• One owner, this 1993 Saab 900 special edition is Huge discount on the auction site Wear Trailer Now.
• Besides the obvious charms, it was also important as being one of the last few hundred coupes Saab built for the United States in the last 900 model year. Having said that, the car hasn’t changed in over a decade at that point.
• The auction will end next Friday, May 20, but bids have reached $33,065 and there’s still a week left.
The Swedes had no reason to sacrifice to build the same cars and were fiercely resistant to change from the late 1970s throughout the early 1990s. For example, this is not the immediate post-war era. immediately, as automakers had to stick with the limited parts they could get their hands on. No, Saab is just conservative and cheap. And people love them for it.
That brings us to this one owner 1993 Saab 900 sell on Bring a trailer (like Vehicle and Driver, which is part of Hearst Autos). The car’s owner explains that the 900 is one of the last 325 hatchbacks produced for the US in its last five models. Another 500 cars ended their convertible life in 1994. Esoteric discussions about headlights, grilles, carburetors, and fuel-injected engines could go on forever. We’ll keep it simple: This is the damn car Saab has been selling since 1978.
While an all-new 900 was discounted in 1994 and later renamed the 9-3, General Motors helped develop those cars (it bought half of Saab in 1990). Among Saab loyalists, the 900,000 900 models produced in the first generation were the purest, most iconic expression of the brand before GM got involved. Its dedicated owners were furious when GM killed the company in 2011, as they should have been.
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When it first came out, the 900 was the smart one among compact luxury cars. It’s high-end without flashy, overused with a glamorous fault, and, with its twin-wishbone front suspension and turbo engine, surprisingly quick and nimble. Of course Saab has built very safe cars. But where Volvo eschews speed and adventurous styling, Saab has made Swedish cars desirable.
The graceful reverse ramp of the large tailgate, long overhang and wide rear window appear to be in stark contrast to the shorter hood and narrow wheelbase. That’s how your mind first handles a 900. Saab has played with the rear-cabin layout like a sports car but retains the hallmarks of a front-wheel drive family sedan. Still, the 900 doesn’t feel like one. These proportions, plus the curved windshield, rear fender vents, high-mounted spoiler and three-spoke wheels, are a precise touch to Saab’s jet fighter division. Then or now, it was never an ordinary car.
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The CE comes in only as a coupe with black leather trim and a five-speed manual transmission paired with Saab’s most powerful turbo-four engine. With 185 horsepower at 5500 rpm and 201 pound-feet of torque at 2800 rpm, the 2.0-liter is a true pioneer for turbocharger output and response (Saab has a regulator that can modifies the gain based on temperature and fuel octane, a big deal back then). This 900 CE appears to have all the correct parts, including the necessary headlight wipers and gray 15-inch wheels. There’s even an accessory covered window shade. While the gearshift knobs are worn out and the carpet has some odd cuts along the transmission tunnel, the leather upholstery for the seats and door pockets are virtually crack-free. The back seat looks like no one has ever sat there. The burgundy walnut trim is practically dripping.
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The current owner spent $1800 on repairs, which is completely normal for an old Swedish car. It’s currently on sale for a third of the $33,065 sticker price (and can you believe Saab offers a six-year/80,000-mile warranty?). The Saab parts community is strong, so all a second owner has to do is gaze at this beauty, turn the ignition between the seats and send the turbo gauges to the red zone. That’s a good enough reason to build the same car for 16 years.
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