We own two Saabs.
My mate Turbin in Victoria owns two Saabs. So does SAB, as does Alex. Drew B has so many I’ve lost count. Greg Abbott has multiples – and those five people are just the first five that pop into my head. Joe Lobo, Hawkeye. I’m pretty sure Eggs still has two at the moment, though one might be coming up for replacement.
We Saab owners aren’t afraid to double up when it comes to furnishing the family garage.
In addition to that, we’re not normally ones to shift brands too often. Sure, there are a lot of companies making different products who can claim that, but we Saabists tend to be a very loyal bunch of serial monogamists.
This first “family” falls into the second category, that of multiple Saab owners. I’ll have some more on the latter, later, as I’ve received a few emails of that type in the last few weeks.
These pics come from Claudius, in Switzerland, and show his very handsome driveway with two very handsome Saabs parked there.
I see a Hirsch badge on the back of that convertible!! Niiiiiiiiiice.
Actually, both cars were bought from, and are tuned by Hirsch. Yowza!!!!
If I were Claudius, I reckon I’d have both sets of keys in the same place and just close my eyes in the morning when I picked up a set. Let fate decide which car you take that morning – Saab surprise!
I’m sure there’d be no disappointment whichever car ‘beeped’ at you when you got outside 
Beautiful work, Claudius. Thanks for the email!
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ugliest house I’ve ever seen
Agree with the saab story.
Can’t agree on that vagabondv comment on the house. The house looks great. Simple modern design with industrial materials. Well done. Love to see more of that.
Claudius, can’t you park one of the saabs at the back, so we can see more of that great architecture ?
Get real vagabondv. This is a forum for friendly Saab owners and enthusiasts and not house critics.
We have not seen your house pal.
Nice wheels Claudius!!! Best 9-5 front of all.. And that convertible is so yummy.
Some of us first time buyers realise after a while that a Saab is not attractive as a second hand object, and are therefore stuck. Some can afford to lose the money and buy another Saab or run away, though.
The best Saab buys are second hand.
That is our dream line up and the house looks fab too.
Cool house. Cool cars. Bet they have a cool dog too.
Hi vagabondv!
You do not have to like my house, it’s me and my family living here and we do love it, like our Saab’s.
Wilfried – happy to share some picks from our house:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdichtl/3559919164/in/set-72157618634785151/
cheers
cmd
Ken H.. The worst buy depreciation wise must be Mercedes. Saab is nowhere near that of Merc. Atleast not in Sweden.
Though the comment on the house quite clearly shows the difficulties Saab is facing as a world car company. They need to convince everyody, from the stylish London freak to the rural US citizen, all having very different design and styling traditions. A pretty tough job, I guess, and it is almost impossible to please everyone.
I like the house, looks like what a “typical” Saab designery type would have (sorry to any traditionalists i’ve just insulted). The Cars are pretty sweet too, I’d love the 9-3 ‘vert, my ideal car
Nice house and cars! The wheels on the 9-3 is one of my favourites.
Love. Love. Love. The house. The cars too.
Second that. First thing that popped in my mind seeing the pictures was “Wow! That’s a cool house!” Coming from an architectural family, I deem myself to have good taste haha.
I like the house, looks like what a “typical” Saab designery type would have (sorry to any traditionalists i’ve just insulted). The Cars are pretty sweet too, I’d love the 9-3 ‘vert, my ideal car
I like the house, looks like what a “typical” Saab designery type would have (sorry to any traditionalists i’ve just insulted). The Cars are pretty sweet too, I’d love the 9-3 ‘vert, my ideal car
I actually don’t know what happend there, apologies. I was going to say it looks like a house of a program called “Grand Designs” here in the UK
kroum, so you are the archetypical Saab owner being all architectural and that! I work for an airline so I guess I am kind of guilty by association – the whole jets thing. I only wish we could afford a gorgeous house like Claudius’. Amazing.
Zip, I myself am the dot com type, but my father and sister ate architects.
Duh on “ate architects”. I think they actually went to school for it, but perhaps eating a bunch of experienced architects could be seen as a cheaper, less-stressful way to becoming one.
fantastic house, even more fantastic cars, not-so-fantastic HDR. regular photos next time, please.
Ditto.
That looks exactly like something out of one of my better dreams! House + cars and everything. Very nice!
I prefer the more vibrant colours Saab has myself, but with two cars like that, cmd did the right thing.
The only thing I can suggest is ‘add another Saab for good measure’.
Nice house, nice cars, nice place to live.
