You know you drive a Saab when...

[J-Rod]

You know you drive a Saab when...

-2 or more of your friends now own one as well.
-A big decision for you is what style of gel sticker you will get to replace your worn off badge.
-You leave SUV's behind in the snow.
-Your car has the best comfort:gas mileage ratio of all the cars in your family.
-You have at least one friend that thinks it's the ugliest thing in the world. And you really don't care.
-You have at least one friend that thinks it's the most beautiful thing in the world.
-"Brake light failure"
-Your dad is helping you do a tune up and he says "Well, I've never had to raise a car to change an air filter..."

That's all for now. Let's hear what you've got!

[SpecialTool]

People go 'wow' when you open the bonnet (hood) -- this may only apply to old 99/900s

[Fox Cain]

-People stop you at red lights to admire your car.

[nordwulf]

- feel the torque steer and reminds you this is not a boring automotive appliance
- punch the gas pedal, feel the turbo push in your back and you start to laugh uncontrollably

[Fox Cain]

- punch the gas pedal, feel the turbo push in your back and you start to laugh uncontrollably

I giggle but I am a girl.

[rpiereck]

People go 'wow' when you open the bonnet (hood) -- this may only apply to old 99/900s

Nope, NG900s too

- random people come up to you on gas stations to tell you have a plastic piece hanging off the bottom of your car (snow flaps)
- you let your Subaru driving friend take your car for a spin and it takes him five minutes to find the ignition
- you let your Subaru driving friend take your car for a spin and he comments on how sloppy your shifter feels
- you pop open the hood at a car show and WRX-driving teenage punks are impressed that your car has a front mounted intercooler
- you insist on NGK spark plugs
- you have to mail order most parts as neither NAPA, CarQuest, nor Shuck's carry the parts you need
- you know the meaning of DIC, SID, APC, BPC, SPG, TWICE and CPS
- you never drive more than 50 miles away from home without carrying a spare DIC in your trunk
- at least once you were asked if your headlight wipers are aftermarket
- you know that when someone refers to 95 they mean the old school wagon, not the year
- you think three spoke wheels look good
- when asked why you were speeding you tell the cop "because it's a SAAB and that what it does"
- you know where Trollhättan is
- you believe the coolest sounds in life are either a two-stroke engine at full throttle or the woosh you hear when the turbo boosts

[SaabScott]

Nope, NG900s too

- random people come up to you on gas stations to tell you have a plastic piece hanging off the bottom of your car (snow flaps)

I can't tell you how many times I had that happen when I had my 1996 900SE!!!

Just a piece of trivia for you ... those flaps are there to protect the fuel filter and brake lines from debris ... a carry over from the rallying days. ;-)

[rpiereck]

/begin thread hijack/

Just a piece of trivia for you ... those flaps are there to protect the fuel filter and brake lines from debris ... a carry over from the rallying days. ;-)

Then why are they called snow flaps?

I have been told that, as well as that the flaps are there as rudimentary aerodynamic devices to keep snow from accumulating on the rear wheel wells.

I wonder, as the NG900 9-3 cars don't have the snow flaps, if their fuel filter and brake lines have been redesigned or get damaged more often, and whether the 9-3 gets snow accumulated into the wheel wells.

With my car being lowered I am always dragging my snow flaps on the ground, literally everywhere! They are barely an inch off the ground. Sometimes I think of removing them, but I think they add character to the car, and it's such a SAABy feature that I want to keep it.

/end of thread hijack/

[alwaysSaab]

... you zoom pass all the other cars when going up slopes leaving them behind to smell your car exhaust...

[Aero]

..you don´t miss your motorcycle while accelerating...and laughing (or giggling).