Bye bye Saab?

Pepper > Is that a Renault 4?

I always liked the look of the 9-5 estate, looked seriously at getting one several times.

Of course my ultimate Saab would still be this:

Cougar – Member
Pepper > Is that a Renault 4?

Yup it sure is!

also the 9000 was a mistake to get into bed with Fiat – sharing a platform with the Chroma.. doh!

Yeah because fiat can’t make a good floor pan (Fiat Tipo -> Lancia Delta).
The 9000 was far from a mistake, it sold well and had a great rep. It was bigger, quicker and better equipped than anything in its sector when released.

http://www.abbottracing.net/category.php?id_category=18

Obviously I’m biased, but many others feel this is the best car Saab made.
I bought mine of the president of the UK owners club with just 49k on it. I couldn’t find anything on sale new that matches the luxury and performance on offer for less than £40k.

Yup it sure is!

Good heavens. I suddenly have a compulsion to run out and buy an Allegro.

The ?? quatre is a really cute car.

My ex GF’s dad who had the 900 T16 went on to buy a 9000CDE. That too was AWESOME. It was fast and luxurious and looked the buisness.

2.3 litre turbo. It was like a jet powered Bang & Olufsen showroom.

Cougar – if you give in to your urges, make sure you get the special edition Equipe!

^ proof that you CAN buy class 😉

It is a sad state, I had a 9-3 turbo for a lot of years, it was dynamically challenged in the corners but foot down through the third gear was a delight. My dad had a 9000 Carlsson about 1990 and it was a monster. It did have a habbit of blowing the turbo airhose off whilst overtaking a line of traffic which was a bit scary.

I find it hard to see how they can recover. If you have 20k in your pocket do you want to buy a car from a company that has a high possibility of going under. Catch 22.

make sure you get the special edition Equipe!

I was thinking of the Vanden Plas, but you make a convincing argument…!

The advertisng strap line for the Equipe was “ALLEGRO’S NOW EVEN VROOMIER.”

Ho ho.

1748cc and 91 bhp. Hmmmmm.