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One of my mates in Sydney going by the name of Hawkeye, has just taken delivery of his 2008 Saab 9-3 BioPower. He picked it up last Friday and I don’t think he’s stopped smiling since.
I first met Hawkeye over dinner last year when I went to pick up my 900 Aero in Sydney. At the time he had a pristine OG9-3 auto in white with barely any miles on the clock. He was telling me all about how he’d just configured his future 9-3 and his order could have been one of the first in Australia.
That car finally arrived last week and Hawkeye couldn’t help but take it to one of the few E85 filling stations in Sydney to fill it up.
I picked up my 93 on Friday afternoon and let me tell you, this is one hell of a car! Am very, very happy.
The first 04/ 2008 model, built date (Jan 08) on the road in Australia I believe.
I couldn’t resist filling up with ethanol yesterday afternoon on my way to SaabTech to show them my new 93 BioPower. Note: Aus ethanol is made in Australia. I am the first Saab 93 to fill up there. They have a 95 that comes in also.
They tell me at the service station that they have everything from a Hyundai to a Ford Territory fueling up on the stuff. All private conversions. The word must be spreading.
Here’s the new ride, looking resplendant in Snow Silver in a fledgling Sydney sunset, or is that smog filtering the light? I can never tell with Sydney 
The ethanol price is agreeable. I haven’t seen a fuel price that close to $1 for some time now.
And of course, wearing its night-vision goggles.
10 responses so far ↓
1 Richo
// Apr 15, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Clean ur glasses Swade, there’s no smog in Sydney (cough…cough)
2 Baracuda
// Apr 15, 2008 at 6:19 pm
The Plates look like Germans. What does “NSW” mean?
3 Danni
// Apr 15, 2008 at 7:35 pm
NSW – New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is Australia’s most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland. Hope this helps.
4 Tompa
// Apr 15, 2008 at 8:21 pm
1,36 AUD/litre 95 unleaded? Wow..
In Sweden we pay the eq to 2,25 AUD/l. And although our E85 is tax free we still pay the eq of 1,50/l…
Beautiful vehicle Hawkeye! Love the pictures
5 Simon S
// Apr 15, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Yes our petrol is cheaper but then our prices jump up every weekend and especially on public holidays. 136.9 is pretty good, it’ll be 1.50+ for 95 by Friday!
6 saab9x
// Apr 16, 2008 at 5:49 am
congrats! beautiful car.
7 zippy
// Apr 16, 2008 at 8:39 am
Hmm ethanol AUD1.05 but you use 30pc more of it compared to gas/petrol and then there is the price of food going up because of food based biofuels. Not a very big incentive there for me, or anyone else IMO, until biofuels are made of garbage and they get the same mileage as a gas powered car. Ill take a ’stonking’ TTid any day!
Our gas about CA1.22/l today, no such things as biofuel around here yet.
8 Joe Lobo
// Apr 16, 2008 at 10:31 am
Go to downtown LA and you’ll really see and feel what true smog is all about !!! Sydney is crystal clear compared to those locations !!!
9 greenmatt
// Apr 16, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Where is that servo? Nice car too, lovely colour.
10 Hawkeye
// Apr 17, 2008 at 1:22 pm
greenmatt, the station is Forestville Ethanol
663 Warringah Rd Forestville NSW 2087
Phone: (02) 9975 1610. Thanks for your positive comment.