Comments on: Pollhattan Saab – the Classic 900

By: wilfried

wilfried — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:07:45 +0000

Biggest mistake ever is perhaps trading it in.
I still miss (my) 900.

By: Dan Palka

Dan Palka — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:03:46 +0000

I’ve driven one Saab 900 before, at a used car dealership I found a non-turbo 900 from like 1991 or something, with a manual transmission. Even in naturally aspirated form, it was super fun to drive, and this comes from someone who owns a 9-5 Aero and a Turbo X. It is definitely on my list of must-have cars sometime in my life.

By: MarkS

MarkS — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:09:17 +0000

Until buying my 9-3 a few years ago, I had owned/driven classic 900′s exclusively for 18 years. As good as my 9-3 is, I really miss my 900′s!! To me, the 900 is a work of functional art which is even more pleasurable to drive than the 9-3. It’s Saab’s strongest design ever created, period, and I’m sorry it was scrapped and not taken to the next level. If I had the money, I’d be driving a fully restored 900 today and wouldn’t even miss my 9-3.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:53:49 +0000

My first and favourite Saab was/is the classic 900. Whilst I love my 9000 Griffin, I’d swap it for a 3dr turbo either in black or scarabe green, with tan leather in a heartbeat. Or a Monte Carlo yellow cab…

The little red dude with the big grin that Saab used in their marketing a few years back is far more suited to the classic 900 – you can’t help but have a smile on your face when you drive one, be it from the burble of the exhaust, the comfort and ergonomics, the kick from the turbo (if fitted, if not the 900i still goes pretty well), the general 80′s coolness, or the smiles and waves you get off other people.

By: Markac

Markac — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:08:50 +0000

Owned a 1984 900SE 3 door hatch for almost 10 years. It replaced a 1976 99EMS. Both were great cars and fun too! They don’t make them like they used to and probably can’t, but a bit of 99 and C900 in the next 9-3 would go a long way to making the car a whole lot more popular.

Here’s an idea, I know in some ways Saab needs to look forward and not backwards, and I agree in some respects. It can do this with the 9-5 and the 9-1 (if it ever sees the light of day?), but a retro C900/99 styled replacement for the 9-3 would be a terrific idea. That means 3 and 5 door hatches as well as a 4 door sedan and a convertible. A wagon version could replace the 2 door sedan that existed in the C900 lineup. Sill less doors doors would be great too and definitely a clamshell bonnet! If BMW can successfully bring the Mini into the 21st century, surely Saab can do it with the C900/99?

By: Erunas

Erunas — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:06:13 +0000

I had to vote never driven one unfortunately. Got my license(Swedish license) just last year so i have only been driving my fathers car (Saab 9-5 2,3t BioPower, swapped every year). I have been riding Saab’s all my life though so, driving? No, ridden in one? Yes.

I should tell you it is my car of choice when i buy my first car though, has to count for something right? I have to have that exhaust note!

By: napahlm

napahlm — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:11:45 +0000

where’s the “I own and use one right now” option? that’s the one I would choose. since it wans’t there I clicked the top one.
love my MY92 900, but gasprices are killing me right now. have looked at smaller cars, but not found anything in my pricerange.

By: Troll

Troll — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:27:39 +0000

after 10 years of NG 900 & 9-5, I drove the 900 again. It still is a dream to drive, even for today standards so I decided to buy it…

By: James

James — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:26:38 +0000

I’ve never owned a C900 (or any Saab, yet, sadly) but I did have the chance to drive a girlfriend’s C900 8v sedan with an automatic a while ago. It was in pretty bad knick so I’m going to not base my judgement on the C900 on it… nothing in there worked, it was slow, the brakes were bad, and the steering was too light. I’m sure a better maintained 16v turbo 3-door (not ungainly like the sedan) would be a different experience.

By: robert

robert — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:45:29 +0000

I currently “still” own a 1989 Saab 900 3-dr hatch 5-sp non-turbo 116k miles and running strong. I drive it on my days off and good weather days. The other 900 I owned was an 1982 4-door 8-valve no-turbo 5 speed which ran good for a 110 hp engine. The reason for selling it was I was taking a 3 year European assignment with my company.