbox? >> >>I will have the chance to buy the car back from the insurers, if it is >>"written off" and I most likely will to get all the good stuff off it - > > Aero > >>alloys, leather seats, etc. >> >>Does anyone in the West Yorkshire, UK area have a classic turbo, Aero or S >>they want to sell me? >> >>Keep on Saabing, >> >>Paul >> >>1985 900i 16V >>1989 900 Turbo S (looking graceful, even in death) >>http://pjgh.go.dyndns.org/saab/index.html >> > > >

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