Anyone own or ever owned a SAAB?

Spiritual_Chaos
Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,627
edited February 2024 in All Encompassing Trip
Have you? Do you?

Watched a video about the last ~450 SAAB cars ever made, which were pretty much handcrafted at the SAAB plant (in my hometown) in 2014 and which you had to physically pick up at the plant, before the company completely went bankrupt. Made me think of SAAB a bit. I remember all schoolkids in my town got SAAB branded ice cream the day they revealed the 900 revamp in the mid 90s. 

This movie won the International film Oscar in 2022:




Paul Giamatti also drives a red 900 in the film Sideways:



Eddie Vedder drives a 900 in the film State of Play:




A late era 9-5 goes belly up in the film Tenet:



Seinfeld drives the second gen 900:



Jack and Helen Hunt also drives a second gen 900 - the cab version:






Have you owned and driven a SAAB?
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,924
    :lol:




    My grandparents had a slaab 900 back in the day.
    Nice rig.
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  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 NEW YORK Posts: 11,115
    doesnt Seinfeld have one
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,357
    edited February 2024
    make sure you have a local mechanic that specializes in maintaining them.  I think in the US, you need to be a college professor in order to drive one.  State law.
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,627
    edited February 2024
    CROJAM95 said:
    doesnt Seinfeld have one
    How could I forget!

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    KRAMER: The factory?
    JERRY: The Saab factory?
    KRAMER: Jerry, that's in Sweden.
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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    No but I had huge crush on a guy I used to work with, and he drove one. Thought it was so cool.  Live and learn.

    I did hear they were very expensive to maintain.  
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  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    Nope. Just got a 2 door 2024  jeep wrangler Sport to update the winter beater that left me stranded three times this winter. It's my first leased vehicle. I'm gonna budget to drive a new leased car forever I think. Biggest gas guzzler I ever owned. Plays YouTube/Netflix in the front huge display, illegally.

    Still own the collector, numbered Spider 124 with 30K on it with Bose speakers in the heated leather seats. I ride that thing top-down year round with the excellent windbreaker when I need some outside sunshine.
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,627
    Spunkie said:

    Still own the collector, numbered Spider 124 with 30K on it with Bose speakers in the heated leather seats. I ride that thing top-down year round with the excellent windbreaker when I need some outside sunshine.
    Come on now. SAAB had you covered:




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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,199
    I learned to drive stick on my Dad's 9000 circa 1991. Loved that car.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,627
    Just saw this out in the wild on my way to lunch. Like seeing a rare pokemon. Last 9-5 model


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,627
    Went to the SAAB museum in town with my dad yesterday. Always cool seeing old concept cars. 


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,627
    Spotted this rare one in great condition. The last ones made after parentcompany SAAB stopped them from using the iconic Griffin emblem:


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,983
    the TV show Top Gear did a great tribute/documentary to SAAB a few years back









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  • mookeywrench
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    Designed by rocket scientists; requires rocket scientists for maintenance and repairs.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,627
    Eraserhead said:
    the TV show Top Gear did a great tribute/documentary to SAAB a few years back









    Yes! Very nice
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,627
    edited May 15
    A collegue drove to work in his old Saab today. 


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,998
    That's a beautiful car I've seen similar here in uk


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