I absolutely love the original Saab 9000s. My very first car was my dad’s 1996 Saab 900 S. This is by far my favorite Saab ever made! My old Saab was an automatic. However I actually was lucky enough to drive a 1992 Saab 9000 turbo with the 5 speed manual transmission and it really brought back so many wonderful memories from the past. Not only that it was the same scarab green color as my old shop was. I really wish they still made these cars. They were fantastic.
Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting! Glad you enjoyed this video. They are rather special cars, from a completely different era of motoring.
Many thanks for an excellent review, which brings back memories of my wife's 1988 9000S, a non turbo 16v. It took us to Europe , as well as all over the UK, in comfort with no limits on the luggage we could take. It did 40 mpg, and was a fantastically reliable work horse. We took it to 170000 miles over about 9 years. It felt so solid and dependable, more so than later Saabs we owned.
These were known for being quite dependable back in the day, weren't they? Thank you ever so much indeed for sharing your memories, I was privileged to have been able to have a go in this.
I bought a used 1993 CD 2.3 NA, it was 2nd facelift, the CS face was 3rd facelift. Carlson in this video is first original face. They are all very nice car for secondhand price, great value. It was one of few cars from the late 80s that somehow has qualities and tech almost as good as late 90s car.
A genuine classic and very rare in Carlsson trim. Comfort, luxury, space and power. Superb Ergonomics was the way that Car Magazine described every SAAB back in the day. A go to for a 400 to 500 miles trip. Please try to sample a CDE Saloon model Sir because you will be blown away by a superb luxury limousine that nobody has heard of.
Hello LIoyd - great review. One doesn't see many of these on the 9000 model in its various forms these days. One thing I did notice in your review is that the seats in the Carlsson you tested are from a later 9000 AERO, which was built to 1996/98. These later 9000 Aeros also put out greater hp than the earlier Carlsson and had the superb leather Recaro seats (as mentioned) only found in these last of the line 9000 Aeros (that you sat in, in the Carlsson) before GM ruined the famous SAAB mark. You will find there is a bit of a bias with SAAB enthusiasts re post GM take over after 1998 etc. I'm a bit biassed, I have the last of the line 9000 Aero, 5-speed Aero manual in mint condition. All the very best.
It's Joseph, but not to worry! Yes, this car needs finishing off, and I am not surprised that the seats are non-standard. I did mention the later 9000 Aero later on in the video as far as I remember. I would like to try a later 9000, actually...
It needs a bit of finishing off, I think, but yes, the owner has had it for ages, and the modifications are quite light. It was a real privilege to drive this incredibly rare Saab.
8:26 Later version of 9000 all have the same dash, just more wood trim options and digital clock and climate control, although many people choose analog options to save cost. If you are able to find one with analog, get those, they are much more reliable than digital system.
I was after a standard one for review rather than this Carlsson, but since they are so rare, I couldn't really say no. Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting!
song or EP link to Laurence Callaghan and the Tin Cans is not in the description mate, A Song for Humans seems like a swelll song but i cannot find it online how can i pay for the EP or song?
Geeez V attractive Headliner in there. .... 80s Saab 9000s were Horrid, Unreliable things. This example is buggered .. period. Not atypical. Virtually everything mechanical in those, had "issues'
