RE: Saab 9-3 HOT | Shed of the Week
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Jhonno said:
Love this shed, a lot of car for the money.. It's a remap away from being about as quick as you can go for 1k I suspect!
This!From 2015 to 2019 I owned a silver 93 that looked like this one, slightly newer, different spoiler, it was the 205 Aero.
Cost £1000, was a bit rusty in places, had to do the head bolts as the cooling system was pressuring up, got lucky and that solved it. A noob remap to 250bhp made it hilarious. Handling was average and the gear shift was like stirring porridge.
Basically a fast comfortable shed that was invisible to thieving types.
Nothing expensive ever broke, apart from the clutch but that was after the remap, so my fault. Some drivers of new shiny expensive things were a little disappointed when a slightly tatty hatchback with rusty arches absolutely left them for dead on motorway slip roads.
I have a long history of sheds and this was the best one - well certainly the quickest and most comfortable.
I had the HOT in convertible form about 15 years ago and the most memorable parts were 9mpg on short trips to the supermarket, nearly decapitating a rear passenger when lowering the roof at traffic lights in Bristol and a rather compromised boot when the roof was down.
Wanted to love it, just couldn’t.
Pretty competent, just not one for the nostalgia album for me.
Wanted to love it, just couldn’t.
Pretty competent, just not one for the nostalgia album for me.
Had a 9-3 with the 185bhp B205 engine, until the turbo sludged up and had to be replaced by my local garage.
Luckily, that local garage happened to be Abbott Racing, so it came away with a hybrid turbo, 3" stainless exhaust system, a few other upgrades and about 250+bhp.
Even with the steering rack clamp, it wasn't exactly a well handling car - you'd turn the wheel, then after what seemed like several seconds, it would change direction!
However, it was stupidly quick in a straight line (just make the wheels stayed pointing in the right direction) plus made a very silly amount of noise, which really confused the local speedwatch group.
The seats were incredibly comfy and the boot space massive (3 door coupe as they called it).
Luckily, that local garage happened to be Abbott Racing, so it came away with a hybrid turbo, 3" stainless exhaust system, a few other upgrades and about 250+bhp.
Even with the steering rack clamp, it wasn't exactly a well handling car - you'd turn the wheel, then after what seemed like several seconds, it would change direction!
However, it was stupidly quick in a straight line (just make the wheels stayed pointing in the right direction) plus made a very silly amount of noise, which really confused the local speedwatch group.
The seats were incredibly comfy and the boot space massive (3 door coupe as they called it).
Yeah, not for me this is not an Aero. The Aero has Sill Skirts with a front one under the bumper and three-spoked wheels. The Aerofoil on the boot door is color-coded to the car and has a different shape. But the big giveaway is the side badging, "SE and not AERO". There are lots more but most are under the Bonnet.
siddenham said:
Yeah, not for me this is not an Aero. The Aero has Sill Skirts with a front one under the bumper and three-spoked wheels. The Aerofoil on the boot door is color-coded to the car and has a different shape. But the big giveaway is the side badging, "SE and not AERO". There are lots more but most are under the Bonnet.
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