[{"id": 6830435, "authorName": "SAABNUTT", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabnutt/", "bidAmount": 700, "content": "$700 bid placed by SAABNUTT", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630595183, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6830448, "authorName": "sclass88", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sclass88/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "An awesome time capsule of a bygone era. Beautiful!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1630595373, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6830482, "authorName": "briandel", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/briandel/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Flat nose is the best nose.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1630595792, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6830502, "authorName": "BluMalago", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/blumalago/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I have an irrational fondness for this generation 9000.\r\n\r\nThere were at least three of these within a five block radius of my childhood home in the early-to-mid-90s: a next door neighbor had a white one (and an early Range Rover - a very late 80s Yuppie stable), my friend's parents also had a white one, and another friend's parents had a dark-colored sedan.\r\n\r\nI say it's an irrational fondness because it's based on just the way they look. I haven't been in one in 25 years, know nothing about their reliability or drivability, and assume parts/competent mechanics to service them are hard to come by since Saab hasn't been around in a decade. I did see a Jalopnik article about a Saab-centric mechanic somewhere in the NYC area so if there was a place to have one, where I live probably isn't a bad choice\u2026", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1630596066, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6830548, "authorName": "gsb954 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gsb954/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@saabnutt if you would like to see the car, shoot me a message and we can set it up. Thanks!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630596567, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6830532, "authorName": "SAABNUTT", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabnutt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I once owned a 90 9000S in manual, rose quartz with burgundy interior. Loved it. Parts are out there, just havta know where to look. Love the fact it has the original \"lose your keys, drop in mailbox, keys returned to dealer, postage paid fob. I have the 3 original that came w/ my c900T, one of which has the SAAB Scania logo on it w/ the keycode tag. \n@gsb954 - I'm not too far away from you. Any chance I can look at her in person this weekend?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1630596625, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6830593, "authorName": "saabguy97", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabguy97/", "bidAmount": 1000, "content": "$1,000 bid placed by saabguy97", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630597001, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6830640, "authorName": "SAABNUTT", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabnutt/", "bidAmount": 1700, "content": "$1,700 bid placed by SAABNUTT", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630597380, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6830653, "authorName": "mynameistimo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mynameistimo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@BluMalago what are you doing lurking around and commenting on all the same auctions I\u2019m watching?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630597511, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6830681, "authorName": "rehpot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rehpot/", "bidAmount": 4500, "content": "$4,500 bid placed by rehpot", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630597780, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6830737, "authorName": "Jesse_D", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jesse_d/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I had the Turbo version of this car. Scary learning that it had NO acceleration until the turbo spooled up., because it had great oomph when it did. People loved the dashboard with the airplane look and those cool egg crate ventilation screens. I loved the giant econo-box aspect. I remember going to Home Depot for bags of wood chips and having someone that worked there help me load them in the car. He expected a pickup and had a real \"watch me\" moment when I threw up the hatch, put down the rear seat and loaded about 14 of them in the back. My first car with a leather interior and I loved it. GLWTA.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1630598424, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6830901, "authorName": "JIMMY", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jimmy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I had the 9000 base model of this car -- no sunroof, cloth seats and manual climate control. The 2.3 non turbo had a really nice flat torque curve with gear ratios perfectly matched to the engine, it was not the quickest but it would cruise all day long at 100 +.\r\nI sold it to a customer who proceeded to put 500k miles on it and never any engine repairs. Excellent car with lots of room, there is nothing comparable on the market today.\r\nThis has to be about the only one of these non turbo 9k's left.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1630600208, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6830926, "authorName": "SAABNUTT", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabnutt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ok, too rich for my blood on that bid. I'm out. @rehpot - GLWTA\r\nYes, the 9000S was a cruiser, 9000T a blast to drive. And the amount of cargo you could stuff in it rivaled pickups! Great Ole SAAB! Next owner: take care of her & keep her on the road for us in the SAAB community! Nothing more awesome than passing a SAAB on the road while driving yours :)", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630600481, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6831905, "authorName": "JagSport", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jagsport/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Awesome ! Awesome ! Awesome !\r\nThe most comfortable seats ever made for a automobile. The next generation 9000 were nice but Not like these.