Konitrasting stories

As regular visitors to this site would be aware, my Saab 9-3 Viggen is currently out of action due to a burst left front shock absorber.
Earlier this year I got a set of Koni adjustable shocks for the rear, which have been fantastic. The ’soft’ setting is like riding a normal set of OEM [...]

Saab: Car of the Future?

Here’s an invitation to put on your thinking caps and maybe your ideas can get a slot on an upcoming PBS documentary about the future of automotive transportation.

I received the following via email from Mark S just prior to Christmas:

I found the following information and thought you might want to make a contribution. PBS is [...]

Complaint Snippets

First complaint:
Well, an apology on my part actually. I apologise for the current banner, which looked OK on the laptop (HP windows machine) but looks downright amateurish on the Mac. It’s 11.47pm as I write this, so I’ll have to fix it in the morning (NOW FIXED - new banner installed).
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Second complaint:
This [...]

900/93 video

The unofficial NG900 and OG9-3 month commenceth!
OK, this ain’t the best cut video you’ve seen, but it’s a good bunch of photos of some great 900s and 9-3s set as a slideshow.
There’s some ridiculously modified Saabs in this, but mostly it’s a bunch of tastily modded cars. Note again the difference a good set [...]

Another Saab Safety story

I saw this story in my news feeds just before Christmas, but didn’t think too much more of it. A guy in a Honda is said to have had a seizure. He crashed into a Saab and then his car went into the Charles River and he had to be fished out of [...]

Post-Christmas Snippets

For those that are interested, I got the following for Christmas:
A Jeremy Clarkson book (can’t remember the title)
A book of “Speeches that changed the world”
A sandwich toaster
A cordless shaver
A Hibiscus (it’s a plant)
Some genuine Belgian chocolate
A new handmade backgammon board (for my wife and I)
Not a bad lot. No Konis for the Viggen, but [...]

I (don’t) Feel Good

James Brown is dead.
Sorry, couldn’t resist.

Merry Christmas Everybody

It’s an hour or so before Santa comes. If there’s no set of front shockies under my tree I’ll know I haven’t behaved this year!
I received this from Ivan in Hungary a few days ago. It seems like the perfect image to have on the blog today.
Merry Christmas everyone. Click to enlarge [...]