New winter daily, project Wasaabi.

[willsmysticcobra]

Feels good to be back in a super solid daily driver! I drove up from Chicago to Madison, Wisconsin for my super clean 9-3 Aero. Its the beautiful smoke beige color and is fully loaded( hell even the glove box is cooled with a thermostat to keep drinks and food cold)



Car will receive a few bolt ons, but over all it will be very cared after as my solid winter vehicle. Took a few cell phone pics but
she will be receiving a full clay bar and wax before the snow comes.

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[Bob Kazamakis]

Awesome choice! I think they look sick. Only thing that bothers me is they're fwd.

 

[Yaj Yak]

How is it to insure?

 

[Mook]

Ive always liked them. Solid

 

[willsmysticcobra]

How is it to insure?

459 for full coverage , $250 deductible from Farmers for 6 mo. Just did it about 20 mins ago lol

 

[99PONTIACGP]

Eh. Too each their own.

 

[nos4blood70]

I LOVE these. Always kinda wanted one. They are really comfy and well built. Also, they are pretty quick and can get stupid with mods. Glad you got one in stick!

 

[The Bluegrass Nomad]

Always loved these cars. Very clean indeed. Congrats

 

[Yaj Yak]

459 for full coverage , $250 deductible from Farmers for 6 mo. Just did it about 20 mins ago lol

gah I'd just be so nervous about getting ANYTHING for a saab now.... i would think some insurance has gone up for them as well, since a lot of parts don't exist...

 

[willsmysticcobra]

parts are still plentiful and lots of dealers still service these. this car just had its 60k service done by a huge saab dealer up in Madison.

 

[IZZy]

Very nice Willy, still have the jeep?

 

[willsmysticcobra]

yes sir,... dunno how long though

 

[1MEANGT]

Congrats man, great looking car! What year is it?

 

[BS ISF]

nice dd pickup! like those 9-3 areo's.

 

[Yaj Yak]

parts are still plentiful and lots of dealers still service these. this car just had its 60k service done by a huge saab dealer up in Madison.

try finding body parts & frame parts... or specific headlights or tail lights... shit like that is not plentiful.

some saab specific particular parts are obsolete.

When i was managing the body shop, we wound up having to basically have allstate total out one car and state farm total out another because one car we couldn't get a frame end for and the other couldn't get headlights and a fender... the storage and cost of having the car sit for 2-3 months basically totalled it out.. in the most odd situation, because aftermarket, used, and new were not available whatsoever.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

10 years after production is all you get....and if you get rearended... you get to install trailer lights on top of sledgehammer body work

i cant find SHIT for my wagon

ever wonder how much it costs to overnight parts from australia to get em in time for racewarz?

 

[Yaj Yak]

10 years after production is all you get....and if you get rearended... you get to install trailer lights on top of sledgehammer body work

i cant find SHIT for my wagon

ever wonder how much it costs to overnight parts from australia to get em in time for racewarz?

it's not just that 10 years of production, it's that saab stopped paying it's suppliers when it went under and new parts weren't entering the country.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Who fucking cares? He's got insurance. Worry about finding body parts

 

[Yaj Yak]

Who fucking cares? He's got insurance. Worry about finding body parts

maybe it is because I experienced first hand the nightmare saab owners went through back then trying to get their vehicles repaired

I do like the saabs this aspect just steers me away though.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Just seems like a silly thing to worry about. Not like its some crazy collector car. Sounds like any accident would render it totaled. Who cares.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Just seems like a silly thing to worry about. Not like its some crazy collector car. Sounds like any accident would render it totaled. Who cares.

not necessarily. Insurance is only there to give you money value for your lost asset... if the part is 100$, but it is unavailable, the insurance isn't going to care, they are giving you the $100 and wishing you the best of luck.

parts obsolescence is a part of insurance not many people think about.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

obsolescence

there's aint no way yer hillbilly arse spelled that right all by yerself

 

[Jean Ralphio]

very nice

 

[XxApollynxX]

Saab parts are still out there I get and service these all the time and have yet to have a problem sourcing parts. Funny you mention lights I just put a brand new set of lights on an older 9-5 and a taillight on a 9-3 I guess its all where you look. Sweet pick up Saabs are often overlooked!

 

[willsmysticcobra]

Thanks for the kind words fellas

she got an intake and exhaust in awaits for the stage 2 tune in the works for Spring 2014. They claim damn close to 300 hp so thats where it will stay and finally have the pep it should have come from the factory with