I had SAAB 900s from 1983 right through till 2008. The one I had the longest was from 1987 to 2001. I cried when I sold it.
I loved the SAAB 900s. The biggest advantage, apart from the safety and comfort, was that cargo-space. It had a low lip, a high roof, and a flat floor with the rear seat folded down. I could, and did, carry quite large pieces of furniture in there.
When I bought a three-door Mercedes Sports Coupe in 2002, it was a poor substitute for my SAAB cargo-carrying: shorter, lower, no flat floor.
If SAAB had continued with the original 900 series+, I'd be driving one still today.
+ When SAAB was taken over by GM in the 1990s, the SAAB 9xxx series were redesigned to conform more to the US vehicle fashions of that era.
In Finland, there's a quirk of lawmaking coincidence:, cars older than 30 years can be registered as museum vehicles, and taxi operations were recently unregulated. As a result, some taxi operators run old vehicles. You may get to ride in a Saab 900, I've seen them around!
I loved the SAAB 900s. The biggest advantage, apart from the safety and comfort, was that cargo-space. It had a low lip, a high roof, and a flat floor with the rear seat folded down. I could, and did, carry quite large pieces of furniture in there.
When I bought a three-door Mercedes Sports Coupe in 2002, it was a poor substitute for my SAAB cargo-carrying: shorter, lower, no flat floor.
If SAAB had continued with the original 900 series+, I'd be driving one still today.
+ When SAAB was taken over by GM in the 1990s, the SAAB 9xxx series were redesigned to conform more to the US vehicle fashions of that era.