1990 Saab 900 Turbo - Rust-Free Manual Magic
$6,900 ︎ 203k
12/2019
Rust-free 1990 Saab 900 Turbo
I am selling our lovely SAAB, it is a joy to drive and has many years of glorious Sweedish flying in its future. Our car "collection" has just grown too big to manage in the middle of San Francisco and I would rather see it taken over by another driver than stored by me in some distant garage.
Body: The paint and body panels of this car are in excellent condition, I do think the hood would like a respray at some point, it's hard to see here but it has some slight imperfections that I believe are the result of a less than clean work area during a previous respray, otherwise, the paint is original and lovely. The body panels and frame are totally rust free. This car has been in inland California it's whole life and has never suffered salted roads or ocean-side living. The wheel wells do not have rust, the underside is quite clean (I know the photos aren't amazing but I tried to take some quick shots when I for a new muffler earlier this month). The front bumper has a little mar on the corner. This car is wired for fog lamps, has the switch and connection points under the bumper, I've tested them and they work.
Interior: quite nice, the leather is in good shape and the seats are incredibly comfortable (as you may know if you are a SAAB lover). The dash is cracked, see pictures. The carpets are very clean and unripped, the floor mats (seen in outside the car here) are not original but are custom cut and logo-d, they look great. The stereo is not original but has Bluetooth and works well. The interior lights work but the cluster light does not work. It did when we bought the car and I have the replacement parts. The headliner needs to be replaced, it's sagtastic. The sunroof does not leak!
Mechanical: As you can see from the service records, we've spent some money on this car. It drives straight and the turbo pulls nicely and sounds cool. It is not perfect however, it leaks a teeny bit of coolant from the expansion tank, not enough to demand additional refilling just a few drops overnight, I have a new expansion tank that will be included with the car. The distributor periodically drops a little oil on the heat shield of the turbo. I have a new distributor and cap but have not attempted to install it yet. I think the TPS might need to get replaced soon as the idle reves can drop a little low after acceleration. I have some bonus parts which I will throw in, including a steering rack from the previous owner.
Obviously, photos tell most of the story, I've attached the max, but all 50 photos can be found here: https://rb.gy/eqswvw
We've owned this car for 14 months and put about 3500 miles on it. Upon receiving the car we took care of quite a bit of maintenance in addition to some recent work that had been done. Here is a list of date mileage and cost for what we have documentation for:
6/2017 (198,520)Front Shocks Front Tires ABS Unit
$701
9/2018 (200,496)Air-Mass Meter Oxygen Sensor Engine Mounts Transmission Mounts Alternator Ball Joint Passenger Side Left and Right Axle Assembly Water Pump Front Brake Pads Front Disk Brakes Hoses All Fluids
$4744
2019 (203,838)Spark Plugs Wires Airfilter Battery
Windshield Wipers Bulbs Muffler
$420
Total Repairs: $5,865 (30 months 5,318 miles)
I am selling our lovely SAAB, it is a joy to drive and has many years of glorious Sweedish flying in its future. Our car "collection" has just grown too big to manage in the middle of San Francisco and I would rather see it taken over by another driver than stored by me in some distant garage.
Body: The paint and body panels of this car are in excellent condition, I do think the hood would like a respray at some point, it's hard to see here but it has some slight imperfections that I believe are the result of a less than clean work area during a previous respray, otherwise, the paint is original and lovely. The body panels and frame are totally rust free. This car has been in inland California it's whole life and has never suffered salted roads or ocean-side living. The wheel wells do not have rust, the underside is quite clean (I know the photos aren't amazing but I tried to take some quick shots when I for a new muffler earlier this month). The front bumper has a little mar on the corner. This car is wired for fog lamps, has the switch and connection points under the bumper, I've tested them and they work.
Interior: quite nice, the leather is in good shape and the seats are incredibly comfortable (as you may know if you are a SAAB lover). The dash is cracked, see pictures. The carpets are very clean and unripped, the floor mats (seen in outside the car here) are not original but are custom cut and logo-d, they look great. The stereo is not original but has Bluetooth and works well. The interior lights work but the cluster light does not work. It did when we bought the car and I have the replacement parts. The headliner needs to be replaced, it's sagtastic. The sunroof does not leak!
Mechanical: As you can see from the service records, we've spent some money on this car. It drives straight and the turbo pulls nicely and sounds cool. It is not perfect however, it leaks a teeny bit of coolant from the expansion tank, not enough to demand additional refilling just a few drops overnight, I have a new expansion tank that will be included with the car. The distributor periodically drops a little oil on the heat shield of the turbo. I have a new distributor and cap but have not attempted to install it yet. I think the TPS might need to get replaced soon as the idle reves can drop a little low after acceleration. I have some bonus parts which I will throw in, including a steering rack from the previous owner.
Obviously, photos tell most of the story, I've attached the max, but all 50 photos can be found here: https://rb.gy/eqswvw
We've owned this car for 14 months and put about 3500 miles on it. Upon receiving the car we took care of quite a bit of maintenance in addition to some recent work that had been done. Here is a list of date mileage and cost for what we have documentation for:
6/2017 (198,520)
$701
9/2018 (200,496)
$4744
2019 (203,838)
$420
Total Repairs: $5,865 (30 months 5,318 miles)