The Saabulous Thread.

[gpaevo]

I got spacers and springs for my facelift Aero from Maptun in Sweden

 

[dub]

I got spacers and springs for my facelift Aero from Maptun in Sweden

What's the delivery time like for those chaps?

 

[gpaevo]

What's the delivery time like for those chaps?

Was about a week. Bare in kind that was pre Brexit

 

[svensktoppen]

It's fine getting stuff into NI from Sweden, or the rest of Europe for that matter. Just bypasses all the Brexit balls. No extra VAT and customs like in England.

Expect about 7-10 days from Europe.

As long as it's small enough not to need pallets...

Hopefully the new Windsor agreement will make it clearer and simpler.

 

[gpaevo]

Finally the weather has picked up to get the wheels on and the eibachs in.
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Past this one the way home from work, looks really well with those wheels.

 

[andy9eleven]

Might need a commuter car for a while - anyone got experience of the TTiD engines in the last of the 9-3s? 180bhp iirc.

What are they like for reliability, driveability, economy?

 

[svensktoppen]

@andy9eleven

UKSaabs • View topic - 9-3 TTiD - What are the Pros and Cons?

www.uksaabs.co.uk

 

[andy9eleven]

Bit of history coming up for sale here...

Bonhams Cars : 1997 Saab EX Prototype Chassis no. YS3CC55D4H1026144

• Unique one-off built in Norway with SAAB factory corporation and approval • Professionally constructed using SAAB parts only • 2.3-litre turbo engine (220bhp) • Fully road legal, technical inspection (EU control) issued 27.7.2023 The unique car offered here is a special design specially...

cars.bonhams.com

 

[svensktoppen]

Wow! Both ugly and very cool at the same time, lol. Must have been something else 25 years ago. Never knew such a thing existed, learn something new every day.

 

[andy9eleven]

Big thank you to Fred @southsky sunrise for sorting logistics and helping reunite me with this today.

 

[southsky sunrise]

Big thank you to Fred @southsky sunrise for sorting logistics and helping reunite me with this today.

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None needed matey. Like I said I was glad to be part of it rather than just the run of the mill stuff. It’s in some order to be fair. Health to T-cut

 

[andy9eleven]

Might have to make a thread on this. Absolutely delighted with it.

 

[Boabybooster]

Might have to make a thread on this. Absolutely delighted with it.

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Bar the flat paint looks in pretty decent condition. My old man is looking to sell his ds for 99 turbo or ems.

 

[andy9eleven]

@Boabybooster do you still have the 9000? All this Saab'ing has put me in a notion for one!

I did love my previous 9-3 wagon albeit the creaks of the interior drove me insane. I fancy a proper pre GM Saab that I could daily drive though.

 

[svensktoppen]

Might have to make a thread on this. Absolutely delighted with it.

Definitely deserves a proper thread