I'm inspired. My father bought a Saab 9000 in 1986 which I drove to the Netherlands for him as new, he ran the car until @ 2001 when he gave it to me to run for another few years. Wonderful car, very few about in the UK today
We had also almost 4000 km road trip with Saab 9000, Southern Finland to Norway. We slept also time to time in the car and had no problems with the car. Even the consumption was around 7-8l/100km. 👍🏻
Hello from Russia, I'm also a fan of the Saab brand, I've had 9 of them in 15 years. And all were 9000 with all the engines that were put on them. Now I have an anniversary version that pleases me for 5 years, it is chipped at 200+ horsepower, it is a pity that every year there are fewer and fewer spare parts for them.Hello to all fans of low-flying aircraft.
Dude, i have a 1996 2.3 Turbo that looks just like yours. I love the 9000 in silver with these crazy bumper harmonicas. I bumped mine up to 220 hp and it runs great. I love this car, will run it till it dies. Hope it never does. Keep changing the oil and plugs and chug along. Greetings from a dutchman in France, happy saabing!
Abbott performance has a big bore kit for the 2.3. I’m going to do it to mine when it finally dies. Mines a 1995 cs 5 speed. All stock. Doing a td04 swap to make it an “aero” then eventually full on corvette killer
Lovely video. I posted some images the other day of me driving my saab (9-3) deep into the country to haul a big anvil home, described as a perfect example of saab life, and some young keyboard warriors couldn't understand what this had to do with saabs. Anyone who grew up driving a 900 or 9000 knows exactly why that is a perfect use of a saab
I love the 9000. I've had three of them and I still have the last one, a 1995 CDE 2.3T automatic. It's been off the road for over two years now due to blown head gasket and some other issues, but I still love it. I've been driving around in a 2004 Nissan Maxima but I'm seriously considering getting another 9k. Excellent cars.
I love the 9000! Saw one as a kid back the late 90's and thought it looked real cool. 20+ years later in Maine saw one on someone's lawn for sale. It was a 9000 cse! 5spd! Turbo! Leather! Bought it. Never had a Saab.. roomy. Fast. After 6 months & 10,000 the fuel pump died. Now I've been working on it because I miss it a lot. Found a bad wire which fixed the radiator fan. New pump..now it ripppps again!
Saab is a very special car, my latest is 93-sport combi 2011, runs like new 12000 mile on the meter. Took it down to Spain 320 mil( 3200km), no problems at all, runs like a Rolls Royce, so comfortable, and funny to drive, I have tune it up to 225 Hk, with Automatic transmission, with additional sport button, flies like a rocket....... Next project is to do Step 2 in tuning, to get another 50-60 hk, but its no hurry. Got installed handsfree working on the wheel buttons, its a fantastic car, I will try to keep it to my last day in life. There is nothing like a Saab, its forever love!!!!
I had 3 9000 Saabs and I miss them especially my 1986 base model 9000t with cloth seats and a 5 speed manual. Had her for over 250000 miles thru college and beyond. An inexperienced “euro” shop messed her ac system up so badly it would have needed a donor car to fix her. Only down side to Saabs in the USA. YOU NEED an experienced shop. Not easy to find in some places
Yeah I get ! Growing up in the UK I was lucky enough to live near a Saab dealer and the experience of dropping of my 1989 900 then in the late 90's was an experience in itself - it now reminds me of being a pristine Apple store
Fortunately down here in Australia, there is no real issue with rust, the car is spotless. So that is one aspect where the ownership of this 26 year old Saab is already ok.
The Alfa Romeo 146 has similar capacities, albeit being a car that's slightly smaller. It's funny, quite a bunch of Alfa drivers switch to Saab when they are older and need a more practical car. That said, neither Alfa nor Saab are what they used to be.
Have had both 9000 (1997) and 95 ( 1998) Griffin's, the 9000 far superior car all round, both in quality and performance. If they made them again i would be camping outside the dealership!! ( yes i know they were the non turbo 6 GM engine ones) Got enough tickets from the 900se HPT
Looks just like my 95 cs from the outside. Interiors are a bit different but still a beautiful car. I’m going to be repainting mine in Viggen blue. I like the champagne gold but the blue has my heart
Looking to swab my 2004 9-3 with a 9000, but that's not so easy here in Denmark since there are so few left. Just one(!) up for sale right now that i did a short test drive in, but it was way too abused for the price the used cars salesman wanted for it. It needed new engine mounts, the left front head lamp had a crack, the position lights didn't work, the hazard button was glued shut, left back door handle needed to be replaced, and worst of all, the driver's door had probably been caught by a strong wind and hand sunk just a smidge on the hinges and had a waffle pattern front and low. And it had dont 384,000 Km. It's a 3.3 liter Turbo, but it was hard to estimate how fresh the engine was due to the almost non-existent engine mounts. But strangely enough the A/C was fully operational. A month ago I just missed a blue1997 Anniversary 2.0 Turbo at a fair price from a certified used Saab dealer. The little sw*nes who saw the add before me reserved it and then bought it on sight. Well, better luck in 2023.