\r\nMy first 9000 was a 1987 Turbo. Gold / brown interior. I Still own the optional full front seat arm rest unit. The large one that mounted on the floor on each side of the center console. Standing 33\u201d high all leather wrapped. It rest folded up and tucked away like in the back seats. Also keep any back seat drivers from leaning up since it was seat height, like a wall between front and back. I\u2019ve never see another, the dealership told me that\u2019s the only one they ever sold. Overly expensive being All leather but beautiful. A Saab-ing price at $1200. in 1987. I kept it for another future 9000, but they all had the short seat mounted 1/2 rest already. \r\n* Congratulations to whom ever wins. Great ride and handling. A car you Drive and Enjoy. Not like newer cars that seem to just take you to your destination. \r\nId be in it to win if it were a Turbo. I\u2019m still holding out. \r\nI should have purchased that Red 9000 CSE out of Canada couple months back. My loss, search continues.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630607283, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6832932, "authorName": "Dobb", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dobb/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@SAABNUTT \n\"Ok, too rich for my blood on that bid. I\u2019m out.\"\nAre you kidding?! I know you've been keeping up with Saab trends. Saab has finally got a burgeoning foothold in the market, as it deserves. I'd wager this 31 year-old beauty will bring in a far greater final bid than where it stands now. What say you? :)", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630610642, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6833023, "authorName": "Dobb", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dobb/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Oh, and those saggy edges on the cloth door panels...\nVery common on all vintage Saabs, and a very easy fix. There is nothing wrong with the cloth, just works its way out after years. The cloth can be glued and tucked back into the slot and back to taught again. Nothing that requires replacement.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630610999, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6833206, "authorName": "SAABNUTT", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabnutt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dobb - she is a beauty. No wiggle room, have a budget. Coming off my c900 project (which had \"project creep\") put me a little out of touch with that price point. UNLESS there's a 2-stroke somewhere. Or that 69 96 that ended yesterday but I didn't have enough time to get ducks in a row so had to let it go. Oh, I def keep up w/ SAAB trends, it's something I do daily. Drives my g/f crazy. Yes, it may command more. I've already found something else that piqued my interest. Yep, another SAAB of course!\r\nSaggy cloth door panels, you got it right!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1630611818, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6833378, "authorName": "johnny_turbo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/johnny_turbo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wishing my grandfather was still around to buy this one. He helped get me into Saabs and this was the spec he asked me to look out for, for his next car. I liked the turbos of course, but those didn't suit his driving style. \n\nNostalgia aside, I've seen this one in person and the buyer won't be disappointed.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1630612590, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6833654, "authorName": "notforhire", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/notforhire/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Photo #24 is my new home screen", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630613797, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6833931, "authorName": "Dobb", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dobb/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@SAABNUTT \r\n\"I\u2019ve already found something else that piqued my interest. Yep, another SAAB of course!\"\r\nGood on ya'!\r\nOh, I'm savvy on the \"project creep\" thingy. I like the term. Think I'll steal it. A had a non-Saab related \"creep\" that was more like a head butt and body slam. Not fun. ;)", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630614787, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6834212, "authorName": "SAABNUTT", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabnutt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dobb - that'll be 10 cents please, LOL. 99 EMS. Wanna rally it and drive it like I stole it ;-) Ya, I like the term better than \"I threw a bunch more money at it than I wanted to\". A full body creep, not something I'm ready for at this age. Gimme 12 years, maybe I'll be there. I'm Northeast, you?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630616052, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6835453, "authorName": "shervinator", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shervinator/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congratulations on having the very first example of a first-generation 9000 on BaT. There have been a dozen '93\u2013'98 models, but ZERO '86\u2013'92 models until this one. These cars are an increasingly endangered species, and to find one in such good condition (not to mention with the pre-facelift 'flatnose' front end) is very rare.\n\nI have a bias towards these early models since my family's very first car upon moving to the US from Canada in the late '90s was a 1986 Saab 9000 Turbo, in Rose Quartz Metallic (129H) on Bokhara Red velour. It had a manual transmission, rear window louvers, and original California Golden State plates. A very cool car to six-year-old me, and still is all these years later.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1630623327, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6835866, "authorName": "hobbsm3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hobbsm3/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful relic from an awesome bygone time. Great presentation. I love these first gens as well!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1630630185, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6835895, "authorName": "MDRB235", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mdrb235/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It has been a very long time since I\u2019ve seen one of these! We have Saabs in the shop every day but there are very few 9000s left and almost none of these non-turbo models. The manual climate control is so strange to see yet kind of refreshing. May the car go to a good Saab home. Good luck with your auction!