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With the weather warming up, now is a great time to buy a convertible—but have you seen the prices of new droptops? Even the cheapest ones are priced well north of $25,000. The good news: Shop carefully, and you can find a great deal on a used ragtop. Here are 10 of our favorite bargain...

The winter season is almost finished and it's the right time to think about new all-season or summer performance tire. And here are two simple reasons for that: 1. Improved handling - summer/performance tires will perform much better in warm and dry conditions. 2. Less wear & tear of your...

Does anybody know what engine oil SAAB recommends for summer and for winter? Viscosity etc? It is 2.0i with 96 KW MY 1999

Hi, Just got a letter in the post with a Voucher from my local Phoenix Saab offering a Summer Safety Check & Top Up for £35 Plus a free Saab Travel Pack. Has any one used this service before? Is it worth it getting this done or is it just a money making deal of theres? Whats your opinon on this?

Hi, Hope someone can help, Driving 1998 Saab 9-5se 2ltr turbo with 148000 on the clock. vehicle is auto with climate control. Never had issues with the cooling in all the time ive had vehicle, owned in the family since new. Last week , slight warm weather and knocked the climate to a pleasant...

Volvo have released a CD of summer road trip songs, so naturally I couldn’t resist tearing strips off theirs and releasing a list of my own, which you can then proceed to tear strips off whilst writing your own lists in comments. To Volvo’s list: “Born to Run” Bruce Springsteen* “S.O.S.” ABBA...

Automotive News Europe (reg reqd) have a short article today that sums up the time line on the new Saab 9-5 pretty well: <blockquote>The Opel plant in Russelsheim will begin production of the next-generation Saab 9-5 after the 2009 summer break. The car will then debut at the IAA in...

Last summer I had my aircon re-gassed. It worked nicely for a couple of weeks, then stopped. When I switch the aircon on, I used to get a click/clunk from the front where the clutch assembly on the compressor kicked in. I don't get this anymore. I've checked obvious fuses. Are there any hidden...

Following a few drinks at the GWS pub meet last night....... TANOW The Absolutely Nothing Organised Weekend We will attempt a camping weekend inviting all SAAB enthusiasts via SAABSCENE, UKS and SAABCENTRAL to join us. Location will be around the Malverns around the weekend of the 21-22 June...

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile USA This summer, Saab Automobile USA has been running their “Saab Summer Challenge” test-drive promotional sales campaign. As part of this campaign as I have shown recently, there have been a number of Saab Summer Challenge television advertisements that focus on...

Photo Credit: Saab History Saab Promotion & Sponsorship of Summer Concert Series This memorial day weekend, I managed to spot two brand new Saab models, a 9-3 SportCombi as well as 9-3 Convertible on display at a shopping center in the Washington, D.C. area. These Saab models were on...

I've managed to book a combined uksaabs and saabscene dyno/RR day at 'track and road' in Rainhan near Thurrock for saturday 28th July. It will be the same format as the October event with a start time of 11am and going on till the last car is done. Cost is around £30 per car, where they...

Well, I have just booked my trip home to Wales.... on cost itself Norfolk Line from Dunkerque to Dover is the most reasonable advertised... And they do a good breakfast in the truckers restaurant. If you do fancy a trip over to France, Belgium etc, check out Norfolk Line for a good deal BUT...

Saab saw its sales fly away again in July 2005 to record-ever levels, as the Swedish premium brand continued on its seemingly-unstoppable growth curve! A monthly sales total of over 2,000 units translated into a year-on-year growth of 40 per cent for Saab Great Britain in July, in a month when...

I seem to have bought my Saab at the wrong time - only meets currently scheduled seem to be the Trackday (I am busy next weekend) and a Scottish one - bit far for me to travel. Any likelihood of a meet sometime a bit closer to home (south east) in July or August!?

An easy question for someone...how do you change the time on an 1988 SE (with trip computer thingy)? I've been pressing various combinations of buttons, but can't figure it out Oh, and if anyone knows the whereabouts of an on-line owner's manual, that would be handy! MTIA, Alan

An easy question for someone...how do you change the time on an 1988 SE (with trip computer thingy)? I've been pressing various combinations of buttons, but can't figure it out Oh, and if anyone knows the whereabouts of an on-line owner's manual, that would be handy! MTIA, Alan