The time has come for me and my beloved 9000 to part company. I've owned and cherished the car for nearly 7 years, but as they say, all good things must come to an end.
http://www.markje.co.uk/car/pics/selling/bubs1a.jpg

http://www.markje.co.uk/car/pics/selling/bubs2a.jpg



I've adopted a fairly conservative approach to my tuning- the upgraded parts are all well within their comfortable operating range. Yes, you can get a "stock" Aero to turn out nearly the same figures, but not with the same reliability.

Engine:
· Speedparts induction filter
· Abbott racing Intercooler
· Abbott racing Intake pipe
· Abbott racing big exhaust valve gas flowed head
· Hybrid T3/T28 roller bearing turbo
· Green giant injectors
· 255lph fuel pump
· JT 3” downpipe
· Abbott Racing SS exhaust system including cat bypass silencer
· Forge dump valve
· Aquamist water injection
· Custom ECU mapping- 310hp+, 330lbft+

Chassis:
· PI progressive springs (-40mm)
· Koni adjustable shocks
· Poly front wishbones
· Poly rear ARB bushes and piggy-back ARB
· Front & Rear strut braces
· Limited slip differential
· Custom strengthened gearbox with 4.05 final drive
· Sachs uprated clutch pressure plate
· 18” Technomagnesio wheels with summer and winter tyres
· AP Racing 4 pot brakes
· Braided hoses front & rear
· DS2500 pads

Interior/other:
· Aero seats and doorcards
· Component speakers and dual 10” 200W RMS subs
· Satnav system with 6.8" widescreen
· Auto dimming rear view mirror
· Ageless personal plate to stay with car


It's by no means subtle yet it is very comfortable and reassuring. I've just bought a 9-5 Aero (auto!) which is so smooth that I was worreid about going back to the 9k. I shouldn't have been. Driving it again felt so good- it is so positive on the road. Abbott reckon it to be one of the sharpest 9ks they know.

It's very difficult to put a value on a car like this. There are over £10k worth of performance upgrades alone, plus all the other major items that have been replaced within the last 70k miles: steering rack, alternator, tripod joints, piston rings, bearing shells. It's been serviced every 6k ever since I've had it.

There's a good handful of spares to go with it including MAP sensor, APC solenoid, DI cartridge, A/C compressor.

I’m looking for offers IRO £3,000 How does that sound?

If you're seriously interested PM for more info and pictures

The time has come for me and my beloved 9000 to part company. I've owned and cherished the car for nearly 7 years, but as they say, all good things must come to an end.
http://www.markje.co.uk/car/pics/selling/bubs1a.jpg

http://www.markje.co.uk/car/pics/selling/bubs2a.jpg



I've adopted a fairly conservative approach to my tuning- the upgraded parts are all well within their comfortable operating range. Yes, you can get a "stock" Aero to turn out nearly the same figures, but not with the same reliability.

Engine:
· Speedparts induction filter
· Abbott racing Intercooler
· Abbott racing Intake pipe
· Abbott racing big exhaust valve gas flowed head
· Hybrid T3/T28 roller bearing turbo
· Green giant injectors
· 255lph fuel pump
· JT 3” downpipe
· Abbott Racing SS exhaust system including cat bypass silencer
· Forge dump valve
· Aquamist water injection
· Custom ECU mapping- 310hp+, 330lbft+

Chassis:
· PI progressive springs (-40mm)
· Koni adjustable shocks
· Poly front wishbones
· Poly rear ARB bushes and piggy-back ARB
· Front & Rear strut braces
· Limited slip differential
· Custom strengthened gearbox with 4.05 final drive
· Sachs uprated clutch pressure plate
· 18” Technomagnesio wheels with summer and winter tyres
· AP Racing 4 pot brakes
· Braided hoses front & rear
· DS2500 pads

Interior/other:
· Aero seats and doorcards
· Component speakers and dual 10” 200W RMS subs
· Satnav system with 6.8" widescreen
· Auto dimming rear view mirror
· Ageless personal plate to stay with car
It's by no means subtle yet it is very comfortable and reassuring. I've just bought a 9-5 Aero (auto!) which is so smooth that I was worreid about going back to the 9k. I shouldn't have been. Driving it again felt so good- it is so positive on the road. Abbott reckon it to be one of the sharpest 9ks they know.

It's very difficult to put a value on a car like this. There are over £10k worth of performance upgrades alone, plus all the other major items that have been replaced within the last 70k miles: steering rack, alternator, tripod joints, piston rings, bearing shells. It's been serviced every 6k ever since I've had it.

There's a good handful of spares to go with it including MAP sensor, APC solenoid, DI cartridge, A/C compressor.

I’m looking for offers IRO £3,000 How does that sound?

If you're seriously interested PM for more info and pictures[/b]

Hi ya mate you probably don't remember me,I met you at the first abbott track day at goodwood 01',I had a mint black 9000 carlsson at the time and was parked next to you all day in the pits! Ive seen your lovely car for sale and was wondering a:have you still got it? And b:what would you take for it?
My names Dave and my mob is 07779095190 if you want to give me a bell and discuss it
Thanks
Dave cattell
ps.my Dad steve asked to be remembered to you!

