Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 16:32:32 GMT From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamvwnmzusxsizefitterzxursaxzoe.com> Subject: Re: Never buy S/H cars with a hangover!
Paul BJ wrote: > > I (foolishly) bought a 1992 9000 CS Carlsson the other week (foolishly 'cos > it looks like a I bought a bit of a dog....serves me right for being in too > much of a hurry and going car hunting with a massive hangover). > > The car has a rear badge and an insert on the steering wheel that says > Carlsson however I am not sure that it is a Carlsson as it doesn't have > anything else that suggests that it is (the all-round air dam/body skirt, > the lower stiffer suspension); if anyone out there knows how to tell from a > VIN number (YS3CD65M3N1036906 ), I would be interested to know. The VIN decoder, if correct, suggests a 200 bhp B234 engine. http://www.nospam/information/vin.php?vin=YS3CD65M3N1036906 A 1992 Carlsson should have 220 bhp. http://www.ashill.org/saab/brochures/