The first was a 1996 Saab 900 and when it died I needed a car to hold me over until we had the budget for something newer and bigger. So I immediately went out and bought this car.

Saabs are great values used and if you do the proper maintenance they are no less reliable than any other car. The car drove amazingly for my period of ownership (160K - 220K) and I ended up selling it for only $800 dollars less than I paid for it. I put about $800 into it in repairs while I owned it.

Fun to drive, amazing trunk space and great on gas. The Turbo gives it the pickup when you need it and otherwise the car drives with an economical 2L engine.

(Sigh) I miss you Saab.

It just does - and the automatic transmission doesn't seem to be terribly efficient either.

I liked the wagon styling, it looks great inside and out. It looks more like a large semi-upscale sedan on the inside than a truck, and I quite like that.

However it drives and eats gas like a truck too. Mind you in the snow that is great, it was unstoppable here in our Ottawa winters.

I think bottom line is that if you like the styling and need AWD this car is a no-brainer, get it. But I only need AWD maybe 4 days a year, so I'm selling and moving on to something a little more nimble and fuel frugal.