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Saab Pride Book - call for entries! (23)

Filed under Saab Pride and driven by swade

You remember the Saab Pride of Ownership Competition? We ended up with some absolutely brilliant entries and warm fuzzy feelings all over the place as we shared Saab ownership sentiments all around the world.
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Now it’s time for the book.

Aussie sales data - Sept 2008. The HOLY CRAP! edition (12)

Filed under Saab sales data and driven by swade

I know carmakers are suffering and I know Saab are taking a beating in various places around the world.
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But this is just…….just……….stabworthy.

How about a 9-X Air Coupe? (18)

Filed under Saab 9-X Air and driven by swade

A quick one, from Z.
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He’s taken one of the 9-X Air shots from Auto Motor and Sport and done a little photoshop work on it.

The end of the world as we know it, part II (20)

Filed under Non-Saab Specific and driven by eggsngrits

The same car that has Swade running for cover has those of us in the United States doing the same, but for a very different reason. It involves a Cadillac, a Hungarian-American automotive writer and a somewhat obscure race track in the American state of Virginia.
The car: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
The Hungarian-American writer: [...]

UK Saab sales Sept 2008 and Snippets (7)

Filed under Saab 9-X Air, Saab sales data and driven by swade

In this brief snippets post:
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* Saab UK sales hit a wall in Sept
* Saab sales for data Europe
* More on the Saab-Sony connection

Mac Mini your Saab! (5)

Filed under Saab Mods and driven by swade

My thanks to Gripen for coming across this one….
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There’s a guy in Japan who’s built - and is selling - an in-car dock for the Mac Mini.

Two countries. One passion for Saab (1)

Filed under Saabology and driven by swade

A while ago I wrote about the changing fortunes of Saab in Vancouver and I highlighted the services provided by one long-term Saab sales guy, Bill Convery. When I met Bill, he told me about a friend he had in Australia.
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That friend turns out to be Arnold, a Canadian now living in Australia. Here’s his story.

The end of the world as we know it (24)

Filed under Non-Saab Specific and driven by swade

The skies are a little darker today. The sun’s rays lay cowering behind the storm gathering over Darling Harbour in Sydney, where the Australian International Motor Show opened its doors to the press.
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Yes. Cadillac is here. And if I were a superstitious type I’d say the manner of its debut is an ominous sign.