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Rubbish. The interior of the 9-5 is not all that bad. The seats are still beyond fantastic and it is a good place to live for a spirited 12-16 hour drive.

Other brands has occasionally passed me on the highway […]

Well, this is one of the reasons why Saab is also known as an “Engineer’s car”. They endeavour to put in smart technology that helps the driver, often ahead of the competitors. As I understand it, the ACC system […]

I was a bit luke-warm towards the cruise control at first too, but it grew on me. It lets me set a constant speed and then maintains that speed. I often go long stretches of road with light traffic and no changes […]

I love the automatic fan control. I set the temperature to 19-20 degrees in the winter, and 23-24 degrees in the summer. Then the ACC takes care of the rest. Tried another brand a year ago that featured a […]

I assumed they came from the receivers. Or possibly GMAC.

It is a bit odd that some of these cars weren’t pushed out earlier.

Some of these haven’t been driven.

The way I understood it is that anyone in Europe can bid for these. It isn’t limited to dealers in Germany.

A little googling turned up this DIY-guide: http://www.twinsaabs.com/9-5_repair/cbv/step1.asp?nsteps=2&nointro=1 as well as http://www.thesaabsite.com/95-Saab-bypass-valve-replacement.htm

Please do not post links to that site. This is another example of posting a bunch of gripes with no suggestions offered at all.

Yes, e.g. the dashboard finish was a bit disappointing. What would this joker had […]

I will try my best to avoid that particular temptation.

That is one heckuva car! Congratulations Les! I harbor absolutely no doubts that you will be very happy with your new ride.

If they are able to get everything sorted and start production of the 9-5 SportCombi… Then I demand to know who to thank so I can name my first born after them.

Just a thought.

Fingers crossed and all that.

Who said SweGov waited for Saab to go bankrupt before adopting this programme?

It cannot be true, can it?

Someone must show the PM the exit door. This is beyond stupidity.

In that case GM ought to have a chat with e.g. Mahindra and get a constructive dialog going with them. That would be good PR and help secure the jobs of their former colleagues in Sweden.

I continue to be […]

We should submit a dozen or so keyboards to the moose test and see which ones survive.

The reality is that there are still at least two bidders (last news from the receivers indicated at least five) who want to continue Saab as an ongoing concern.

“And the sooner we believe it, the better would […]

The 1.8t is indeed a 2 liter coupled with a mid-pressure turbo according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_9-3.

(They did not get around producing any 2.0T BioPower 9-3s using the new engine introduced with the 9-5?)

“but doesn’t it seem easier to simply buy a chunk of shares of any of those than to try to restart Saab”

Absolutely.

But… The riskiest investments often stand to reap the biggest rewards. Safe investments […]

I find it hard to believe that the second biggest NATO member (measured in size of army) won’t be able to get some ear-time with the President. This would be a very minor favor to ask. GM are stepping on toes, […]

Brightwell Holding obviously should not have said anything at all. I do not get why some of you are so ready to axe down every good intention shown?

In recent interviews that I have seen, BH hints at a several […]

Yeah, the SatNav option is a mystery to me.

It is (IMO) a very expensive option here in Sweden (but to be fair, as I recall, priced lower than the SatNav in the German brands). If it had not been for its tight […]