The story we never finished (fuel, testing and Saabs) and why some of us are absent
I do not have access to this site's traffic numbers anymore, but it is no big secret that saabsunited.com probably has way less regular readers than…
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Best looking Saab NG9-5 SportCombi, ever?
We don't really approve of car ads here at SaabsUnited, but I figure this one is worth an exception. Not only since it's a Saab NG9-5 SportCombi (one…
A Saab Short Film and a Long Story
Sabotage, french sounding for "Saab otage" or Saab hostage is a short film that has been travelling to festivals for almost two years now. The idea…
Inspector Rebus and more (review snippets)
Good whisky. Proper music. An interesting car. And solving crimes. We all know what ingredients are required for a proper detective novel of this…
Always A Kid-Saab Turbo 006, re-visited
Quite often I find myself on the internet aimlessly looking for anything SAAB related and often I find stuff from other people who are doing the same…
Book review: “A Man Called Ove”
We rarely conduct book reviews here, but when a book as hilarious as “A Man Called Ove” pops up, using the word “Saab” no less than 120 times, then we…
Around The World Saab Style
In just over seven months time we have had a tremendous amount of your photos come in and as they come directly to me, I can tell you it is fun to see…
What If Saab Had Designed Furniture?
This is a video of a design created by Joel Hesselgren titled "If SAAB Would Do A Furniture" and was a design study of the aesthetics of SAAB at…
D Shado & Juice – Saab Music
This video was produced more than two years ago, so I'm not sure how I could have missed it the first time around, but here it is, D Shado & Juice…
Johnny Johansson And His Story
A few weeks ago we had a SAAB Of The Week that featured a 9-3 Independence model that we were pleased to find out was owned by a former SAAB employee…
Will bacteria kill the EV?
Till now biodiesel is not suitable for all diesel engines. But regarding to an article on the NewScientist, a group of bioscientists from the…
A Special 1990 900 SPG For Sale On Ebay
This 1990 900 SPG was once owned by one time Saab Cars USA president Dan Chasins(2000-2002) and was also part of the GM Heritage Collection and has…
Follow Up To The Saab 006
A little while ago I wrote a post about the Saab 006 kids car which was offered for sale in 1986 with a very limited number available. After posting…
Growing Up With Saab
If you are reading this, then we have all made through another year. This week will probably be a week of cleaning and getting back to normal for most…
Future Classic, Collector Or Both
After reading Tim's post about the auction to be held by KVD, it got me to thinking of the two Independence models being offered for sale and how rare…
Is Price The Answer?
So many times we have heard over and over again that price is the most important thing to a successful brand and was where Saab went wrong. Do we all…
A Celebration Of Life
This is off topic but needs to be shared. Many of you already know or have heard of the tragedy that took place at East of Sweden in Colorado last…
The Great American Saab Run This Weekend
From the comments on a recent post here on Saabs United, Peter has introduced us to The Great American Saab Run. The event is happening this weekend…
Does The Spyker Lawsuit Matter To Us?
The lawsuit against GM by Spyker may seem to many to have nothing to do with Saab or the new owners of our iconic brand and I agree. That being said…
Saab Fans United
I am always delighted when people get in touch with us about their Saab Club meeting or a weekend getaway. The other day in the…
Did You Know?
This is really off topic but anyone that knows me and my choice of comedy knows that I love me some Top Gear. While looking through their website…
Goodbye Curvin, Thanks Is All I Can Say
It is with great sadness that we let everyone here at SaabsUnited know that our friend and Saab Ad man Curvin O'Rielly lost his battle with cancer on…
Another year, another vote
Under Swade's stewardship there would sometimes be links to various polls on other sites. "Best in show", "Best car of the year", etc. I don't think…
How Much Is Saab A Part Of Your Life?
It's starting to seem like this is the year of Saab themed weddings. It gets me to thinking, how much is Saab a part of your life? Not just your way…
The BMW track should not be pursued any more
BMW was one of the rumoured companies that where interested in buying Saab. The rumour came from many sources, and because there have been some minor…
Great Western Saabs Group
I received an email today from Chris Ivory who is one of the co-founders of Great Western Saabs from the UK. When I originally posted about wanting to…
Some Dealers Remain Committed To Saab
We received an email today that pointed to a great Automotive News piece on Charles River Saab. The article is more or less telling the story of one…
Congratulations to Ellen and Nicolas
Big thanks to Jeff for the following picture. If you pop over to his flickr site here you will see many more Saab 96's at the wedding. Saabs United…
Calling All Saab Clubs And Fans
Now the title may sound like a call to action and I guess in a way it is. We keep seeing comments about this, that and the other on NEVS and how they…
Summer, Long Weekends And The Open Road
As we head into the summer months and people look to long weekends and holidays, it's time to look at venturing out onto the open roads again. This…
Aviation Classics – Saab 1937 – 2012.
This post is for those of you who like the Saab Aircraft as well as the cars. At the weekend I bought a publication from the Newsagents called…
Happy Fathers Day
Too good of a fathers day story not to share and on so many levels. To be a Father you will understand that the love of your children or grand…
Where There’s A Will, There Will Always Be a Saab!
There are two types of news out there right now regarding Saab: the very positive and upbeat, and then you have the very negative. What can be…
Springtime With Your Saab
Remember the first warm day of spring, when you find yourself kneeling in your driveway, attentively cleaning your Saab's alloys with a small…
Keep Calm…
You know the rest. Not much left to say right now besides that, however I found this fun little video to divert our attention for a few minutes. If…
A Real Saab Story
This is in no way a breaking news for most, but for this dealer and customer, it's is a great news story. On a monthly basis for the past year since…
Relax-Cabin is Japanese for Toppola
This is not a Toppola, but maybe its predecessor. A Toppola is more something like this. It is the best combination of a camper and a Saab hatch (call…
Is There Really An After Life?
Ok, this title is a little misleading because I have no real info to add at this time. People have asked me many questions about how Saab will emerge…
I Believe in Saab
Hi! My name is Anne, and I am a Saaboholic (meaning addicted to Saab). You will find me on Facebook constantly sharing news updates and giving a good…
A Different Kind Of Post
I really didn't know what to call this post because it has nothing to do with what's going on with Saab right now, but it kind of has everything to do…