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Yes, in the 1980s the base and mid-level 900 models did not have turbocharged engines. Even the 9000 in some markets had a basic model available without a turbocharger.

My ’86 900S has the 16-valve 2.0 liter […]

Primarily because I have not had car payments in nearly 30 years and have no desire to get back on that treadmill! My definition of being able to afford a car or anything else is that I can whip out my wallet and […]

During Saab’s “glory years” in the 1980s they offered a basic model that had little in the way of gadgets but still had all the fundamental Saab engineering goodness. This base model could be purchased for around […]

Yes, that’s what I’ve been doing for years, they’re excellent daily drivers. I don’t miss the electronic distractions that I see on newer cars. Some of them feel like you’re sitting inside a video game rather than […]

“Today, everyone has a smart-phone,…”

Well, not everyone has a smart phone, or wants one! (Or for that matter wants their car hooked up to the internet. The idea seems ludicrous on its face, and who wants […]

Not surprising when you remember that governments are basically run by thugs and their tax authorities are much like Mafia enforcers who operate without restraint, frequently ignoring the fundamental protections […]

I constantly see people with cell phone in hand pulling all kinds of bonehead maneuvers, even running stop lights while blithely yakking on the phone, oblivious to everything around them.

Texting while […]

I find that “blind spot notification” is handled very well by a couple of inexpensive spot mirrors affixed to the car’s standard outside mirrors. Cheap, effective, and simple/inexpensive to repair. (If one falls […]

I really dislike all the electronic gadgetry in newer cars, which I regard as mostly useless distraction as well as likely expensive repairs down the road. (Who the heck wants a TV screen sitting in the middle of […]

Comments? There never were any comments. You suffer from a defective memory. You never tried to cure yourself of it, because you did not choose to. It was a small effort of will, which you were not ready to make. […]

I just got back a little while ago from the Simeone Museum event in Philadelphia where Tim Colbeck spoke, he mentioned that the warranty provider is Allstate (or at least an Allstate company.) I don’t know what […]

Yes, the Javelins are very nice, though I’d love to have an AMX 2-seater myself. Those are pretty much the only AMC vehicles that today go for big bucks.

In 1968 AMC developed the Armitron, a small electric commuter concept car powered by lithium-nickel batteries.

There were also some Hornet electric conversions, I forget the name of the company that made them […]

The failure of the Pacer was definitely a factor in AMCs demise. At a deeper level, when George Romney ran the company he led a very public attack on what he termed the “gas guzzling dinosaurs” of the Big 3, and […]

Same here, seeing a hint of AMC was not a complaint — we have several old AMC cars.

Although I am sure it was not anything like Saab’s modular Phoenix technology, AMC was a master at spinning different […]

There’s a lot there, but it just does not jell into a cohesive whole. I’m even seeing touches that seem reminiscent of old AMC show cars and prototypes! A factor is probably that the design was done under very […]

An amazing story! The wheelbase seems really long, which probably translates into lots of interior space. The proportions look a little odd to my eyes and the rear looks kind of grafted-on. But as someone else […]

Shades of Preston Tucker! Tucker attempted to develop an engine that used oil pressure, timed and metered by a special distributor, to operate the valves in his engine. Unfortunately the technology of the 1940s […]

While it is of course disappointing that Victor will not be there, it sounds like Tim Colbeck will be a great replacement speaker.

I agree, especially having seen one in person at the 2011 Saab Club North America meet. If Saab had managed to bring this to market I would have had to seriously reevaluate my policy of never going into debt to […]