The Last Real SAAB BUT Is The 9000 Aero Deserving Of The Legend?

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  @Number27 · 3 years ago · pinned

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• AD

  @Advbraap · 3 years ago (edited)

  I built SAAB’s at the time in Trollhättan. I might have taken part building this exact car.

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• BA

  @bastogne315 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I had a Saab 93 twenty years ago when I lived in this hell hole, rough estate in Dublin called Mulhuddart. One morning I woke up to this banging sound outside my house. I peeked out &nbsp;my curtains ( knew it was trouble ) and saw 2 thug&apos;s using the missus Honda Civic as a &nbsp;trampoline. It crumpled like a coke can...they had it destroyed. Anyway when they&apos;d finished turning that into category D/F whatevah.. they turned their attention to my black Saab. The lad walked to the front and booted the side panel....and....&quot;crunch&quot; he broke his foot.. 😂

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  @terminal-velocity111 · 3 years ago

  Had an 9000 Aero, it was simply the best car I have ever owned.

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  @jonjosenna5581 · 9 months ago

  Used to have this car.<br>Hands down best car I&apos;ve ever driven.

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  @johnireland1629 · 3 years ago

  Losing SAAB was a sad blow to auto enthusiasts. &nbsp;Thanks for bringing them back to light. &nbsp;Just curious...since you shared with us your decision to do this full time, are you still having fun...and has (and if so, how) has your business model changed? Enjoying the channel a lot. &nbsp;Thanks.

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  @MyFatAdaptedLife · 3 years ago

  In &apos;93 I traveled to Vancouver BC on holiday, and was fortunate to have rented a 9000 Aero. It was the most fun driving in the one week that I rented it.

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• KA

  @karlberneli4602 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Nice to see a dashboard with real buttons.

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• CH

  @christophecamus3295 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Saab was a great manufacturer, different, safe cars. Interesting styling &nbsp;well &nbsp;built. MISS SAAB THAT DARE TO BE DIFFERENT.

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• AI

  @AIRDRAC · 3 years ago (edited)

  Fun fact: You could get the 315 hp tune from the factory, through Hirsch - with full warranty! I had a 1996 9000 Aero, without antispin, but with the Hirsch tune, and associated retuned suspension, and it was a blast! It would happily spin the wheels in 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear, and even in 5th at highway speeds, if the road was wet. I raced a Maserati 3200GT on the autobahn once, and it didn&apos;t pull away until we reached 250 km/h, and the aerodynamics of the Saab started to hold it back too much. Top speed was somewhere around 275 km/h, but the rear got a bit too floaty above 250.<br><br>I sold it after it had gone 480.000km with the original engine and transmission (turbo had been replaced once) to a guy that changed the piston rings, and increased the turbo boost until it made ~480 hp (probably more, but it kept making wheelspin on the dyno, so he never got a final number), and then subsequently destroyed it in a crash going well north of 200 km/h. Impressively he walked away. It&apos;s the only car I ever regretted selling, especially because it got replaced with a 9-5 that was nowhere near as nice to drive.

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  @donben91 · 3 years ago

  SAAB - Born from Jets. I owned 4 SAABs, 9000 CS Hatchback, 9000 CDI Saloon, NG900 Turbo and OG900 Turbo. Everyone of these cars had Excellent Fuel Economy, average 48mpg with all four, mixed road conditions. They all left Boy Racers standing still. Effortless to Drive, extremely comfortable on long journeys and they all had cavernous boots. I actually got a 3 seater settee and 2 arm chairs into the 9000 CS with the rear seats down and front passenger seat as far forward as possible 😮

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  @pka8514 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Suspension is really designed for nordic winters. It is quite understeery in summer but with proper winter tyres balance is just lovely when you are surrounded by snow and ice.

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