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1630630642, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6836006, "authorName": "Joe-D", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/joe-d/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Any info on why the airbag was removed? Is the SRS light on as a result?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1630632348, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6836051, "authorName": "Blackbelt", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/blackbelt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My brother worked at a local Chrysler dealer. The used car manager let me and my brother have access to some trade in \u201cbeaters \u201c before he let his wholesalers have them. I bought many a great driver that way. \n I stopped in one evening and asked if he had anything interesting that I could look at. He said \u201cNo not really, just that white pos SAAB over in the back line\u201d. He tossed me the key and said \u201ccheck it out\u201d. \n It was a white 86 9000 non turbo 5 speed. Had 120k on it. Tan leather and sunroof. \n I took it for a drive. Other than the CEL it ran solid. Needed 2 tires and had a little surface rust easily corrected. \n When I got backfill said \u201chow much?\u201d The answer was \u201c$300\u201d my response was predictable. SOLD!!\n My son drove it for his senior prom. Everything worked and it drove great. Loved it. Some guy offered me $2k do I sold it. These oLd SAAB\u2019s are awesome", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1630632921, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6837208, "authorName": "Tigers196884", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tigers196884/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nicely presented 9000. Love/Miss these and this Brand more than I can understand. Appreciate the Seller seemingly going out of his way to present even the smallest \"flaws\" on this 30+ year old SAAB. Styling has aged very well. Will be fun to watch. Nice respect already. GLWTA", "likes": 11, "timestamp": 1630675345, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6838640, "authorName": "allen9k", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/allen9k/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I love to see this car on BaT getting some positive attention. These models don't come around often. I found my 91 9000 turbo partially disassembled in a storage unit 4 years ago, and I may have seen just one other solid example come up for sale since. \r\n\r\nI drove a pair of 9000S cars in high school and college. These non-turbo 9000s are wonderful to drive. The performance is definitely not blistering compared to the turbo variant I have now, but the natural cars always felt very confidence-inspiring to me.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1630691223, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6838739, "authorName": "Dobb", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dobb/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@SAABNUTT \r\n\"that\u2019ll be 10 cents please, LOL.\"\r\nToo cheap. What's the catch?\r\n\r\n\"I\u2019m Northeast, you?\"\r\n\r\nWestern WA...Olympic Peninsula. Lived in Manchester and Concord, NH for a few years though. Spent some fun times on the cape too. I own my first Saab at my ripe old age. '87 Turbo 900 Cabriolet, 28K original miles and 100% original. It's the most fun, comfy and interesting car I've ever owned.\r\nCheers!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630691987, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6840286, "authorName": "SAABNUTT", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabnutt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dobb - no catch. I'm not greedy, though I know it'll be used in excess one day ;-) I am on the Cape (Sandwich), where my baby is hiding, waiting to whip. Maybe I'll take her & the kids for ice cream in Hyannis: Sue & Steves...know it?\r\nThis 9000S is so cool. I owned a 1990 9000S, rose quartz w/ cranberry interior. PIMP! Drove it all over w/out any real issue. Drove it for about 3.5yrs, sold it to a gal who wanted exactly that model. I made money on that car and enjoyed every second. Hope this one goes to a loving SAAB home. I miss every one of my SAABs I had.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1630699649, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6843768, "authorName": "gsb954 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gsb954/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Joe-D I had to remove the airbag module in order to turn off the SRS light. Clock spring was not available.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1630763754, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6848731, "authorName": "Paul_B", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/paul_b/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I was fanatically into the 93, 95 & 96 when growing up. My family had them and my first car was a '60 93F with 110K miles on it. The 99 never really appealed to me so I drifted away from Saab. But when this beautiful fastback 4-door 9000 was unveiled to excellent reviews, it piqued my interest in Saab again. I couldn't afford one, but I loved the Scandinavian modern design. Journalists all wrote about how competent and enjoyable the car was. \nIt's really cool to see this one up for sale. I would love to own it, don't have room, and hope it goes to someone who appreciates its graceful design -- yes, shared with Italian brands but carrying its own definitive Swedish stamp. Saab was a great marque, and, like others, I miss it.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1630854418, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6852134, "authorName": "CellarDoor", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cellardoor/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I had one of these in the 90's. Such a lovely car. Drove like nothing else and was quirky. Difficult to find in this condition too.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1630888207, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6858972, "authorName": "Carmalarky", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/carmalarky/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The interior design is so beautifully minimalist and calming. Superior ergonomics was one of the many reasons I got bitten by the Saab bug in the early 80s. \n\nI prefer the flat front, large headlight generation of 9000, and this a desirable example. GLWTA", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1630988865, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6867079, "authorName": "Dobb", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dobb/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "258 watchers and 3,792 views so far. Evidently 3,534 people have never experienced the ultimate pleasure of driving a Saab.