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Year:1988 Mileage:51421 Color: Cherry Red /
 Tan
Location:

Lagrangeville, New York, United States

Lagrangeville, New York, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Convertible
Engine:2.0L 1985CC l4 GAS DOHC Turbocharged
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Dealer
VIN: YS3At76L2J7022069 Year: 1988
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Saab
Model: 900
Trim: Turbo Convertible 2-Door
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: FWD
Options: Leather Seats, Convertible
Mileage: 51,421
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows
Sub Model: Convertible
Exterior Color: Cherry Red
Interior Color: Tan
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

Pretty 1988 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible.  Right color.  Super low miles!!!! 51,421 actual miles. Picked up from a elderly client who barely drove her. She spent a lot of time in a barn.  There is almost no rust that I can tell. If you are a saab nut, like me, you know what I mean.  No rust, rot in the usual spots(bottom of the doors, a-frame, etc)  The following is a summary of the pros and cons:

Pros
(1) No rust.  No rust.  No rust
(2) Outrageously low miles
(3) Automatic transmission shifts and drives very well.  Pretty smooth
(4) Steering and suspension tight and right. No wabbles, no stories.
(5)Brand new tires and four wheel alignment.  Original Pirellis P6 were all dry rot.  They were probably the original tires that was standard when purchased new.
(6) Top appears to have been replaced. No rips no holes.

(7) Rare and getting harder to find. 

(8) A/C compressor clicks on, but it doesn't feel that cold. It probably need to be recharge to make it colder)

(9) Pre-GM stuff.  When saab was saab

Cons: 
(1) Front seats bottoms need attention. See pixs
(2)Some paint imperfection on rear.  See pixs
(3) Radio does not work

(4) Small stone chip on center of windshield. See pixs

(5) Top goes up and down.  She does need some encouragement to go up.  The motor seems slow at times.

 

Please see all pix. She is not 100% perfect.  But, does not need much to be.  She is rock solid and with some attention to the interior, and misc small items, you have a nice car.  Considering her age and less and less on the road in this condition, you can not loss.

Let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks

Happy saabing

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Junkyard Gem: 1989 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible

Fri, Oct 14 2022

I live in Colorado, where Saabs were loved deeply by residents going way back to the 96 (and I'm sure a few 92s were sold here in the 1950s, though I haven't found any in local car graveyards … yet). By far the easiest pre-GM Trollhattanites to find in Centennial State wrecking yards these days are the 1978-1993 900s, and I walk by a half-dozen for each one that I document as a Junkyard Gem. We admired a gloriously brown 900 Turbo two-door a few months back, but today's 900 Turbo is an extremely rare cabriolet version, the first I've found in a boneyard in at least 15 years. The convertible 900 was available only as a turbocharged version in the United States when it was introduced for the 1986 model year, and that continued through 1991. After that, a naturally-aspirated 900 convertible could be bought here. When in very nice condition, these cars can bring tidy sums. A super-low-mile '87 900 Turbo convertible just sold for $145,000 recently, in fact. This car has more than 843 times as many miles on the odometer as that car, however, and it shows every one of them. It's not terribly rusty, considering, but the sheet metal shows many battle scars, and the interior is about what you'd expect with 33-year-old leather. Last year's film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's short story, "Drive My Car," put the Saab 900 Turbo back into mainstream cultural awareness. However, that car is a two-door sedan; the best-known Saab 900 Turbo Convertible in cinema history is the one driven by Iben Hjelje's character in the film adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel, "High Fidelity." These cars were fairly quick for their time, with 160 horsepower from this DOHC 2.0-liter straight-four in 1989. Having seen more than my share of 900 Turbos going up against same-era BMW E30s and Acura Integras on road courses, I'd put my money on the Saab in a wheel-to-wheel race (that is, in a race short enough to keep the Swede's nervous engine alive). While a three-speed automatic was available on this car, the kind of Americans odd enough to buy Saabs in 1989 also tended to be the type that wanted manual transmissions. In fact, I can't recall ever seeing a (non-Opel-based) 900 with a slushbox. Yes, Opel! Starting in the 1994 model year, the 900 name went on a car based on the Opel Vectra platform. Later on, the Saab 9-5 and Saturn L-Series lived on the same chassis. Given all the luxury features and genuine performance, this car was a pretty good value for the price in 1989.