Comments on: More on that 9-2x crash

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:06:25 +0000

Don’t get me wrong. I would absolutely love to replace the 9-2x with a late model 9-3, but it’s a question of finances. With the wedding, honeymoon, and new house, we really don’t have the funds for the 9-3 right now. The ’08 VW gets good crash test ratings, and is in our price range.

Perhaps, the good folks at SAAB USA could lend a hand in the form of a discount?

(You never know until you ask.)

By: wilfried

wilfried — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:58:15 +0000

Jon, hope you and your friends survived the crash well and are recovering quick.

I have had a 9-3 (1st gen) in an accident in 2001.
The car was completely devastated at the back and at front wasn’t recognizable as a saab anymore.

(IVECO truck driving in on me at traffic lights – the truck first hit a VW LT wich was then sandwiched between the iveco and the saab, the iveco pushed the VW LT away and pushed me further under a smaller Ford Transit PickUp truck, the Transit hit a ovlov V40 in front of him – all drivers and co-drivers were brought to hospital except me and the iveco driver – the vw LT driver was injured badly and all people in the cars standing in front of me had a whiplash injury – the stiff cell of the saab 9-3 acted good and the SAHR-system did is work, front doors could easyly be opened – on the back doors there was needed some force to get them open.
Arriving at the spot, the ambulance people couldn’t believe that i managed to get out and having no problems at all)

Of course i was a bit shocked – and driving around the couple of next weeks all bigger cars and trucks showing up in the mirror made me a bit nervous, but the one thing a new, just getting out of the wrecked saab, i want that same car again, and not just for its sport- and quirckyness.Which was exactly what i did, buying a 2nd hand 9-3.

(before the 9-3, we used to drive with vw golfs generation 2 – thank god wasn’t involved with these in an accident, but i don’t know how a vw my 08 will perform – i would follow nevitz’s advice and get a saab – even 2nd hand – i have never regretted it).

By: ctm

ctm — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:10:14 +0000

wilfried,

It could mean he is driving one but hasn’t flipped it over yet…

By: wilfried

wilfried — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:45:53 +0000

“I told SAAB USA President Steve Shannon (…) / (…) I guess Mr. Shannon knew that SAABs are safe (his wife drives one), but he didn’t realize (…)”

Mr. Gripen, does that mean the Saab Usa President isn’t driving a Saab by himself ????

By: 1985 Gripen

1985 Gripen — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:06:40 +0000

I told SAAB USA President Steve Shannon this story over drinks at the Fahrenheit bar in the Ritz Carlton Georgetown last Monday (boy this name-dropping is fun!) and explained that even though the 9²X couldn’t be considered a “true” SAAB per se, the name recognition got Jon’s father-in-law to buy a SAAB 9³. He agreed with my assessment that oftentimes people don’t weigh safety heavily enough when purchasing a new car until they or someone close to them is involved in an automobile accident.

One of the other journalists there was telling Steve how his fiance was driving her SAAB while he was following her one night and she flipped her car multiple times in an accident right before his eyes. The extracted herself from the wreckage unhurt. She replaced that destroyed SAAB with a nearly identical one. He had brought his MacBook laptop with him and showed Steve the pictures of the crash. Steve was astonished at the account of the story and seemed very genuinely touched by it. He was telling Jan-Willem Vester that they really should get this story out. I guess Mr. Shannon knew that SAABs are safe (his wife drives one), but he didn’t realize just how safe they are until he saw these pictures.

By: Nevitz

Nevitz — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:49:26 +0000

My suggestion, get a 9-3 SportCombi. I, too, had the 9-2x and loved it, but love my Combi more. The only thing I seem to desire that the 9-2x had was AWD, but the rest of the car makes up for that. Bigger, just as safe, and you can pick up a MY07 now for as much as the 9-2x Aero cost brand new, infact, maybe cheaper – For under $26k (with rebates)! You won’t regret it!

By: Ebbot

Ebbot — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:34:59 +0000

JON buy a used Saab 9-3 insted of VW it is still safer… you could buy a 10 year old Saab and get the same safety as in most new ones… and the extra fun of it being a Saab

Good luck with house and wife!

By: Mats

Mats — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:44:52 +0000

I’m not at all surpised the car’s regarded as a write-off. Both rear fenders which are part of the main chassis (not bolted in place) are busted and that’s alot of work to repair that and get a result that wont be noticable.

By: turbin

turbin — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:15:02 +0000

Saabologist,

That link’s apples mate. Just off for a snakes and I’ll whip round again for a gander.

By: saabologist

saabologist — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:02:00 +0000

Bloody stone the crows with this flamin link mongrel