Come for the unique excitement, stay for the quirks. Just makes me love 'em 9x more! ❤️ 🇸🇪 😊 Thanks, Jacob!

Thanks for being one of the only young people doing 900 videos. And once again, I cannot believe we have the exact same car, right down to the sun fading on the hatch HAHA

Saab 96 & 900, great cars.

It's not quirky, it's genius!👍

Had a 900 and a 900S. I'm still in love!

Rubber spoilers and automatic seatbelts were both quite common on cars from the mid '80s to mid '90s. And other cars had flow-through ventilation vents, such as the original VW Beetle, but the SAAB 900's were probably the largest. I'm surprised you didn't mention the "positioning lights" (next to the front parking lights) which light up when you shift into reverse, to help illuminate the sides of the car at night.

What a beautiful car! Love from Sweden! Thanks for keeping those legends alive. edit: regarding the seatbelt, that has to be US only thing? I never in my life seen this in Sweden...

And this is why the Classic 900 is more Saab than the 9-3 and 9-5. A Saab made by Saab engineers, not by GM accountants. I am happy that I swapped my 2004 9-4 Sport Sedan with 160,000 miles on the clock for a 1998 9000 CSE with only 100,000 miles done when I got it a year ago. Forward to the past!

i own a saab 900t16s (euro version ) i had no clue that some version had automatic seatbelts or fuel type signs around the car , Awesome car dude!

Here's my quirk. The handbrake activates the front brakes and not the rears on the older 900's.

Nothing like a Classic 900 Turbo. Still miss mine. Coolest euro car I ever owned, imho.

Fabulous Saab!!! Great video!!! 👏👏👏

A few of the quirks aren't as Saab quirky as you think, they just went out of fashion before you went over to solid food. The rain guards were on about all cars produced between at least the 1950's up to the '90's. And as the 900 is basically the successor of the 99, which is 1960's design origin, the guards are there. It is often the joint line of the roof plate with the sides. The head lamp wipers were on a lot of cars that were exported to countries where head light cleaning devices became mandatory. On quite a lot of cars where wipers were not part of the original design it was easily visible they were an add on where some extraordinary tricks had to be pulled to get them incorporated. In the early 2000's they were mostly replaced by the cheaper pressure washers as also seen on the 9-5 after the wipers were phased out. But there is a quirk that should be mentioned and that is the way the door closes against the sill and not over it. This was typically Saab, aging back to probably the Ur-Saab. The pluss sides being always having a clean sill so no risk for dirty trousers and much less chance that in case of an accident the door gets wedged. Downside thousands of doors with rusted bottoms because of the archaic way of keeping moist out with that rubber flap being riveted without any proper rust protection. And don't forget the other function of the gear stick lock: car theft is quite hard when you only can get away in reverse 😀.

These cars are so cool. Initially, I was a little on the fence about some of the color choices for the engine, but every time you show it I realize that you made the right call for everything.

Most unique, kool cars ever. SAAB🏁🏁🏁📽😁👍

I own a 5-door hatchback from 1984 with 175 hp and it already has a „Turbo“ sign on the steeringwheel instead of the typical Saab/Scania sign. And it also has the bis front and rear bumpers.👌🏽

Thanks!

Hi, it's not fake vents in the back. They prevent from dangerous changes of pressure when you close that huge trunku cover.

3:30 VW MK2 Sciroccos have a very similar rubber rear spoiler.

fun fact! the biggest reason for the 45 degree angle on the engine is becaus they had plans for 4 extra cylinders on the engine😁

Wait….what the…but you’re…..how the……Auto explain this socery

ive owned multiple saab 900 classics. and never ever have i ever seen nor even heard of automatic seatbelts! that and the unleaded fuel badge must be some US market exklusives stuff

RIP boys, my 9³ Aero's clutch took a shit today...hopefully nothing else.

🫡👍❤️🇸🇪 #10 no kickerpanels, on the body, they are on the doors.

you will find a rubber spoiler on an 80s Alfa Spider

Great video! I am wondering if a later year transmission or engine could be used in a 1992 900s? Thanks!

how is the steering rack doing on this car, iv'e found they go really mushy on older saabs. really fab color also.

Saab was the first car manufacturer to put a turbo in a car engine so i its maybe not quirky to put all the stickers on the car, more like to show that they was first

The belt thing is not exclusive to Saabs. When I was a kid, my family owned a US-Spec Jag XJ-S and the belts worked the same way.

lol he said the quirk word teeheehhehehebeheheh

The only problem with the classic SAAB 900 turbo is...THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM ANYMORE!!! That's a problem!!

Quit teaching people these quirks! How else will I have conversations about how to get the key out with valets or the guys at the tire shop.

Quirky

Was this commentator out of kindergarten in 93?