Tag Archives: ownership

Can you help? Moving cars around the world (and back again)

December 14, 2011 4:33 Line

By: Swade

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One of our regular readers, Sapan, lives in the United States and owns a Saab Turbo X. You’ve seen it before, in a post where we covered how he bought his first Saab Sapan has written to me overnight, with …
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Saabosphere – Links we liked this week

November 30, 2011 14:05 Line

By: Swade

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There’s a story in Dagens Industri where they ask whether or not Saab will file for bankruptcy. Victor Muller’s answer to that question could be summarised with a “No”. That is, whilst there is still negotiations to be made and …
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All aboard! Saabs on Norfolk Island

November 25, 2011 3:22 Line

By: Swade

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What to do when it’s time to get your Saab serviced and you live on a small island? Norfolk Island is a self-governing territory, but part of Australia. It’s located approximately 1,500km off the east coast of Australia, in the …
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Saabosphere – links we liked this week

November 22, 2011 0:43 Line

By: Swade

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There have been plenty of Saab stories doing the rounds in the last few days and despite the current climate surrounding the company, the overwhelming majority of them have made for some very pleasant reading. —— I’ve got two Must …
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Who’s got the oldest original-owner Saab?

November 18, 2011 10:03 Line

By: Swade

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I talked to a wonderful elderly lady here in Australia earlier today and the conversation got me thinking. She has a 1975 Saab 99GL CombiCoupe that she picked up brand new in Gothenburg before eventually bringing the car here to …
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How did you end up buying your first Saab, Sapan?

November 16, 2011 13:55 Line

By: Swade

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Another first Saab purchase story, sent in by Sapan, a Saab owner from the US….. —— I want to start out my story with the following: I have been thinking about the word passion. Automotive passion that is; how so …
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How did you end up buying your first Saab, Pierre?

November 14, 2011 0:29 Line

By: Swade

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This submission is a response to me sharing my story as to how I acquired my first Saab. It comes from Pierre B, who is not only a guy I consider to be a good friend, but is also the …
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A Saab goes to 11, three times, on “Tufnel Day”

November 13, 2011 0:24 Line

By: Swade

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Just when you thought the numeric stories for Nigel Tufnel Day were over, another one pops up. This one is courtesy of the Saab Turbo Club of Sweden. One of the members at the STCS forum noted a wonderful coincidence …
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How did you end up buying your first Saab?

November 9, 2011 16:16 Line

By: Swade

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Something to pass the time…… A story from earlier in the week prompted a few Saab purchase stories from the pre-internet days. Forgetting the internet for a moment, it’s always interesting to hear how people first get into Saabs. I …
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Saabosphere – links we like this week

October 27, 2011 11:05 Line

By: Swade

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I have a feeling that next week, we’re going to be liking a lot of links from Ohio! For this week, however, here’s a quick run down of some key Saaby stories on the web. —— Life with Saab has …
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