The last 7 Saabs
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macron

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12,964 posts

191 months

Friday 15th May
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Mentioned in the 9-5 thread, but here's the auction. Electric and a REX from 0SEK starting prices all round.

https://www.klaravik.se/saab-auction.html

Robertb

3,619 posts

263 months

Friday 15th May
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Good find!

Shame GM put the stoppers on Saab. It would have been a great EV brand I think. Whenever I drive a Saab I always think what pleasant cars they are, with real character.

Bomma 996

16,321 posts

150 months

Friday 15th May
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Lovely old cars, I had a couple of 9-5 Aeros.

Supremely comfortable and well designed interior, I always thought a lot of their aerospace engineering shone through.

Went like the bloody clappers too driving

T697JVS

158 posts

17 months

Friday 15th May
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Robertb said:
Good find!

Shame GM put the stoppers on Saab. It would have been a great EV brand I think. Whenever I drive a Saab I always think what pleasant cars they are, with real character.
The GM Saabs were crap so better that they ceased to exist than continued to churn out substandard stuff. Their mistake was not making an SUV. Had they done so (as Volvo did) I expect they would still be around.

Alex_225

7,465 posts

226 months

Friday 15th May
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As an ex-Saab owner and fan, this is a cool thing to see! It is a shame brand died off as it was pretty unique in it's outlook.

I've owned three 9-3s in each shape and despite their GM underpinnings, they still felt a bit different and had some quirky, good design touches.

Blue_star

815 posts

41 months

Friday 15th May
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This is great, I can day dream a little bit.

I really like my saab 9-3. Im often fed up with things constantly breaking on an old car but then puts a smile on my face when I sit on the leather seat.

Blue_star

815 posts

41 months

Friday 15th May
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T697JVS said:
Robertb said:
Good find!

Shame GM put the stoppers on Saab. It would have been a great EV brand I think. Whenever I drive a Saab I always think what pleasant cars they are, with real character.
The GM Saabs were crap so better that they ceased to exist than continued to churn out substandard stuff. Their mistake was not making an SUV. Had they done so (as Volvo did) I expect they would still be around.
I think gm in general should have gone that route. Saab was doomed due to the gm bankruptcy in 2008