It has a ridge at the join between the boot and the back seats but other than that it's very flat and with our travel mattress it's very comfortable for two ! And once you're in you can refit the parcel shelf so you can have somewhere for your drinks and the laptop movie time!
I got a full-height fridge freeze in the back of my '87 Granada Scorpio... and the sack barrow as well ! However, having owned 3 Saab 900 Turbos (the classic ones), the Ford isn't a patch on those in terms of engineering.
I used to work for a car dealer in the U.S. and there was a joke for FORD in which it is the abbreviation of : " F " - Found " O " - On " R " - Road " D " - Dead !
I'm inspired. My father bought a Saab 9000 in 1986 which I drove to the Netherlands for him as new, he ran the car until @ 2001 when he gave it to me to run for another few years. Wonderful car, very few about in the UK today
Thank you! CZcams needs more 9000 content.
We had also almost 4000 km road trip with Saab 9000, Southern Finland to Norway. We slept also time to time in the car and had no problems with the car. Even the consumption was around 7-8l/100km. 👍🏻
Yeah they're great cars !
Hello from Russia, I'm also a fan of the Saab brand, I've had 9 of them in 15 years. And all were 9000 with all the engines that were put on them. Now I have an anniversary version that pleases me for 5 years, it is chipped at 200+ horsepower, it is a pity that every year there are fewer and fewer spare parts for them.Hello to all fans of low-flying aircraft.
Hi thanks for the comment ! Nice to meet another Saab lover ! Peace ✌🏻
Dude, i have a 1996 2.3 Turbo that looks just like yours. I love the 9000 in silver with these crazy bumper harmonicas. I bumped mine up to 220 hp and it runs great. I love this car, will run it till it dies. Hope it never does. Keep changing the oil and plugs and chug along. Greetings from a dutchman in France, happy saabing!
Yeah I love my 9000 - it's a real work horse , I'll drive it until it drops ! Thanks for watching !
Abbott performance has a big bore kit for the 2.3. I’m going to do it to mine when it finally dies. Mines a 1995 cs 5 speed. All stock. Doing a td04 swap to make it an “aero” then eventually full on corvette killer
Lovely video. I posted some images the other day of me driving my saab (9-3) deep into the country to haul a big anvil home, described as a perfect example of saab life, and some young keyboard warriors couldn't understand what this had to do with saabs. Anyone who grew up driving a 900 or 9000 knows exactly why that is a perfect use of a saab
Exactly ! I really don't think people who have never owned a 900 or 9000 realise just how practical they really are !
@@theclassicsaabguy236 I camped in the back of my 900!
@@thackerybrown2860 yeah me too - I think it's a bit more comfortable than the 9000
I love the 9000. I've had three of them and I still have the last one, a 1995 CDE 2.3T automatic. It's been off the road for over two years now due to blown head gasket and some other issues, but I still love it. I've been driving around in a 2004 Nissan Maxima but I'm seriously considering getting another 9k. Excellent cars.
Hope you get back on the road soon with a good 9000!
I love the 9000! Saw one as a kid back the late 90's and thought it looked real cool. 20+ years later in Maine saw one on someone's lawn for sale. It was a 9000 cse! 5spd! Turbo! Leather! Bought it. Never had a Saab.. roomy. Fast. After 6 months & 10,000 the fuel pump died. Now I've been working on it because I miss it a lot. Found a bad wire which fixed the radiator fan. New pump..now it ripppps again!
love the 9000!!! I am from Argentina and I have a CSE V6
Saab is a very special car, my latest is 93-sport combi 2011, runs like new 12000 mile on the meter.
Took it down to Spain 320 mil( 3200km), no problems at all, runs like a Rolls Royce, so comfortable, and funny to drive, I have tune it up to 225 Hk, with Automatic transmission, with additional sport button, flies like a rocket.......
Next project is to do Step 2 in tuning, to get another 50-60 hk, but its no hurry.
Got installed handsfree working on the wheel buttons, its a fantastic car, I will try to keep it to my last day in life.
There is nothing like a Saab, its forever love!!!!
Hey I love this! Awesome. 2011 Saab owner here in the USA. Just subbed!
Welcome !
I had 3 9000 Saabs and I miss them especially my 1986 base model 9000t with cloth seats and a 5 speed manual. Had her for over 250000 miles thru college and beyond. An inexperienced “euro” shop messed her ac system up so badly it would have needed a donor car to fix her. Only down side to Saabs in the USA. YOU NEED an experienced shop. Not easy to find in some places
Yeah I get ! Growing up in the UK I was lucky enough to live near a Saab dealer and the experience of dropping of my 1989 900 then in the late 90's was an experience in itself - it now reminds me of being a pristine Apple store
Great cars. Had a 9000 Carlsson back in 2001and wish I'd never sold it
I feel ya !
