Damienic 5th Gear July 9, 2011 Author Share July 9, 2011 I've gone through 4 Saabs and now drives a Camry to pot around the city quickly without fuss. The wife is still driving our 4th Saab and she was in a bad accident 3 years ago and we believe the car saved her life. Saab is not a mass appeal car. Most people do not understand the features and will pass it for the more popular brands but the folks that drives it will find it hard to replace bang for buck which is why they will come back to the brand after a while. In HK and other places like Australia, u will find more Saabs on the road. Suggest u go to their user groups websites to find out why they love the car. In SG the local website is www.saabstance.com. Hey thanks for the advice...I know there are some Saab enthusiasts in Singapore whom swear by the brand...I will check it out.. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damienic 5th Gear July 9, 2011 Author Share July 9, 2011 (edited) i had the oppty to ride in a test drive in a saab 9-5 10 years ago. it was amazing. the ergonomics, the power, the aviation history. i like rare and quirky cars. so, thumbs up from me for this one. yeah I read from an article that there is only 4 units of this make available for sale in Singapore...its that rare.. worldwide there is only 2000 units available. however the dealer corrected me today and say there is 6 units of this in the sedan version and only 2 units in the station wagon version in Singapore.. Edited July 9, 2011 by Damienic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damienic 5th Gear July 9, 2011 Author Share July 9, 2011 Personally, I do not like GM cars ... they seem to share many things from the same parts bin.Be it SAAB, Opel, or even their Korean-made cars like Chevrolet. Am hoping that with the Dutch Spyker takeover, the SAAB brand could be reinstated back to its heydays, sans the GM influence. Remember the 900S or the 900 Turbo? Very quaint and Bohemian ... even till today, if you are lucky to see one on the road. actually it is very common nowadays with regard to the above...for e.g the VW group. VW and Skoda also share many things from the same parts... I also think Saab maybe better off under Spyker...GM just CMI.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damienic 5th Gear July 9, 2011 Author Share July 9, 2011 By the way the dealer told me that stage 2 turbo can be achieved by just putting in place a few items (he named it but I din catch it clearly). I still do not quite get what he meant by stage 2 turbo.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky61 1st Gear July 9, 2011 Share July 9, 2011 By the way the dealer told me that stage 2 turbo can be achieved by just putting in place a few items (he named it but I din catch it clearly). I still do not quite get what he meant by stage 2 turbo.. Most likely the saab is using a light pressure turbo and a stage 2 would meant changing the turbo,injectors,fuel pump n reflash the ecu to up the powerband. Quite a nice car,although i would prefer this engine in the cabriolet version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damienic 5th Gear July 9, 2011 Author Share July 9, 2011 Most likely the saab is using a light pressure turbo and a stage 2 would meant changing the turbo,injectors,fuel pump n reflash the ecu to up the powerband. Quite a nice car,although i would prefer this engine in the cabriolet version. Yeah this engine should be available in the cabriolet version..http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.php?ID=185927&DL=1067 the OMV even higher...63k.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fourth 2nd Gear July 9, 2011 Share July 9, 2011 By the way the dealer told me that stage 2 turbo can be achieved by just putting in place a few items (he named it but I din catch it clearly). I still do not quite get what he meant by stage 2 turbo.. Maybe you want read a little from here. Think stage 2 is exhaust air flow in additional to stage 1. Note that may not be LTA compliant though. http://en.bsr.se/products/t987/ Btw I think it is a good car to have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damienic 5th Gear July 9, 2011 Author Share July 9, 2011 Maybe you want read a little from here. Think stage 2 is exhaust air flow in additional to stage 1. Note that may not be LTA compliant though. http://en.bsr.se/products/t987/ Btw I think it is a good car to have. haha I not so hiong..think I would keep it as it is without the additional modifications if I do indeed buy it.. I also felt it should be a good car to have...just feeling a bit of a dilemma over couple of things... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damienic 5th Gear July 16, 2011 Author Share July 16, 2011 Hee I bought the car...bargained a few thousands off.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon5 5th Gear July 16, 2011 Share July 16, 2011 congrats! finally damienic!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky61 1st Gear July 16, 2011 Share July 16, 2011 good buy!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damienic 5th Gear July 16, 2011 Author Share July 16, 2011 congrats! finally damienic!!! hehe thanks...the final agreed price is 121k... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damienic 5th Gear July 16, 2011 Author Share July 16, 2011 good buy!! the car is actually further retuned by the previous owner and from stock 280 bhp and torque 400nm, it is now 295 bhp and torque 450nm.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_blade Turbocharged July 16, 2011 Share July 16, 2011 Congrats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky61 1st Gear July 17, 2011 Share July 17, 2011 the car is actually further retuned by the previous owner and from stock 280 bhp and torque 400nm, it is now 295 bhp and torque 450nm.. would be a sweet car to drive up north...with its XWD n power, u can just floor the accelerator and wait for it to hit 245km/h Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genes 6th Gear July 17, 2011 Share July 17, 2011 Hee I bought the car...bargained a few thousands off.. [thumbsup] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newkid 2nd Gear July 17, 2011 Share July 17, 2011 Hee I bought the car...bargained a few thousands off.. congrats!! you got a good car at a good price. only caution is maintenance cost which cld be high. I've never owned a SAAB, but when I test drove the SAAB 9-3, I like the strong low to mid end pull and the comfort. hard to find a car with such good balance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damienic 5th Gear July 17, 2011 Author Share July 17, 2011 would be a sweet car to drive up north...with its XWD n power, u can just floor the accelerator and wait for it to hit 245km/h yep was thinking that I might go in more often in future..hehe.. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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