GM saved Saab! 95% of the Saabs on the road today wouldn’t exist if GM didn’t step in

Thanks for the suggestion. Being a one man operation, it’s just about impossible to move multiple cars to an “outside” location unfortunately, but I do see your point. Although, I will say I think my production quality has gotten a bit better over the years. This recent video, for example, was a bit more creative and I spent some more time “planning” the shots! Hopefully this one is a bit less nauseating: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaKbZ62Chd2DaZosi=qMdRuaFB8ttRFCEp

you would need to "retune" the car with the handheld or maptun nano

bummer. good news is that at least those cars are being stripped of any valuable/useful parts before getting there! :)

happy to help!

I don't have PNs off the top of my head, but they can all be found on esaabparts!

if you can read "backwards," the PNs are shown at 6:28

whatever esaab shows! I don't know what the PN or Bosch # would be, sorry

my apologies, thanks for the correction. I misspoke! :)

happy to help!

a turbo x or a 9-3? either way, if you're willing to do work if things break, it can be a good first car

interesting. I will have to read up on that

I always recommend taking out the old bulb and going to autozone. easiest way to find a duplicate for stuff like this

He actually shows the exact bulbs you need, 6418 top right corner of the package. Should be available at any Walmart or auto store, hope this helps!

wow! if they go out of stock, people will know where to go

@AutoAutopsy I own eight 9-3's and aim to buy four more this year. It's sad to see people throwing away perfectly good cars. I also race two Saab's in Rally and one in Time Attack, so I really need a big inventory of parts!

possibly, assuming the drivetrain was used from something already developed!

that would be so cool!

no way! that must be cool for her lol. I am envious

yep! it wasn't a production car and wasn't a saab (I didn't say it was 😉)

well said! I agree - the EV market now seems to be "declining"

@@AutoAutopsy The EV market isn’t declining as some in the press would have us believe. As a US expat living in Malaysia and traveling around Asia, the number of EVs here and coming is quite large, with China having the bulk of them. The delay for some is the time to convert to right hand drive and sell in South East Asia, BYD and others are building factories to produce vehicles for region. In Europe (some countries), Zeekr, XPeng NIO and others were set to deliver more but, tariffs have slowed that down however, they are looking at options to bring more over. The front of the Emily looks like a BYD product, it could fit into their lineup or have a separate brand (like Denza) started up (as SAAB, if they could get the name) to sell the cars. They could do like Polestar and Zeekr with door sill plates stating “Designed in Trollhattan” to remind folks even though they are built in China, it’s Swedish design.

thanks Joe! appreciate it

they have all been sent from subscribers! only about half a dozen are mine

I think it's a good evolution of the NG 9-5!

900 should come back

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I saw one old rich vet with a BLS in the states so someone must have gone though the process. The general rule is 25 years but there are a few ways to get rebadges and variants from other countries over the border, it's just expensive and takes a long time.

we would have to wait 25 years to legally import unfortunately :( I did see one for sale in Mexico though

​@@AutoAutopsyThat was imported from somewhere in Europe as I don't suppose it was RHD if so it came from the UK. I bought 1 simply to be different. Interior no difference at all other than the clock & externally the lights. As there was only around 10000 made . Not sure about the rest of Europe but in the UK as it's rarer it's worth about £500 more than the equivalent year & mileage 2.0T 9-3.

@@AutoAutopsy Just out of curiosity what model was it . Over here 9-3 & BLS are very common well the most popular with the 1.9 CTDI & TTDi.

hopefully we will see some good news soon

the automobile brand is "dead," but the aerospace company still exists

the vast majority enjoy the music, as do I! it is also quiet, generally quieter than my voice.

I could see a little taycan in there

thanks M&M! gotta try to stay positive 😓

junkyard, eBay, parts car!

if only! that would be so cool

it would have been cool if it had that "traditional" saab cockpit look!

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lol! not sure if I would want that job, but sounds like a fun challenge

that is normal, assuming your AC is on and/or the car is running at normal operating temps

@AutoAutopsy well it is cold at the moment. Not sure why it never happened in the past prior to the change unless it was meant to happen. Thanks anyway

Saabs were everywhere in the 90s. I know quite a few people who said they love and miss their old 90s Saabs and wish they could have gotten a new one... having no idea the NG 9-3, much less the ng 9-5 ever existed. It looked so wildly different from past saabs and more like a Jetta or Accord while basically not having been advertised at all and despite how common they still are I never noticed them until I learned about them. "Move your mind" and some weird concept posters? What was that?

agh! such a bummer, I know. Lol, you probably had a lot of snow to shovel - I do not envy you there