Grew up in and around SAAB 99's and 900's, fixing them as a side job got my family through harder times and (literally) paid for our lake house in good ones. I have an emotional attachment to the cars, mostly the older models in the years before and just after GM came into the picture, 1993 iirc.
I'm 23 now and have personally had 17 different 900's on the road, mostly turbos. Buy, fix, sell and repeat. I think I will probably always own one at all times, in some form of completion. Don't expect anyone to understand, you're either a SAAB person or you're not it is a loyal crowd. I think that is the most attractive part, they are underrated performers, turbo 900's were hot cars and I just sold a 1993 9000 aero, paid $1500 for a european 4-door family saloon with a 230hp turbocharged 4cyl that got 32mpg, had powered and heated leather recaro racing seats, traction, abs, moon roof, climate control standard! find me that in a sub $2k used car.
My fav: 86-92 900spg
My most recent: 9000aero, sleeper saloon
The amazing stock seats in the aero
Someone will pick them up, I am fairly confident. I don't think SAAB as a brand will die. Even so, cars like the above will always have a following.
Cheers to my SAAB people
Good thing I never had any feelings for Saab.
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