Hi Dave,

Yes I do remember- good to hear from you again. I'll PM my details to you.

Mark

Offers above £2500...

Hi Bubbles. I'm loving your car & if I had the readdies I'd have snapped your arm off. Is it sold already?
But .. I noticed that you listed gearbox as "custom-strengthened" .
Could you explain what that means as I'm hoping to get mine re-built & would like to make a good job of it.

No, it's not sold yet- I'm not yet ready to let her go for less than the breaking value!

The gearbox work consisted of two elements:

a) rectifying the infamous circlip problem- in essence the shaft (and possibly gear, I can't remember now) was machined in order to allow the use of packing washers to spread the load.
b) rather than use the crushable washer to set the preload, it was shimmed.

No, it's not sold yet- I'm not yet ready to let her go for less than the breaking value!

The gearbox work consisted of two elements:

a) rectifying the infamous circlip problem- in essence the shaft (and possibly gear, I can't remember now) was machined in order to allow the use of packing washers to spread the load.
b) rather than use the crushable washer to set the preload, it was shimmed.[/b]

Thanks Bubbles - I'll pass that info on to my man. Now I'm off to organise a bring and buy sale to see if I can raise the cash for your monster car http://www.saabscene.com/forum/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

OK, it needs to go, and I'm prepared to take less than could be realised by breaking the car:

£1999

History:

Date Supplier Cost Work
13/04/2000 Saab Centre £1,462.88 Initial service, foglights, walnut dash etc
14/08/2000 Saab Centre £2,045.68 Timing chains, NSF wheel bearing
05/01/2001 Saab Centre £260.49 Service
09/01/2001 Saab Centre £481.12 Replace front Koni shocks
11/01/2001 Saab Centre £207.75 Fit mud flaps, supply fit undertay
12/04/2001 Saab Centre £997.87 Service, replace heater matrix
23/05/2001 Saab Centre £1,007.28 Recon gearbox
10/09/2001 Saab Centre £75.91 Replace clutch hose
21/11/2001 Saab Centre £126.36 Service
03/12/2001 Saab Centre £175.43 Replace engine mount
04/01/2002 Saab Centre £1,646.21 Engine rebuild-piston rings, big end, main bearing, balance chains
21/01/2002 Saab Centre £348.56 Replace gear lever & repair parking dent
30/01/2002 Saab Centre £517.10 Replace balance shaft bearing, rear engine mount
25/02/2002 Trent Saab £1,681.88 AP Racing 4 pot kit
21/05/2002 Saab Centre £523.80 Service, fit intercooler, replacement A/C condenser, butterfly, gearbox & drop link poly bushes
03/07/2002 Saab Centre £236.91 Replace A/C hoses
14/08/2002 Abbott Racing £1,175.00 Supply & fit LSD
24/09/2002 Saab Centre £123.08 Service
14/01/2003 Saab Centre £310.73 Service, replace reverse light switch
23/01/2003 Saab Centre £146.29 Replace alternator
01/02/2003 Saab Centre £588.00 Replace steering rack & oil cooler
23/05/2003 Abbott Racing £1,665.74 Gas flowed cylinder head
16/06/2003 Abbott Racing £1,100.00 Gearbox rebuild
17/06/2003 Eurocarparts £64.63 Supply belt tensioner damper
17/07/2003 Abbott Racing £497.55 Service, fit new DI
23/12/2003 Saab Centre £231.99 Service
04/02/2004 Abbott Racing £660.10 Warranty replacement of big exhaust valve gas flowed cylinder head, replace piston rings, hone cylinder bores
09/02/2004 GSF £138.65 Supply new rear calipers
30/03/2004 Abbott Racing £209.74 Supply AP paddle clutch
31/03/2004 Abbott Racing £220.32 Supply rear anti roll bar
01/04/2004 Saab Centre £619.01 Clutch pressure plate, skim flywheel, clutch release bearing, CV boots
07/04/2004 Saab Centre £158.14 Replace clutch slave cylinder, flywheel oil seal
22/06/2004 Abbott Racing £190.94 Supply strut brace
28/06/2004 Saab Centre £315.10 Service, replace NSF trackrod control end, drop link & antiroll bushes
13/10/2004 Abbott Racing £1,575.33 Gearbox rebuild, custom mapping
09/12/2004 Abbott Racing £752.02 Fit uprated valve springs on cylinder head, regrind valves, custom mapping
04/02/2005 Abbott Racing £811.10 Gearbox rebuild
15/03/2005 RAC Replace windscreen
05/05/2005 Saab Centre £227.49 Service
15/09/2005 Abbott Racing £1,105.66 Gearbox rebuild, uprated pressure plate, replace flywheel, replace NS spider joint
14/04/2006 Saab Centre £123.18 Service
18/05/2006 Saab Centre £93.21 Replace OSF CV Joint
19/10/2006 Saab Centre £226.02 Service, replace NSF inboard CV joint
£25,124.25

Other information to note:

The cars has done just 5 trackdays, and two of those were not full ones. It has had the gearbox rebuilt since the last one.