Hey, well, nearly a year into this SAAB 900 Turbo project and I've decided to bring this to an end and allow somebody else the enjoyment of seeing it back to its former glory.
The video will reveal all, but time and money are all counting against me...
Ultimately I was all set to sell the UR S6 purely to fund this C900 restoration, but the thought of ploughing nearly (actually?) every penny from that sale into the C900 - which I could easily imagine doing by the end of the project - just doesn't make sense to me, not when I also have the HF Turbo too which demands a little upkeep: I've already parted with my lovely 400bhp 9000 Aero partly to fund this one, and I just can't move another fantastic car on for the same reason. To be frank, owning the S6 has thrown me an unexpected curve-ball: I see it as a '4WD 9000 Aero': both of the same vintage, the S6 is an incredibly versatile daily modern classic in ways the C900 never will be: bank-vault build quality, Quattro security, bullet proof mechanics (SAAB gearboxes have never been a strong point), hugely tuneable, the 5 pot sounds amazing, it's quiet, comfortable, very safe... I just can't 'swap' it for a welded C900 that has unkown future engine and gearbox rebuilds sat around the corner once I begin to put some miles on it...
It's been great - but part of the challenge of a project is also knowing when it makes sense to call it a day... 👍
Thank you all so much for your viewing time and your kind, supportive comments :-)
6 сен 2024