1990 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible 2-door 2.0l Cherry Red 5 Speed Manual No Reserve on 2040-cars
Orem, Utah, United States
Body Type:Convertible
Engine:2.0L 1985CC l4 GAS DOHC Turbocharged
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
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: Cassette Player, Leather Seats, Convertible
Mileage: 197,700
Safety Features: Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag
Sub Model: CONVERTIBLE - TURBO
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows
Exterior Color: CHERRY RED - H214
Interior Color: BEIGE
I have no idea how long this has persisted - the previous owner described it rolling double miles as well. THIS WOULD EXPLAIN THE LOW AUTOCHECK SCORE - which I always take with a grain of salt!! I would much rather have a car that has recently had over $5,000.00 of FULLY DOCUMENTED REPAIRS!!!
I HAVE ALL RECEIPTS!!!
AUTOCHECK DOES SHOW NO ACCIDENTS!!
I am 47 years old and have owned over 20 of these classic 900 convertibles!!!!! My first was a 1983 TURBO in 1986 in college..... boy was I cutting edge!! I have owned my 2002 VIGGEN CONVERTIBLE FOR THE LAST DECADE AS MY DAILY DRIVER! (230hp and 32mpg highway). I LIVED IN EUROPE FOR 15 YEARS. I OWNED MY 2 FERRARI 348 SPIDERS AND HUMMER 1 CONVERTIBLES FOR 5 YEARS EACH! I HAVE 5 CHILDREN 4,6,8,10,12 WHICH KEEP ME VERY BUSY - I LOVE TO WORK ON EUROPEAN CARS AS A HOBBY TO SPEND PERSONAL TIME IN THE GARAGE TO KEEP MY SANITY!!!!! OUR MERCEDES 2000 ML55 NOT PICTURED IS THE AMG 7 SEAT FAMILY CAR for the last 10yrs. I HAVE A PASSION FOR GREAT CARS AT GREAT PRICES, Unfortunately I paid the entire $70,000 for the ML55!! BUT FERRARI'S AT 60K OR SAAB'S AT UNDER 7K are much better buys. This 1990 WAS $33,000 NEW and still N.A.D.A. books at $8,850 or even $6,275 at average retail.
THIS IS NOT AN AVERAGE EXAMPLE!!!!!
NOW THE STORY ON THIS FANTASTIC
214H - CHERRY RED 1990 TURBO CONVERTIBLE!!
I LOVE TO FLY OUT, BUY CARS AND MAKE A ROAD TRIP ESCAPE OF IT! AGAIN, A SANITY ISSUE AFTER TRAVELING THE WORLD FOR 17 YEARS!!! (IN THIS CASE 2,700 MILES FROM PHILADELPHIA, PA TO UTAH). THE PICTURES ARE AT THE WASHINGTON D.C. TEMPLE (TO VISIT INSIDE WAS THE UNDERLYING PURPOSE OF THIS VISIT) OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS AND JUST OUTSIDE OF VAIL, COLORADO. A GREAT JANUARY 600 MILES OF IT IN EAST COAST BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DRIVE!!
NOW TO THE SPECIFICS OF THIS GREAT VEHICLE!!
IT HAS CURRENT PA EMISSIONS AND INSPECTIONS STICKERS VALID END 4/13. THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID A LEAK DOWN PRESSURE TEST AND HAD FANTASTIC COMPRESSION ACROSS ALL 4 CYLINDERS 195-205PSI.
I HAVE MANY SERVICE RECORDS AND ORIGINAL MANUALS
MOST IMPORTANTLY
INCLUDING OVER $5,000.00 OF REAL DOCUMENTED REPAIRS IN LAST 3 YEARS - (NOT MADE UP HOME REPAIRS) THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL THAT I HAVE DONE!
THIS CAR HAS A OEM PERFECT NEW TOP!!! $1,000+ PERFECTLY PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED!!!
THIS CAR HAS A PERFECT ICE COLD A/C!! NO SLOW FREON LEAKS!!! $1,000+ 99% OF THESE CARS DO NOT HAVE WORKING A/C BECAUSE THEY ARE SO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR!!! HEAT BLOWS HOT!!
THIS CAR HAS A PERFECT NEW - IN THE LAST 7,000 MILES - FULL CLUTCH KIT!! $1000.00+ INCLUDES PRESSURE PLATE, DISC, RELEASE BEARING as well as NEW CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER AND PILOT BEARING!!!
THIS CAR HAS ALL POWER WINDOWS AND POWER DOOR AND TRUNK LOCKS WORKING AS THEY SHOULD, EVEN A UNIQUE OEM FACTORY WORKING WINDOW LOCK BUTTON FOR THE REAR WINDOWS - CHILD SAFETY!!!
THIS CAR HAS A PERFECTLY WORKING IN ALL FUNCTIONS OEM ORIGINAL CASSETTE DECK AND GRAPHIC EQUALIZER ALL LIGHTS AND ALL SETTINGS WORK! UNBELIEVABLE!! NEW OEM FRONT SPEAKERS!! I EVEN HAVE THE ORIGINAL RADIO/EQUALIZER REMOVAL TOOLS AND RADIO CODE!!
THIS CAR HAS NO SCRATCHES OR CRACKS/ ROCK CHIPS ON THE FRONT OEM WINDSHIELD AND WORKING 4 POWER WINDOWS -- PLEASE NOTICE HOW PERFECT THE RED ENGINE BAY PAINT IS!!!!
