What's Your Wheels?

Terry named this 'Sabrina' .... bit of a play on words, I expect.

2007 SAAB 9-3 Aero Cabriolet.

Price was too good to refuse, being 70k AUD off the '07 listed price.

Quaintly...although SAAB is Swedish....this one's German...and the Engine was made in Port Melbourne [Australia] just a 'couple of miles down the road' from me.

Fitted with a Hirsch performance chip the 2.8l V6 Turbo Intercooled produces 202kw [276 hp] at 5670 rpm - or 90% of the 400 nm of torque from 1600 rpm onwards.  They typically don't 'rate' in pursuits such as 0 to 60 times as the first 2 gears of 6 are torque-limited to protect the transmission from ...er .... abuse.

SAAB's are massively underrated and/or overlooked by people looking for performance motoring - and more fool them....keeps their prices down...;)

For the best-of-both-worlds we've kept 'Natasha' - the '91 SAAB 9000 Turbo [a Giugiaro design] too as it does seat 5 and with a hatchback it can carry all the 'crap' needed when loaded up with 4 Race Officials heading off to the GrandsPrix, etc...;)

So....

What's your ride? ....;)

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SAAB, Go Sweden Go !! :grin: (Know Saab is sold, but it´s soul will always be Swedish)

 

Our (Me n Kitteh´s) Ride:

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" Matilda "

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'Natasha' is in the background....the '91 SAAB 9000....

The DeLorean is my mate Dave's.  Incidentally...they are BOTH Giugiaro designs.  It's probably 'unfortunate' that the DeLorean only 'looks' the part..... the 9000 is both more practical....AND quicker...;)

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I nice boring but reliable Honda Accord.

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BTW....Bryan.....nice B72 saddle you have there....but those chain cases are a prick to work on ...;)

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Brian, a GPS and you are set to go anywhere.

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 2002 Chevy S-10 Xtreme     4.3 L 6 Cyl.  Vortec engine.

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He he...I wish......I think. Lol

 

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A 2012 Chevy Volt, I hardly buy gas any more! :)

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Yes but your truck got stuck Jim.

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need to clean my ride first lol...

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2005 Honda Element

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Not got a personal photo on my 'work horse' but here's one the same one/color.........Nissan Armada 5.6L beast!..........

 

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Mercedes Sprinter 316.
Got March 22nd (2013). Have driven 92000 km since. ;)
Roughly 12500 per month which is more than a lot do in a year.

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Quoting Snowman, reply 20
Roughly 12500 per month which is more than a lot do in a year.

On average I do about 5k .... a year [the metric ones, not miles]...;)

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2006 4cyl NA Pontiac Solstice.  Pic to follow... if I get around to washing it.

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I like the Pontiac Solstice !!  :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

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I have a 2010 Ford Focus, fairly small economic car.  I have grown to love the thing, it's a really great car.  Drove it to Las Vegas and back, and got 42MPG for the trip.  Only problem I have had is with the mass air flow sensor going out twice already, but I haven't had to pay for it being replaced yet.

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2012 Hyundai Ix35