Claudius, if you get bored with your live, you can change with mine
Kroum – great follow-up!
Mercedes buyers are also loyal, maybe because of the same reason…?
I believe Sweden is the only country where a Saab is useful on the second hand market. Maybe logic, in a way?
Very tasteful. Both house and cars. I love the funkis style. Thats what se fall it. Guess it gomes from functionel.
Pardon all the spelling mistakes, done on a Ipod, and i dont think it speaks english cause it keeps correcting to strange words.
Just to stir things up…
I couldn’t see a Koenigsegg in that driveway.
Per… Apple things, to fruity for me. I wrote one of my comments today on my SE 650i and it worked out perfect.
I´m allergic to Apples.
Cheers/Tompa
Nice, Claudius, great modern Swiss aesthetic, to my Aussie eys anyway. Love the cast aluminium stage-head, but why not an elk?
Hehe:)
Hi turbin
well, an elk would be great as well. But you should know that my Saab’s always have been sold and tuned by Hirsch. Hirsch is german and means nothing else than Deer!
cheers from Switzerland
Claudius
Awesome. thanks for sharing more photos of the house.
I own 2 SAABs too and for the record will not submit any photos of my house (thanks vagabond) because some people have no sense. I think the house looks great! I can’t wait for Hirsch to become available in the states! Very nice cars!
Vagabondv’s left another comment which I’ve deleted from this thread. I’ve also emailed him about it.
This community is a good one because people are respectful towards one another. If there’s an argument, it’s normally sorted in a civil manner.
If you don’t like something, comment on it in a respectful way if you must comment at all, or just pass on to the next article.
Swade You Rock! Thanks for the cleanup.
Claudius, that is NOT just a nice house!
That is an AMAZING dream home!
I’m 47 years old, and a grandfather, but when I GROW UP…
…I would love to enjoy a home like that for even a few weeks!
That kitchen is AWESOME, Claudius.
And the cars in the driveway…
very, very special!!
Good for you!
tim
Very nice house & autos – & nice of you to share them with us.
FWIW – I think a koenigsegg would go just fine there None.
I’ve driven many types of cars over the years, but have owned Saabs exclusively since my very first car, a 1981 Saab 900S (turbo suspension, TRX wheel and tire combination, BMW-killing handling prowess). Saab engineering and design is the best. Sensible, practical, safe, beautiful…pure unadulterated driving pleasure. No other car maker has achieved this balance. Not BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Audi, or any of the automotive riff-raff. Times have been tough recently, but Saab is about to enter a renaissance and will continue to show the automotive world how it’s done.
Skal!!!
I love that house and I love the cars. @ Mark S. WELL SAID SIR.
The first pic looks like something out of a Saab broshure. The Saabs and the house really go together. Love the almost brutalist modernest design with the exposed concrete slab and the glav mesh and post of the stairs along with the rusted steel letter box. How did you get your builder to recess the lights in the u/s of the slab? Most Builders here in OZ would just refuse. I have to say though the gold leaf mirror looks out of place. Thanks for the pictures.
Thanks Claudius, for sharing a view of your Great Home and your Nice Cars. I agree with Trent, the first pic does look like it’s straight from a Saab brochure. The photo just GRABS YOU. I just have the 9-3 right now; but I’m planning to add another Saab in a year or so.
“The photo just GRABS YOU.”
Come to think of it, so does the second pic, the third and the fourth……
Great house – maybe a bit too cool for me, but everything fits perfectly. Like the cars. The photos could be in a Saab ad right away.
Modern, clean and both cars in the most beautiful version there is (was). Especially the 9-5 =)
OK, now that we have all given our praises, I say it is time for nitpicker’s corner.
I stared at those photos for several minutes. The cars are parked front-to-rear. You see the tail of one and the front of the other.
I cannot help but think that it would be better if both cars were facing forward. Somehow they would look more ready and the whole thing would be neater. Since ‘neat’ seems to be the theme, it would fit better IMHO.
OTOH, it is good that one shot shows both the tail and the front, but just not as ‘neat’.
Those of you who are used to taking pictures of cars — what say ye?
The house is nice, indeed. Very trendy and minimalistic. A bit like BMW design…?
well said Marks
Very trendy and minimalistic. A bit like BMW SAAB design…?
If you think closer Saab is rarely jumping on trends, which is why they withstand time so well.
A Saab-house would definately be more classical and elegant, quite possibly with a lot of organic materials used.
IMHO, this kind of architecture is inspired on Bauhaus, which has been trendy since the ’20 of the last century
But maybe I have a wrong understanding of the word trendy.
