Somehow made that a quite interesting 20 odd minutes, thanks!

Thanks for telling the story of your 900 and taking us for a ride!

I've unfortunately got to sell mine soon and I will be gutted. Such a good car and sounds amazing, not just for a diesel either, it just sounds good. I will probably get a smaller engined C30 begrudgingly...

Hello, why do you have manual boost control installed?

Great channel, thanks for the vid. I have a 1990 FTP convertible, manual converted. It's in NZ now, ex Hong Kong - no rust on it anywhere. 67,000 kms on it, so it's pretty tight all round. What mods did you make to get the engine on your black hardtop up to 200 bhp? Turbo upgrade? That thing looks quick...

Nice video, all information to do the jobs there, not much on these viggens sometimes, thanks 👍

Head lamps are crap it is like holding a candle in front of them as for spark plugs you can change them in 60 minits Mazda mx8 Volvo and ford parts all fit on chissis

Ive just bought a 2007 C30 D5 SE Sport Auto, its had an eco remap, DPF delete and EGR delete. Its quick but not furiously rapid, I'd describe the power band as very solid right through and effortless...... and of course it sounds like a Messerschmidt in a full throttle dive bomb when you nail the accelerator!!! Very pleased with it and thoroughly enjoyed this review, cheers.

I was into Saab in a big way back in the day. I got a Saab 900 GL first then moved onto what l really wanted the Legendary Saab 99 turbo in red this was in 1984 the car was a V reg l unfortunately rolled it but managed to acquire another in red W reg within a few months fantastic car which used to turn heads back then . I turned a lot of people on to Saab who then had never heard of the company. Good video nice car the kind of car you don't sell on !

I have a white '85 5door 8v turbo manual and a green '93 convertible 2.1 NA auto. Neither have not a spot of rust on them. The joys of living in Australia where they dont cover the roads in salt

I'm in Australia and we got the 2.1litre engine. The NA slushmatic is still a bit gutless but the extra 100cc does give a bit more mid range punch.

Always close the roof lock handles before fully opening. Otherwise the handles poking out can rip the liner as it folds past the rear headrests.

Love the car, got a 1987 flatnose one myself! Did you fit an entire 9000 rear seat or just the headrests?

Ridem cowboy

I have a 180HP C30 D5 (Pre facelift sadly) but all the dutch tuning companies can't seem to go over 480Nm of torque for some reason. Have you had any engine mods done? Or do we just have bad tuners here in the Netherlands :P

Nice work. I'd like to do the same thing to my 1999 9-3 convertible here in the states, but I'm not familiar with some of the donor vehicles you mention. Would it be possible to get the exact brands/part numbers for the Carrier, calipers, and rotors? Thanks.

had an F reg. The gearbox was the main issue.

I had an '89 900, the most fun car I ever had. My dream is to own another one, though getting one in the condition you need it to be in for a daily driver at a reasonable price is difficult. Service and parts are also a problem.

D5 185hp 400HM my engine in my XC70 ? эта малышка летит с ним

хуй че поймешь .... и так англиский не очень, а тут вообще пиздец.... говорите разборчивее, не глотайте окончание слова....

Love the zip ties on the radiator hose 👌

The d2 is a volvo engine and it is not fully loaded you have no gps system on,blis

Я з України ,в мене теж SAAB 9-3/1. Теж хочу зробити таку заміну, але після війни з Russian.Обов'язково переможемо і велике спасибі всім вам за допомогу українському народові.

Hallo! Why did not cleaning throttle valve?

Yes yes ❤❤❤❤RAa

Always Loved the 99/900, back in the day owned a dowdy 99 4-door and then an '85 2-door 900i (8-valve, mechanical injection), an unusual version that seemed to be almost stripped-out (electric nothing at all) and was quite light as a result, with the grunty 8-valve actually pretty quick for a non-turbo. It was white, minilite (style) wheels, boot spoiler and I actually came to prefer its looks to the 3-door. Yours seems to be pretty hairy, but have you ever considered an equal-length header? I know they lose the idle/low-RPM burble that distinguishes the engines, but I hear they reduce turbo lag (and sound better at high RPM).

Sounds ace 😉👍

@garagemdodanilo Aí uma versão que não veio pro Brasil, teria um vectra assim se tivesse vindo essa versão para o Brasil.

Очень топовая машина, жаль, что эта модель не приехала в Бразилию. Автомобиль с самой высокой мощностью в Бразилии имел двигатель 2,4, 16 клапанов. Он даже не справляется с этим двигателем Ochen' topovaya mashina, zhal', chto eta model' ne priyekhala v Braziliyu. Avtomobil' s samoy vysokoy moshchnost'yu v Brazilii imel dvigatel' 2,4, 16 klapanov. On dazhe ne spravlyayetsya s etim dvigatelem

Brilliant video

One of the most beautiful sedan bodies ever built. Sad to see it gone.

Iv had 2 V6 Vectras and I loved both of them...

I am test driving a pretty mint 140k km black 1984 convertible in about an hour. Thanks for the insight, now I am even more sure

This is such an awesome video EXCEPT the naff stock music inderscore. Takes you out of mechanic brain.