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1631117493, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6873129, "authorName": "kfine", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kfine/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Spare DI cassette in the trunk! love it. I worked in the parts department of a SAAB dealer in the early 2000's. I remember many of the mechanics borrowing a spare from parts when going on long trips with their personal cars.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1631183936, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6873498, "authorName": "saabvader", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabvader/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@kfine, yep...if you know, you know. Spare DI cassettes should have been standard equipment from the factory on these trionic cars lol.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1631193325, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6873629, "authorName": "Sammondial", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sammondial/", "bidAmount": 4600, "content": "$4,600 bid placed by Sammondial", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1631195085, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6874113, "authorName": "SAABNUTT", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabnutt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dobb - you got that right! You don't know the smile it brings until you drive one. Wish I had the funds and the room. This one is in my state, ugh!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1631201218, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6874221, "authorName": "VolvoguyKC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoguykc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This baby can carry 5 people and all their stuff in quiet comfort forever. Awesome. GLWA", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1631202521, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6874635, "authorName": "SomerSlam", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/somerslam/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Very tempted. \r\n\r\nAny concerns with flying into Logan and driving it home to North Carolina?\r\n\r\nVerifying radio works, but not graphic equalizer?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1631206295, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6875138, "authorName": "Hans_Shtick", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hans_shtick/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "One of the more interesting ways to haul a family circa 1990. Had same model and spec as this one; versatility was unmatched for a car of its size. Drove it for 13 years all over the US, even moved it to Germany, where the fifth gear could've been a bit taller for Autobahn use but fine for here.\r\n\r\nThis one is a very nice example... GLWTA.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1631210858, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6875603, "authorName": "evanchristopher", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/evanchristopher/", "bidAmount": 4700, "content": "$4,700 bid placed by evanchristopher", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1631212691, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 6875766, "authorName": "evanchristopher", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/evanchristopher/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 9/9/21 for $4,700 to evanchristopher", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1631213109, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 6875778, "authorName": "SomerSlam", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/somerslam/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congratulations!\r\n\r\nI'm sure I'm going to regret sitting this one out.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1631213143, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6875796, "authorName": "Hans_Shtick", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hans_shtick/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats on your new SAAB... enjoy driving this unique car!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1631213205, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6875973, "authorName": "SJBOTT", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjbott/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I had a 9000s Turbo back in the day... One of my favorite cars ever! Enjoy...", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1631214001, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6876068, "authorName": "SAABNUTT", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabnutt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats on the win \ud83d\udc4f Is she staying in MA? Would love to pass this black beauty on the road in my vert. Please take care of her and keep her running for the SAAB community. May I suggest SCNA.com", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1631214407, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6877020, "authorName": "eng_prof", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/eng_prof/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If BaT had a buy of the year category, this would be in the running!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1631218744, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6877078, "authorName": "Dobb", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dobb/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats, winner! \r\nBut if I were the seller I'd be crying in my beer right now.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1631219045, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6877410, "authorName": "Dorsal900", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dorsal900/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@kfine my wife used to wonder why I carry a spare DI cassette in the trunk of my 9000 Aero - until we needed it one day.\r\n\r\n@evanchristopher heed the warning to carry around the provided spare! I like the first generation body better than the second. Good luck with it.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1631220191, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 6880878, "authorName": "voiture", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/voiture/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Funny about the DI cassette. I kind of thought, nah, it's such an essential part; how could Saab botch such a simple engineering task? Then it crapped out on the New York Thruway. Luckily I was able to limp home. I then had to buy 2 of them at once; one for the trunk...oh the Saab lore that will soon be lost to the mists of time...", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1631283210, "type": "comment"}]