Great film, have just bought a stunning well cared for 1997, 9000 in silver 5-speed manual here in Australia.
Nice !! Take care of it and it'll take care of you !
Fortunately down here in Australia, there is no real issue with rust, the car is spotless. So that is one aspect where the ownership of this 26 year old Saab is already ok.
This was a great video. Subscribed!
Thanks !
You're not only a Saab owner, but also a Saab LOVER .... like me ! I own a 2005 Saab 9-3 Aero as well as a 2006 Saab 9-3 Arc 2.0T
Hello from Seattle I have 9000 1992 in Seattle nice car
I'm off to Sweden from the UK in my '87 900 on Saturday 😁 I've got a 9000 too and I love them. An arguably 'better' car than the 900.
Going to the Saab event in Trollhattan? See you there !
The Alfa Romeo 146 has similar capacities, albeit being a car that's slightly smaller. It's funny, quite a bunch of Alfa drivers switch to Saab when they are older and need a more practical car. That said, neither Alfa nor Saab are what they used to be.
True!
Have had both 9000 (1997) and 95 ( 1998) Griffin's, the 9000 far superior car all round, both in quality and performance. If they made them again i would be camping outside the dealership!! ( yes i know they were the non turbo 6 GM engine ones) Got enough tickets from the 900se HPT
Yeah up until a couple of years ago I was all about the 900 and never really saw the 9000
As a "real" Saab - how wrong I was !
Sorry to break it to people, the saab 9000 is way better then the 900classic.
You are 💯 correct. I’m biased as an owner but you’re still not wrong
We had saab convention at saab musem at sturgis good time
Looks just like my 95 cs from the outside. Interiors are a bit different but still a beautiful car. I’m going to be repainting mine in Viggen blue. I like the champagne gold but the blue has my heart
Love my scarab green 9000!
Ahh I love that colour - especially with the tan leather interior
Its the only colour for a saab
SAAB come back!
Looking to swab my 2004 9-3 with a 9000, but that's not so easy here in Denmark since there are so few left. Just one(!) up for sale right now that i did a short test drive in, but it was way too abused for the price the used cars salesman wanted for it. It needed new engine mounts, the left front head lamp had a crack, the position lights didn't work, the hazard button was glued shut, left back door handle needed to be replaced, and worst of all, the driver's door had probably been caught by a strong wind and hand sunk just a smidge on the hinges and had a waffle pattern front and low. And it had dont 384,000 Km.
It's a 3.3 liter Turbo, but it was hard to estimate how fresh the engine was due to the almost non-existent engine mounts.
But strangely enough the A/C was fully operational.
A month ago I just missed a blue1997 Anniversary 2.0 Turbo at a fair price from a certified used Saab dealer. The little sw*nes who saw the add before me reserved it and then bought it on sight. Well, better luck in 2023.
That pic at 3:45 with the 2 sleeping bags was the missing piece I had regarding the 9000, cheers :)
Does it make a flat surface though?
It has a ridge at the join between the boot and the back seats but other than that it's very flat and with our travel mattress it's very comfortable for two ! And once you're in you can refit the parcel shelf so you can have somewhere for your drinks and the laptop movie time!
yours being a 1997, it's a low pressure turbo. I have a 1994 true naturally aspirated, only 138 hp, I probably couldn't be towing anything in mine!
I think you'd have no problem - maybe a bit slower up hills ! I've tied many things with a naturally aspirated 900
I bought a refrigerator and put it in the back of my 9000 for a short trip across town.
I wouldn't mind driving my 900 in winter if not for the salt, considering a 9000 as a year round car however
I mean i would argue for a volvo estate/wagon
Yeah I wouldnt take the claim literally
Volvo estate is a tractor compared with a 9000
And what is wrong with tractors? I drive a V50 with close to half a million kilometres on it , and if it ever dies I’m getting another one
Wait, the ignition is next to the steering wheel??
the only SAAB where it is, because of the shared platform with Fiat, Alfa, and Lancia
Also bulletproof
I am looking for saab accessories and memorabilia maybe you help me
What exactly are you looking for ?
Myopic Sycophant. Yesss it' was a decent car..... 20 years ago.
Not so much in the 21st Century.
cantankerous incognisant, got your opinion in now please move on to the next troll.
the most practical car in the world is the multipla
😂😂
I got a full-height fridge freeze in the back of my '87 Granada Scorpio... and the sack barrow as well !
However, having owned 3 Saab 900 Turbos (the classic ones), the Ford isn't a patch on those in terms of engineering.
I used to work for a car dealer in the U.S. and there was a joke for FORD in which it is the abbreviation of :
" F " - Found
" O " - On
" R " - Road
" D " - Dead !