Hi there. Thanks for the video. I've a Saab 9-3 Viggen and have a reoccurring clunk from the passenger side front when going over uneven surfaces. I've replaced shocks and top suspension mounts and suspension arms, but it still remains. The car has a Viggen Rescue Kit subframe brace at the bottom of the engine and I'm thinking it could be the engine mounts sagging and the front exhaust pipe (or other engine part) making contact with the subframe brace. What do you think? Cheers.

Awsome video thanks very clearly explained and shot. I may attempt this as I have just bought my first SAAB. It's making a right scrunching. / creaking noise from the front when going over speedbumps. I dont think its engine mounts but may be worth trying to do this, that said I only have a jack and set of axel stands so might be a bit difficult without a ramp. Anyway great video man im gonna look at your other SAAB videos.

Nice that dont want a deisel tho. T5 petrol is better

Do you have an upgraded air intake? It sounds a lot more aggressive than my stock intake sounds. I love it.

hey i have one of these, its cranks but doesnt start i realized no fuel was reaching the engine, any tips on why it wont start?

That goes very well!

Good video and not dull like some others. I drive an XF but recently drove an XJ, so much more classy, beautiful and elegant than its German rivals. Like most Jags you'll always look back at it after parking it, something you wont do especially if its a boring Audi

Great video haven't seen one of these for a while in Luton I used to see a few of these but hardly any now I had a Sri model 2litre mine was built in Germany in hatchbacks and estate were built in Luton saloons in Germany. I once saw one of these for sale in autotrader years ago it had a msn number (manufacturer serial number ) I found out later there was 500 made and everyone hade a msn number on it this should be stamped onto the engine bay on the front slam panel by the headlights where the bonnet joins the slam panel. There was some 2.6v6 versions available as well I worked at the vauxhall site in Luton and someone was telling me that the gsi models were made by a company called motor sport development in Milton Keynes hence the msn numbers vehicles that left Luton were built as a Sri models all 500 models went to motor sport development in Milton Keynes were they had different alloys and I think the engines were tuned the suspension was already set up for a sports car Sri model facelift models were Vectra b 2000 onwards earlier models suffered with sensors cam shaft sensor crankshaft sensor speed position sensor mine was a w reg and suffered with sensors on a regular basis I had the same exhaust as the one in this video underneath the spoiler if you feel along the underneath you should be able to feel the word immscher somebody who worked with me at vauxhall later told me he worked at a company that fitted all the spoilers and the alloy wheels to these vehicles so they could be rebadged as gsi models which contradicts what I stated early if anybody knows different please correct me in the comments. I mine was a w reg 2000 model Vectra b I bought it july 2005 on 56000 and kept it until July 2014 it had 142000 miles on it it suffered with sensors on a regular basis every couple of years a sensor would need replacing the rocker cover (might be called cambox cover ) where it says ecotec would leak oil and later on the computer in the dashboard would give false information mine would tell me to check oil when I had oil and would also tell me my brave pads were low when they wasn't so it can be temporary mental however I enjoyed it and it proved to be a reliable car over many years later rust became its enemy I seem to remember the cambelt had to be replaced every 40000 miles this vehicle was replaced with a Mondeo MK4 titanium x which I found was a much more comfortable ride than the Vectra whenever I saw a gsi model I always said to myself that will be my next car but later on the Vectra I had was so unreliable I went back to ford as the Mondeo appealed to me. Regular maintenance servicing will ensure a long life rust is its worst enemy wheel arches tend to go and front doors water drainage holes tend to get blocked as well which soon causes rust rear bushes on lower trailing arms cause knocking sounds for a car that lasted nine years and was 14 years old when I got rid of it I can't really complain I was impressed by the performance of the ecotec engine.i could never get the fuel consumption above 36 mpg. I noticed you have an electric sunroof as well as air conditioning which mine had I think this was an optional extra mine had a cd changer in the glove box which took up the whole glove box terrible design lights in doors were a nice touch discs brakes front and rear the handbrake works on an internal drum brake inside the rear brake discs which you can only access by removing the rear discs this design has been around for a while and other car manufacturers have used this before I found my handbrake was not very good I would often put my handbrake on and my car would roll backwards not a good design for mine still nice to own a sports car saloon in blue looked nice doesn't do much for your spine harden suspension every bump ow ow ow hence why a Mondeo titanium x was alot better

By the way, the only interior part an X-type shares with Mondeo 3 is the rear dome light. As for the exterior, I found nothing in common.

I always feel a sweet car is for driving, although our treat to see an old gal in such good shape...😊

Shades of arizona roadtrip with the sand!

Nothing to touch it

I have a xjl after numerous Mercedes this car is fabulous. 2:34

The last truly worthy Saabs were the 95 and the 96. Newer models are money pits. Even the 96 V-4 has a few weak points. The 3 cylinder 2 stroke was a marvel of engineering. Saab still makes excellent aircraft, but the car businees is defunct.

VERY, VERY, VERY, NICE.

Nice video. Waiting part 2. 1 correction : only 2.5 and 3.0 awd. 2.1 is front wheel drive.