From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Driving (and making sense of) the Saab 9-3x

September 30, 2009

Whilst chilling out in Trollhattan a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of driving a Saab 9-3x for a few days. There were a lot of them being driven around Trollhattan at the time and they made for a great sight on the road. I should bring up some recent news from Trollhattan at [...]

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Wednesday Snippets – EOM edition

September 30, 2009

CAR Magazine (the print edition) has a good story about the whole Saab sale affair, though of course it doesn’t take into account recent mumblings about EIB loans and the like. It does have an optimistic view, however, highlighted by this little graphic I’ve reproduced below. Thanks to PT for the scan! —— The Norwegian [...]

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State of Nine offers new international shipping service

September 30, 2009

If you live outside of the United States, you’ll know that shipping goods from there can be expensive. If, however, you can combine shipping items, it’s often a much more affordable cost relative to the value of goods purchased. Site sponsor and Saab accessories specialists, State of Nine, realise that whilst they offer great shipping [...]

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Swade’s theory of used car value

September 30, 2009

This may turn out to be a pointless distraction, but I had to get it down on ‘paper’ while I was thinking of it. Yesterday I got a call from the buyer of my former MX-5. He was driving the car up to Newcastle, which is a pretty long trip, and got stuck. The car [...]

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Koenigsegg Group may not get full EIB loans

September 30, 2009

When Bard Eker let slip some comments earlier this week, it sounded like there was trouble because of some backroom dealings involving Mark Bishop and a cast of other shady characters. Eker claimed he was mis-quoted and we covered the topic extensively here at SU, but maybe the urgency of his concerns was more related [...]

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Out the back of the Saab Museum – part 1

September 29, 2009

One of the highlights of my recent trip to Sweden was a day spent with Peter Bäckströom looking around the Saab Museum. I was accompanied on this visit by Dave R from the UK and we started the day with a great chat session, joined by Saab’s former PR guru, the now retired Christer Nilsson. [...]

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Christian von Koenigsegg speaks: Eker, the Saab deal and BAIC

September 29, 2009

It’s good to see Christian von Koenigsegg in the media today, especially given the recent articles out of Norway that cast some doubts over the whole deal. CvK has done a brief interview with Sweden’s SvD news service, which has been translated for our benefit by ctm. In the interview, he talks about the work [...]

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Saab and Sony Ericsson at the Frankfurt Motor Show

September 29, 2009

Here’s something I didn’t know about prior to it happening and it looks like something that would have been a bit of fun, too. Saab and Sony Ericsson teamed up (theoretically) to do some interactive work between phone and car on the Saab 9X BioHybrid and Saab 9X Air concept vehicles (video here and here). [...]

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A spanner in the 99Turbo project’s works….

September 29, 2009

UPDATE BELOW —— I never realised that vehicle transport cost so much!! For the uninitiated, here’s the dilemma I’m facing. I have a purchased a fixer-upper Saab 99 Turbo in Melbourne, which is an overnight ferry ride away from where I live in Hobart, Tasmania. The car comes with heaps and heaps of parts, so [...]

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British preview of 2010 Saab 9-5 in October

September 29, 2009

Have you got your invitation yet? Saab GB are hosting a preview event for registered customers and I’ve just received a few copies of the invitation email in my inbox. If you’re not on the list, I’d suggest you get in touch with your dealer and see how you might get your name on the [...]

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On Saab, the future, and customer expectations

September 28, 2009

It’s normally a bad idea to annoy your readers, but sometimes you’ve just got to let off some steam and get a few things off your chest. This post was prompted by an article at Autoblog, where they complained a bit about having to pay for a TomTom app for iPhone, as well as paying [...]

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It’s Official, Saab Owners are more passionate about their brand

September 28, 2009

Well, shoot, as noted in comments, I am a couple of months late in getting to this particular piece of Saabology. So, instead of removing the entire thing, I’ll simply leave it to you, dear readers. If you want my take on the same subject essay that Swade covered here, then click over to the [...]

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