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Published on November 18, 2013 By Jafo In Life, the Universe and Everything

Terry named this 'Sabrina' .... bit of a play on words, I expect.

2007 SAAB 9-3 Aero Cabriolet.

Price was too good to refuse, being 70k AUD off the '07 listed price.

Quaintly...although SAAB is Swedish....this one's German...and the Engine was made in Port Melbourne [Australia] just a 'couple of miles down the road' from me.

Fitted with a Hirsch performance chip the 2.8l V6 Turbo Intercooled produces 202kw [276 hp] at 5670 rpm - or 90% of the 400 nm of torque from 1600 rpm onwards.  They typically don't 'rate' in pursuits such as 0 to 60 times as the first 2 gears of 6 are torque-limited to protect the transmission from ...er .... abuse.

SAAB's are massively underrated and/or overlooked by people looking for performance motoring - and more fool them....keeps their prices down...

For the best-of-both-worlds we've kept 'Natasha' - the '91 SAAB 9000 Turbo [a Giugiaro design] too as it does seat 5 and with a hatchback it can carry all the 'crap' needed when loaded up with 4 Race Officials heading off to the GrandsPrix, etc...

So....

What's your ride? ....


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on Nov 18, 2013

       

on Nov 18, 2013

2005 Honda Element

on Nov 18, 2013

on Nov 18, 2013

Not got a personal photo on my 'work horse' but here's one the same one/color.........Nissan Armada 5.6L beast!..........

 

on Nov 19, 2013

Mercedes Sprinter 316.
Got March 22nd (2013). Have driven 92000 km since.
Roughly 12500 per month which is more than a lot do in a year.

on Nov 19, 2013

Snowman
Roughly 12500 per month which is more than a lot do in a year.

On average I do about 5k .... a year [the metric ones, not miles]...

on Nov 19, 2013

2006 4cyl NA Pontiac Solstice.  Pic to follow... if I get around to washing it.

on Nov 19, 2013

I like the Pontiac Solstice !! 

on Nov 19, 2013

I have a 2010 Ford Focus, fairly small economic car.  I have grown to love the thing, it's a really great car.  Drove it to Las Vegas and back, and got 42MPG for the trip.  Only problem I have had is with the mass air flow sensor going out twice already, but I haven't had to pay for it being replaced yet.

on Nov 19, 2013

2012 Hyundai Ix35

 

on Nov 19, 2013

Lord Xia

I have a 2010 Ford Focus, fairly small economic car.  I have grown to love the thing, it's a really great car.  Drove it to Las Vegas and back, and got 42MPG for the trip.  Only problem I have had is with the mass air flow sensor going out twice already, but I haven't had to pay for it being replaced yet.

I had a Focus Wagon which I foolishly sold. The only reason I did so was because I was moving out of Province. They are great little cars and the wagon had plenty of room in the back. I would trade my gas guzzling Envoy for one any day.

on Nov 19, 2013

Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire VDI 

on Nov 19, 2013

I live on this island (Kaien Island, northwest coast, BC, Canada):

And it's small. Not far from Alaska, actually. (The snow-capped stuff in the left/background is Alaska) So I have no car. Everything is walkable distance in a few minutes. hehe

on Nov 19, 2013

Matchbook

I live on this island (Kaien Island, northwest coast, BC, Canada):



And it's small. Not far from Alaska, actually. (The snow-capped stuff in the left/background is Alaska) So I have no car. Everything is walkable distance in a few minutes. hehe

I am from NS living in Alberta. By the looks of that photo I want to move there.

on Nov 19, 2013

JuniorCrooks
By the looks of that photo I want to move there.

Talkin' bout the island or the AVI?

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