As the owner of a ‘91 SPG, these cars are wonderful to own and drive. Kudos to you for starting the renovation and then passing it along. I see too many of them that are left to rot to the point of no return.
I'm guessing the clock will go around again and another 900 will land on your driveway. Over the years I've bought 7 classic 900's, still have two including one Beryl Green Aero undergoing revamp....
Maybe, maybe not - never say never! Beryl will forever be the ultimate spec C900 for me, it's perfect. Perhaps one day I'll be in a position to purchase it back from John...once he's fully restored her 😂
She's gone - sad but I'm sure you've done the right thing? Ha Ha... I always thought it looked brilliant from the first time I saw it - the colour combo was a stand out. Needs must I guess, I'm sure the new owner will do the right thing for her.
G'day from OZ, yes she was a lovely car, but at the end of the day well done you for at least saving her. You mention in your roundup whilst sitting in the Audi that you'd sold the 9000 Aero, I must have missed some of your links to this SAAB re its selling etc? I've just bought one here, a 5-speed in silver, in stunning condition, no rust etc, I'm only the 3rd owner - the 2nd had it for 21 years, he never missed a service, always garaged. My first SAAB.
@@marknelson5929 hey, that 9000 of yours sounds stunning - what a find! Enjoy that, such a great car, and to get a rust-free car is a real bonus: they are old cars now, and rust is one of the biggest factors for those still available. They don't tend to rust badly, but certainly over here in the UK, those windscreen pillars, front wings and rear underside / arch areas are prone. About 7 years ago they were selling for as little as £500, with good useable roadworthy Aeros as little as £1200, so any welding required means that people gave up on them and stripped them for spares (I did that to at least 3...) to recoup the purchase price / make a small profit. Now with so few 9000s left in the UK market, values are now much higher. Yes, my 9000 video is in this chanel somewhere!
I lived in the UK for 20 odd years and got to know how well classics can rust over there, the complete opposite to here in many ways. Depending upon where you live in Oz like near the coast etc cars can rust, but in most cases you'd be hard pressed to find a bad one. Generally the bodies are great but it's the trim and plastics suffer due to the heat. The 9000 Aero is pretty rare here (autos seem to out number manuals), I looked at a few over the years and most were simply tired and in only one instance found a tiny bit of rot in the windscreen frame in one area. The one I have I jumped on when it came up 4 sale, the seller said his phone ran hot. He produced a very good advert, plenty of photos and a fairly detailed service history - its condition in the flesh matched the advert which is how you want to buy a car.
Good that John is taking over from you. Better for you that you stood firm with your original decision Martyn...difficult for you but definitely correct 👍👍👍
Hello, I am a subscriber to your channel, I am restoring my saab 900, but we do not have many spare parts in Russia, tell me where you buy spare parts, thanks for earlier