THIS CAR HAS 4 NEWLY PROFESSIONALLY PAINTED - 3 SILVER COATS AND THEN 2 CLEAR COATS - ORIGINAL WHEELS WHICH I HAD DONE LAST WEEK TO REALLY FINISH OFF THE CAR!!! THE TIRES ARE GREAT AND HANDLED IN 6" OF SNOW AT 70MPH NO PROBLEM. DROVE CAR ON DRY HIGHWAY AT 90MPH+ FOR EXTENDED TIME - NO OVERHEATING AT ALL. GAS MILEAGE WAS 28-29mpg AT TIMES AND ABOUT 25mpg WHEN DOING 90-100MPH.
THE PREVIOUS OWNERS USED 10W40 MOBIL ONE FULL SYNTHETIC OIL BOSCH OIL FILTER AND IT WAS CHANGED RIGHT BEFORE I DROVE THE 2,700 MILES HOME. IT WAS CHANGED LAST WEEK WITH THE SAME 10W40 MOBIL ONE FULL SYNTHETIC!!!!
THIS CAR HAS ALL MATCHING VIN STICKERS AND THE PAINT IS IN TERRIFIC CONDITION WITH NO CLEAR COAT DAMAGE AND HAS A WONDERFUL SHINE AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE!! THERE ARE MINOR PAINT IMPERFECTIONS AND SLIGHT WEAR ON THE BEIGE LEATHER DRIVERS BOLSTER AREA.
THIS CAR HAS $1000.00+ -- A NEW ALTERNATOR $334.00, BATTERY, WIRES, CAP, ROTOR, WIRES, PLUGS, ALL NEW BELTS, AIR FILTER, NEW SHIFTER MECHANISM, NEW LOWER BALL JOINTS (RIGHT AND LEFT), NEW IGNITION LOCK GEAR SET, NEW REAR BREAK PADS AND NEW ROTORS -- FRONT ROTORS NEWLY TURNED AND NEW PADS! FRONT END ALIGNMENT IS DONE!
THE TRUNK AREA IS PERFECT! TRUNK SPARE/JACK LOOK LIKE THEY'VE NEVER BEEN USED. 2 spare belts and most of the original tools are present. TRUNK LIGHT, LOW/HIGH BEAMS WORK. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ON ALL SPEEDS, squirters stopped working on trip home, I KNOW the LITTLE pump works, could be that the control arm on steering column is the culprit? The antenna ONLY raises and lowers by hand BUT WORKS PERFECTLY! The 2 front seats move manually and ARE NOT ELECTRIC! The extra modules on the dash are NOT my personal favorite - I LOVE FACTORY ORIGINAL - BUT can be removed easily! They are completely functional and give air/fuel mixture readings, voltage metering and PSI turbo boost readings.
PLEASE NOTICE THE EXTREMELY CLEAN UNDER CARRIAGE! NO RUST!
After the car has been sitting for a while, there are small drops of engine oil and power steering fluid - very reminiscent of my 35yr old Harley Davidson. Cosmetic - NO NEED to check fluid levels as there is NO OIL USAGE OR BURNING while driving!!! THAT SHOULD BE EVERYTHING!!
PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THE DETAILED PICTURES!!!
REMEMBER WHILE THIS CAR IS A TRUE CLASSIC SURVIVOR IT IS NOT PERFECT -- BUT PRETTY CLOSE!!!!
WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PICTURES IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE RECEIVING!
PICTURES NOT OF THE SAAB 900 ARE SIMPLY TO SHOW WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE TRUTH
PLEASE NOTE MY FEEDBACK IS PERFECT & I INTEND TO KEEP IT THAT WAY!!
THERE IS A $195 FEE ADDED ON TO THE FINAL WINNING BID PRICE TO PAY FOR EBAY AND PAYPAL FEES!!! WINNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN STATE TAXES AND REGISTRATION FEES!
ANY BIDDER WITH LESS THAN 10 FEEDBACKS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE REMOVED, UNLESS YOU CONTACT ME FIRST AND GIVE ME AN EXCEPTIONALLY BRILLIANT REASON WHY YOU ARE LEGIT - IT IS POSSIBLE!! -- ONE OF MY BEST BUYERS OF OLD MERCEDES (NOW HE'S PURCHASED 5 FROM ME) HAD 4 FEEDBACKS WHEN HE FIRST BID 2 YEARS AGO -- UNFORTUNATELY MANY NEW EBAYER'S NOW FEEL THAT BIDDING AND RUINING PEOPLES AUCTIONS IS AN ENJOYABLE PAST TIME! I HAVE WORKED EXTREMELY DILIGENTLY FOR 10 YEARS AS AN EBAY ENTHUSIAST - I even SOLD MY HARLEY AFTER 10YEARS of ownership TO AN INDIVIDUAL IN WEST GERMANY - where I lived for 7 years - I OFTEN GO INTO BIDDERS FEEDBACK HISTORY TO MAKE SURE I AM DEALING WITH SOMEONE WHO IS 100% LEGIT!
I DON'T WANT MY PERFECT RATING RUINED BY A NOVICE BUYER!!! I AM SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE BUT I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANY BIDDER AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON!!
THAT BEING SAID, YOU CAN SEE FROM MY FEEDBACK THAT I AM EXTREMELY EASY TO DEAL WITH AND WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO MAKE THIS THE EASIEST AND BEST EBAY EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE EVER HAD!! I am willing to assist the shipper or meet you at the airport (what I did when I sold one of my Ferrari 348 spiders here on EBAY when the driver drove home 1,000 miles!! - it is among my feedbacks -
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER!!
THERE IS A $195 FEE ADDED ON TO THE FINAL WINNING BID PRICE TO PAY FOR EBAY AND PAYPAL FEES!!! WINNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN STATE TAXES AND REGISTRATION FEES!
HAPPY BIDDING!!
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