Last Saabs up for auction
Never-before-sold 9-5 estates included in Swedish fire sale
The 69 auction listings include a handful of the 33 9-5 SportCombis built before the company imploded, a car that'll guarantee you global exclusivity, as long as you don't mind left-hand-drive.
This 9-5 Turbo4 SportCombi comes with a 220hp 2.0-litre petrol and should be a supremely swift, comfortable and practical luxury barge in its own right. And with some neat design features like the full-width LED taillights, we think it’s rather cool, too.
They’re hoping it'll go for just over £36,000 – but the current highest bid at the time of writing is a comparatively bargain-tastic £11,225. Or take your pick from 190hp diesels or lower powered 180hp petrol turbos.
The majority of cars are the new 9-5 saloon, including the company car used by former CEO Victor Muller. Loaded to the gunnels with extras, this shiny black Turbo6 Aero model came with the same 2.8-litre turbocharged V6 that’s currently fitted to the Insignia VXR, although here it’s detuned to a still-significant 300hp.
That made it good for 0-60mph in 6.1 seconds, and although it’ll never be the last word in driving dynamics, the all-wheel-drive system should offer plenty of grip. This one’s yours for just under £22,000 at the moment, though the auctioneers are hoping the final price will be closer to £40,000.
There are a few of the 9-4X crossovers based roughly around the Cadillac SRX. The sole three-litre V6 petrol tells you what market these were aimed at. Same goes for the 9-7X Aero,Saab’s US-market attempt to rival BMW’s V8-powered X5s with a rebodied Chevy TrailBlazer. Highest bid is somewhere around eight grand at the moment, if you're brave. The auction ends December 16.
Unsuprisingly Saabs are stunningly cheaply here. First up, this 2008 9-3 XWD Turbo X. As a 280hp mile-muncher, there's little to beat it for £9,700. Or there's this first-generation 9-5 Aero estate with 250hp in a great colour combination with history and ‘sensible’ miles, whatever that means. Or if Shed Of The Week money is all you’ve got to play with, there’s this rather lovely (and slightly rare) notchback classic 900 Turbo 16 S. It’s a bit leggy, but ‘that’s nothing for one of these, sir’.
So they are expecting top money for a car that is no longer produced by a company that, as it stands, no longer exists so there is really no dealer back up apart from a few specialists and also no warranty.
Doesn't seem a particularly good bargain IMO, rather a fine way of watching a 5 figure sum depreciate into a pittance overnight for something that doesn't have a huge list of redeeming features to justify the risk. Still, there's probably plenty of people that'll snap them up.
Lovely car for the price. Problem was, the engine went bang. Delicate engines I've been told.
Picked up another Saab, this time a 9-5 estate for £400. 150bhp, 5 month Tax, 12 months MOT and a huge wad of receipts too! £70 for a remap and I'll be back at 220bhp and 360nm of torque.
Like the new 9-5, shame it died so quickly, would be interesting to have the estate but I would imagine body parts for either would be hard to get
Lovely car for the price. Problem was, the engine went bang. Delicate engines I've been told.
Picked up another Saab, this time a 9-5 estate for £400. 150bhp, 5 month Tax, 12 months MOT and a huge wad of receipts too! £70 for a remap and I'll be back at 220bhp and 360nm of torque.
Lovely car for the price. Problem was, the engine went bang. Delicate engines I've been told.
Picked up another Saab, this time a 9-5 estate for £400. 150bhp, 5 month Tax, 12 months MOT and a huge wad of receipts too! £70 for a remap and I'll be back at 220bhp and 360nm of torque.
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