Looks like I'm going to pick a 9000 Aero tomorrow.

Elder (Elder ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

I'm more worried about juddering halts at busy roundabouts.

This, bar the paying is my new daily toy.

Elder (Elder ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Looks nice. For a Fiat.

Good luck ... back in the fold, eh, mate?

Oh yes. Now, do you know anyone who wants to buy a Japanese 4 litre=20 planet killing S class beater for =A3800?

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Elder (Elder ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

...an aging down-spec-Lexus import Toyota pimpmobile...

fleaBay it.

That is the plan. I have lots of photos of it. Either that or see if the local "Cars bought for cash" place will have=20 it. The boss drives a LS400.=20

He had his for sale for =A32500. If he will give me =A3500-600, knowing he= =20 will punt it out for =A31200 (about right for the age/model/condition) the= =20 Aero will have cost me just a couple of hundred.

And it us up-spec, not down spec. UK/US models never got electric=20 adjust/heated/massage seats in the rear, or their own full aircon system=20 totally seperate to the front.

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Lucky devil.

Give us a link to the auction then.

Graham

I like that colour too. You don't see many of them.

Graham

I always had a superstitious hatred of green cars. But I just couldn't resist it.

Just hope I don't run over a black cat on the way home.

Same colour as my 9k cse, eucalyptus green. Also found on 900 from that year, but not used by saab at later MY AFAIK. An eucalyptus is inevitably a K or an L.

I doubt there will be many Fiats alive from that vintage. My 1993 CSE still looks and drive like new.

Indeed it is. I have a superstition about green cars, but something drew me to this one, not just the cheap price.

Need to sort out that scabby wheel arch so it doesn't disappear in a pile of rust, but the rest seems solid.

It's a green colour with a zest to it. Odd that saab dropped the colour, but then they change every MY. Only boring germanic silver remains a stable diet.

If it is bad, you should consider one of those mobile fixers who repair dents and scratches. I had one to repaint a panel which had an old bad repair job from previous owner (pre-1997!). The fixer was really good and the difficult colour was spot on. It was mixed by computer to the exact saab spec, he told me. E-mail me if interested and i will return the link.

I think it needs a body shop, arch trim off, new metal (one small hole and lots of scabby rust), and repainting. For now I'm going to Jenolite it to stop it going any further until I find out if an Aero this cheap will have any scary surprises.

I thought much of the car was galvanised ? It's rare to see much rust on a Saab IME aside from the A pillars which I reckon in both my examples were compromised by careless windscreen replacement.

Graham

I would be fearful of an Aero of that age. How has it been driven? The gearbox is a week point for all that torque. Traction control is another problem. A bit more costly in fuel and insurance. But of course it has the glamour of the Aero tag and power corrupts :-) But probably not much different in daily driving than my LPT.

Eeyore (Eeyore ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

NG900s are the exception, it'd seem - since they all seem to have very scabby (typical Cavalier) rear arches.