Saab of the Week: Fred the 9000 Frog
August 22, 2011 in Sotw
This weeks Saab is from the US, and Michelle Baxter:
My Saab most memorable Saab was Fred the Frog. Fred and I leaped every where througout the United States. Atlanta to Colorado? No problem. Atlanta to the Florida Keys? No Problem! Atlanta to New York? NO PROBLEM! But the best is when I would take Fred camping….. I could go where no four wheel drive could go! All you need is a little bit of turbo and a front wheel drive car….. and you can go anywhere!
This picture was taken at the top of a mountain in Tennesee. My friends and I went camping and caving. They laughed at the bottom of the mountain, telling me that Fred and I would never make it up to the top. As usual, me and my favorite Saab proved them wrong. The mud on the tires was a permanant look for my car.
Fred the Frog
JH said on August 22, 2011
The Saab 9000 CC (pre-1992) is a very nice and good-looking car! I would like to see more of them on the road.
sgns said on August 22, 2011
Ah, the memories! Such a smart and elegant design too.
jc7222 said on August 22, 2011
Thank you for showing a 9000. I’ve owned two ( wish I had owed 3) and think that they are underrated even among the Saab faithful.
carried a clothes dryer in the trunk in the trunk once and laughed at the amazed looks on faces.
Ahh the memories
TimR said on August 22, 2011
I learned how to drive in a 9000 CSE, loved that car! =) Thought it was about time to bring a 9000 Saab of the Week =)
nordican said on August 22, 2011
Great!
9000s are very nice cars, much underrated indeed.
Especially the interior and dash was a timeless piece of superb ergonomics,
only the ignition key wasn’t where it is supposed to be…
Hans H said on August 22, 2011
Yes!
I just bought a 9000CSE. Turbo, leather, automatic gearbox and 380.000 kilometers under the belt. Lovely car.
TimR said on August 22, 2011
Nice! =) Hope it brings you lots of smiles! =)
sgns said on August 22, 2011
I still want to own a 9000 CS =)
Chris Hansel said on August 22, 2011
I had a 1997 9000 and still miss it. The early cars were more sporting and weighted a lot less, I think. Can anyone confrim this?
Trued said on August 22, 2011
Is Fred the Frog a white-pearl metallic or white. Looks like the first. If so it is quite a unique frog.
all4saab said on August 22, 2011
Fred the Frog was plain white, black leather interior, and a 5-speed. I put over 100,000 miles on him in two years. I really miss this car. I could pack all of my camping gear in the trunk and still have room for my friends.
MrTinkertrain said on August 22, 2011
Yesss, we also had one, a 2.3. Turbo CS, it was smooth and very fast with an enormous turbo power… we loved it with black leather seats,,, changed it to a 9-5 Aero because of the many rust holes appeared on its bottom. And it was almost 20 years old.