I love my car. Have I mentioned that before? I know I’ve mentioned that before LOL. The thing about us Saab drivers is that we all love our cars, and each other’s cars when you come right down to it. If you ever pull up to a light and happen to see 2 Saabs there, take a look at what we’re doing while we wait for the light to change – we’re admiring each other’s rides
Saab is what GM attempted to market Saturn as: we are a family.
My family (3 kiddies and all) and I spent our Sunday in a convoy through New York City with (by my estimate) close to 100 other Saab drivers.
These convoys have been going on all across the world for the past several weeks. This is why I say we are a family. In the history of cars, never has there been such an effort on the part of drivers to come together to try to save a car company. This was not a GM bashing, this was not a protest, this was simply a group of people, most of whom didn’t know each other before, coming together to show their love for this iconic brand.
I’ve owned 3 Saabs (plus Chris has one, a beautiful black 9-3). My first one was a 1994 900S. After my husband’s Acura crapped out on his way to work we needed another 2nd car. Driving past a local Saab dealership one day we saw they had this older one listed at $3500, which was perfect because we were just looking for something cheap to get him back and forth to work. This car had over 100,000 miles, cloth seats, hubcaps, … We’re not talking about a top of the line, anywhere new vehicle. For whatever reason I drove it home, the like not even 1/2 mile from the dealership, and when we pulled into the driveway I already knew right then and there that I didn’t want to drive anything else … and I never have. The 900 never became a commuter car, Chris took over the still practically brand new Chevy Malibu we had and the 900 became mine. I had problems with that car. I’m not going to paint the picture that it was in the best condition (what do you expect for $3500?), but I’ll tell you I cried when I gave it up. I can’t tell you exactly what it is about these cars that makes us owners so loyal, probably because there are just so many factors that culminate into such an awesome driving experience. It’s a love thing people, just a love thing




















