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Saab 2 Door Turbo Hatchback Fixer, Chilli Pepper, 9-3 Sunroof, Alloy Wheels on 2040-cars

Year:1996 Mileage:121596 Color: Red /
 Black
Location:

Buellton, California, United States

Buellton, California, United States
Transmission:5 speed manual
Body Type:Hatchback 2 door sedan
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:2.0
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:owner
VIN: YS3DF35N5T2007968 Year: 1996
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Saab
Model: 900
Trim: Turbo
Options: Sunroof, Leather Seats, CD Player
Drive Type: FWD
Safety Features: Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag
Mileage: 121,596
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Sub Model: 2 door sport sedan hatchback
Exterior Color: Red
Interior Color: Black
Warranty: NO
Condition: UsedA 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.Seller Notes:"This is a beautiful original 121k car, great paint, etc. But it was overheated, and the engine needs to be rebuilt or replaced. Great fixer!!"

Here's a nice project car.   Only 121k miles, desirable 2 door sport coupe hatchback with sporty 5 speed manual transmission, and sunroof.   In very good overall cosmetic condition, as you can see from the photos.   Was a sweet driver, until a radiator hose blew out when I was on the freeway, i was cruising along at 70 in the fast lane with moderate traffic and I look down and see the temp guage is pegged hot and the red triangle warning light is on.  So I pull over at the next offramp and kill the engine.  Not in time to save warping some valves, compression is low in the front 3 cyls but ok on #4.


Work that had been done recently included a new windshield ($300) rebuilt shift linkage (work done by Tor's Saab) clutch, brakes.   It passed smog easily.  The AC blows cold.  Turbo was strong and it did not smoke.  The paint is very good original, the car was garaged most of it's life and did not sit in the sun and get faded.   For these photos, I just washed the car. It was not rubbed out or waxed.  If you waxed it it would look even better.  Remember, a cheap paint job is at least $800.  Swap your good engine from your rusted or damaged body into this beautiful car! The alloy wheels are 15" Saab from a 2002 car.

The interior leather is very good.  There is a set of newer floor mats, but I took them out for the photos so you can see the original undercarpet and scuff pads on the floor are almost like new.   The drivers seat is a little worn on the left bolster, but there is black taffia repair tape over that area, check the photos.  Otherwise the seat leather is very nice.  Sunroof works fine. AC blows very cold.   New heater hoses installed by Tor's Saab.  Rear Saab emblem is covered with Red Hot Chilli Pepper sticker (that is the name of a popular band, this car has been aptly nick-named "The Chilli Pepper").   Also has a RHCP sticker on the circular gas tank filler door.

What it needs:

1.  Head job minimum, but more probably, swap in a good used engine. 
2.  Drivers seat back release lever (which allows easier access to rear seats on drivers side) does not work.  (Pass side does work fine)
3.  Front tires are worn, rears are OK.  Michelin 195 60 R15's.
4.  Pass side fog light is missing.

If you are in California, could possibly ship inexpensively on my car trailer to you if you are between San Jose and San Diego.   Call Bruce for more info 8o5 55o 2151.

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Junkyard Gem: 1971 Saab 96

Sat, Jan 9 2021

Americans could buy the very first mass-produced Saab car, the 92, all the way back in 1950. Few did, because a tiny and odd-looking Swedish car with a smoky two-stroke engine buzzing out 25 horsepower didn't seem suitable for highway use, especially when a new Plymouth business coupe sold for $1,371 (about $15,180 today). Then came the 93, notable to Americans mostly for being sold by novelist Kurt Vonnegut's Saab dealership in Massachusetts. The first Saab to win over respectable numbers of American car shoppers was the 96, introduced here for the 1961 model year. North American 96 sales continued through 1973, and I've managed to find one of the later 96s in a junkyard located near Pikes Peak in Colorado. North American sales of the much less oddball 99 began in the 1969 model year, and that car evolved directly into the original 900 that sold very well through the early 1990s. Still, some Americans living in icy regions stayed loyal to the 96, so Saab kept selling 96s here until federal emissions and safety regulations made such sales unprofitable. Meanwhile, Scandinavians could buy new 96s all the way through 1980. My grandfather, a self-taught engineer who set foot outside the city limits of St. Paul, Minn., only to race Corvettes at Elkhart Lake (in summer) and all manner of rust-prone imports on frozen lakes (in winter), had this Saab 96 when I was a kid. The somewhat uneven bodywork near street level is the result of house-paint-over-Bondo corrosion repairs, and I recall going on some terrifying high-speed rides around town with Grandpa, circa 1975, watching the pavement flash by through the holes in the floor as we headed to the VFW for the meat raffle. Hey, the St. Paul VFW had Grain Belt on tap for cheap, a consolation for those who failed to win any meat. After that, a man could take his Saab to an establishment selling authentic St. Paul booya. As I recall, this Saab finally broke in half at an ice race in the late 1970s and got replaced by a slightly less rusty Rabbit. The serious Saab 96 nuts— including my grandfather— preferred the two-stroke three-cylinder engine, due to its chainsaw racket and allegedly superior performance on ice. By 1969, however, a Ford-produced V4 became the only powerplant available in a new 96 on our shores (the V4 had been an option for a couple of years prior to that). Someone grabbed the 65-horsepower V4 before I reached this car.

Want one of the last Saab 9-3s ever built? Here's your chance

Fri, Jun 7 2019

National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) purchased the assets of bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab in 2012. The next year, NEVS restarted production of the 9-3 sedan that lasted until 2014. In December 2013, the company pulled a silver 9-3 Aero Turbo from its pool of customer cars, intended for crash testing. The crash test never happened, and that silver sedan hung out at the factory for six years. Autocar writes that NEVS wants to find that Saab a good home, and will put it up for auction later this year. The model has a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 217 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, shifted through a six-speed manual transmission. Other than the fact it's spent six years holed up in a Swedish factory, the condition is brand new - there are only 3.1 miles on the odometer. It's hard to predict what such a time capsule might go for. NEVS only built 420 units before ceasing production, so the 2013 9-3 Aero Turbo has rarity on its side. This isn't the only such Saab to roll out of the crypt recently, though. In 2017, a 2014 9-3 Aero popped up in the Netherlands with only 211 miles on the odo. In 2018, a 2011 diesel 9-3 SportCombi wagon with 56 miles on the odo broke through the space-time continuum in Italy. NEVS will put its 9-3 on display in Trollhattan this weekend during the annual Saab Car Museum Festival.

Son surprises mom with her dream car, a 1973 Saab 99

Wed, Aug 13 2014

Often, it feels like the news is just a never-ending stream of one depressing headline after another. It can be so liberating to see something positive and uplifting every once in a while. Just look at the ecstatic expression on this mother's face after receiving her dream car from her son. Mom has some seriously quirky taste too: she isn't after a muscle car or a two-seat droptop; instead, it's a 1973 Saab 99 EMS in a very '70s shade of copper at the top of her wish list. According to the video, it took her son about a year to track down this hunk of Swedish steel and save up the money to purchase it. Though, judging from his mom's reaction, it was worth every penny. She puts together what's going on with the Saab pretty quickly and immediately starts swearing at her son – out of love, of course. If you're feeling a little blue, consider this a much-needed pick-me-up. Watching the unbridled joy of someone getting something that they always wanted just feels wonderful.