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Journals

Friends and associates of Hagstrom Saab have some pretty strong views about the superiority of the Saab brand, as you might expect. Please choose a journal below and read what our learned enthusiasts have to say...

Pick your Hagstrom Saab correspondent here>> | Stuart's Spin-offs | From the Archives | Alan's Column | Tommi's Restoration Projects | Emma's Reports | Notable Saabs | asd | Sonetts Surely! | Saab God | Enthusiast Links | Ashley's Other Saabs | Newsletter | 123 | 123 | asd | Open Forum | Nigel's Noggin | Matt's World | Owain’s Adventures

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Matt's World

One man’s sermon from the mount

10/05/2024

02/11/2010

All Hail a New Breed of Motoring God

02/11/2010

New 9-5 Estate

15/10/2010

New 9-5 (Addendum)

06/07/2010

The New Saab 9-5

17/03/2009

The Curse of the Lead Right Foot

06/03/2009

Saab, in Trouble??!!

05/03/2009

Beware the Four Chrome Rings

05/03/2009

David Llewellyn Owen: a Memorial

03/03/2009

Are there ANY Saab crazed Girls out there?

29/11/2006

Oddballs

02/02/2006

The Unicorn

02/02/2006

A Re-acquaintance with the Saab 9000

08/12/2005

The New Saab 9-5

03/12/2005

Our Country is Disappearing up its own A**e Part III

03/12/2005

Dual Flow Filtration Part III

06/10/2005

Farewell to Scandinavian Blue

09/06/2005

Dual Filtration Part II

13/05/2005

Dual Flow Oil Filtration

03/05/2005

My Saab of the Moment!

09/03/2005

Mixed Emotions

09/03/2005

Why are the T16S 900's being scrapped in droves?

03/02/2005

Question: Where does Classic end and pile of s*** begin?

03/02/2005

When is a Saab not a Saab? When it's a Subaru

03/02/2005

Born Free, Taxed to Death

01/05/2004

Back in the Saddle ..

15/11/2003

The classic Saab 900 1978-1994

19/04/2003

Saab 99 buyer’s guide

01/04/2003

Stay safer in an older Saab!

01/04/2003

Petrol £6 a gallon...? But apparently it’s on the cards

Back in the Saddle ..

 Matt

Well it’s now 2004; God where does the time go and, after what seems like an age driving a “Volkswagen golf” of all things, I’m finally getting my hands on another Classic 900....

It’s funny to think that occasionally I will sample the offspring of other marques but like so many of you, I just can’t help loving the old 900’s.

The golf has been troublesome but moderately reliable I suppose and I can’t wait to see the back of it. It’s replacement is a blue 4-door 900 on an A plate with certain modifications, naturally, but it’s only got a 4-speed box!!! So slotting a 5-speed in there is a job for later.

Tom is already pestering me to stick a Turbo 16 lump in it but I can’t really see the point. I’m not the same person as ten years ago and my need for speed has all but evaporated. It’s amazing what “9” penalty points on your licence will do to your driving technique!

So, no, I don’t feel the need for another car that bares the badges declaring to the world that it’s a Saab Turbo nutter (as my blue 5-door Turbo did).

What I can say is, people change. Other people stay the same. Take Tom, for instance. He still drives badly, he still rambles on without drawing breathe about all things Saab-related, he still moans about the system of government and he still does work for countless people that undercuts practically everyone price and quality-wise!

Good to know, when, as the song goes, I’m back in the saddle again!

Happy Saabing!

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