Ken, as is noted by “Me” this design style is rooted in the concepts at the time of the Bauhaus, which existed pre WWII and was formulating as a design concept at the turn of the 20th century so it is far from short term trendy. This style is more known for its timeless design and the way it changed the way peoples living habits to way that we live today. So I think it is far from the usual terminology of trendy, I would actually suggest that it is the perfect fit for Saab, as has been commented here of the longevity of Saab styling ant the minimalist of the Scandinavian design principles which is rooted in modernism.
I am no designer nor architect, so I guess you guys are right.
Still I feel that Saab has more warmth and personality than houses of this particular style. That will have to remain my personal and subjective view, chemically free of any architectural lingua.
I apologise. Claudius, I didn’t mean to be offensive.You took my criticism in a good spirit. I know something about the Bauhaus. I practically grew up(well I lived in one for 4 years) in a Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed apartment building on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology. He used to be head of the architecture school and designed many of the bldgs. The building I lived in was basically glass and steel. Very hot in summer. Not very efficient. He designed other apartment bldgs in the downtown area, but interestingly he chose to live in a trditional luxury apartment. He thought his bldg. was too boxy and cramped. His designs were meant to introduce a new style into the architectural world but in this he failed. ’nuff said.
If this entry tells us anything, Saab owners have strong feeling about design – 53 comments thus far. I am an architect and I know Saab has always been a preferred brand for the design profession. There is an understated, pragmatic, timeless quality to Scandinavian design that the best Saab designs all have. The next owner of Saab must preserve and enhance that quality, perhaps above all else. Perhaps that is why most of us are in the tank for koenigsegg – it keeps Saab Scandinavian.
Thanks for the link & the picts Claudius.
Looks very good.
Typical Swiss Modern with exposed concrete, love that.
If I may ask: Who’s the architect ?
And a nice art-collection.
@vagabondv
I can’t agree on your opinion about Ludwig Mies.
At the age of 16, seeing his visionary drawings, models & design schemes in a retrospective had a great impact on me and my future choices about what I wanted to do with life. But I’m biased.
He definitely made some absolute masterpieces. Timeless. Elegant.
Of course with restrictions.
You’re completely right about energy-balance of his buildings, but that is like comparing a 50′s saab with a current one. Those things can be solved nowadays in architecture in a better way then 50 years ago.
But you don’t need to be a designer or an architect to appreciate architectural space, material, natural light, etc. .
Architectural space & city-scapes around us are for the joy of everyone.
Getting a bit off-topic here.
So great saabs on that swiss driveway, I guess everyone over here can agree at least about that.
back from my road trip to the land of Chevy pick-ups, Claudius’ photos are a welcome sight, especially the Saabs.
Being a lifelong residential architecture history student, have to admit am surprised by the flat roof in Switzerland. What do you do with heavy snow? Otherwise love the home design/materials.
You saabists,
I had the opportunity to visit this, last year in Switzerland:
http://www.therme-vals.ch
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=vals%20therme&w=all&s=int
A real gem. In itself worth a travel from anywhere from the globe.
Certainly has som Miesian influences.
Radical Modern vs. Romantic Archaic, like being in a cave like our predecessors.
Superb experience.
Unfortunally, you can’t park your saab in front of it for a nice photoshoot. The building is nicely integrated in the mountain.
I suggest Saab/Hirsch could book a stay at that spa-hotel in a package for the cumstomers self-collecting their Hirsch …
Hi Wilfried and all
deeply impressed by all the comments from you.
A few comments I would like to add.
All materials of our house are organic: stone and wood mainly. In wintertime we are heating with geothermal heat, we could use this in summertime as well for cooling as well. But even with 35 degrees celsius outside, we have maximal 22 degrees inside!
About the architect: It’s my brother who studied in Vienna/ Austria, unfortunately he had a bad car accident (bad luck not in a Saab) and since then he cannot work anymore as an Architect but as an Artist. Most of the pictures in the house are from him.
cheers
Caudius
Almost perfect scenery.
Almost? Yes, the vert should be yellow
Like mine…
(Just kidding)
A bit late comment, but maybe someone is interested anyway:
Another saab spotted at a modern swiss scenery (house designed by the architect Felix Oesch)
http://www.trendir.com/house-design/concrete-prefab-house-contemporary-design-in-switzerland-filled-with-popular-modern-furniture.html
Well, not much of importance, but I’m just being curious : does the urban planner drive the Passat Variant and the industrial designer drive the 900 ? Or is it the other way ?
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