Shitting in the shallow end. *Arse friends Electric*

[Jim Bell]

Or is it just small? hard to tell really

 

Winner.

 

Close the thread.

[Saabnut]

If this is still available, I will take it. Will have to look at collection but think it needs to live in close proximity to the Renner!

 

Hmmm, wonder if anyone needs transport from NE to proper NE - maybe someone who needs to collect an Omega? I will cover insurance if the driver is over 25....

 

Of course, now I will win the roffle AX and have two of the damn things....

 

PM being composed....

[Jim Bell]

If this is still available, I will take it. Will have to look at collection but think it needs to live in close proximity to the Renner!

 

Hmmm, wonder if anyone needs transport from NE to proper NE - maybe someone who needs to collect an Omega? I will cover insurance if the driver is over 25....

 

Of course, now I will win the roffle AX and have two of the damn things....

 

PM being composed....

 

 

Original interested party has withdrawn interest for understandable reasons, so consider it yours chief. 

 

Also comes with lovely bonus prize as its you.

[Saabnut]

Another PM sent.

 

Oh God, what have I done? Never even sat in one, and I am of the opposite of small in girth if not height! Still, this is what makes life fun!

[Jim Bell]

Another PM sent.

 

Oh God, what have I done? Never even sat in one, and I am of the opposite of small in girth if not height! Still, this is what makes life fun!

 

 

I'm 6 foot 4 and 22 stone ish and manage ok man. If you're below those peramiters I reckon youll be comfortable enough!

[lesapandre]

Well done they are great cars. This one looks very fresh. 

[Jim Bell]

With the AX off north of the wall with its new owner and the SLK awaiting collection from its new owner, I thought I'd better buy something........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bye bye little Frenchie. I barely knew you at all.

 

[Jim Bell]

Enter stage left the new FOR SALE and WANTED section of the forum.

 

Which sat down next to me one evening and showed me it's knickers.

 

And by that I mean that Loser1 sent me a link to a lovely looking car for sale.

 

Fast forward a few days and the lovely Bobthebeard pulled up outside in something boosty and well within my price range.

 

 

No collection Fred as it was very kindly delivered. Thanks BTB! Hope you made it home on the train ok.

 

 

 

[loserone]

Woohoo!

[Jim Bell]

Boring.

 

 

Boring.

 

 

 

SPROT!!!!!!

[Jim Bell]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Split_Pin]

OOFT. These are shouting at me. Well played sir.

[Jim Bell]

So what is it?

(It's a time hole......etc)

 

 

It's a Swede but not a Volvo.

It's also a 2.3 turbo but not a Volvo.

It's somehow an estate but STILL not a Volvo.

It even came from Scotland at one point, and yet, it's NOT a Volvo.

 

 

It's a Saab nine five (not ninety five. Not niney fivey) with an autobox and a turbot.

 

 

Forgive my parking. It's longer than I'm used to (that's what she said).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It drives and rides lovely. Theres a load of adjustment features on the seats and steering wheel and a load of headroom so it's making quite a refreshing change after the AX and SLK.

 

Plenty of beans when you poke the thin pedal and it's smooth and quiet right through the five automatical gears.

[Jim Bell]

Things to address.

 

It's piddling like a prostate pensioner at the moment. Right out the screen wash font.

 

 

That'll need investigated.

 

Also the radio is uncoded. Pretty fatal unless you like regular and expensive trips to the dealer so I may try and replace it with a generic Argos one.

 

 

Cup holder has gone all Julian LeSange and won't be prized out of the Equadorian Embassy/dash board so I'll have a poke at that.

 

Cruise works but pedal switch a bit too keen on disengagement. Worth a look and a play.

 

 

 

All in all its fantastic.

 

 

Many thanks again to BTB for deliverating it up to Nycassel. 5 star gent A++ ebayer.

[tooSavvy]

CU in South Shields agin, then.... Original plate on a steamroller, eh?

[Jim Bell]

[Shirley Knott]

This is more like it!

 

Looks like a proper class act that Jim, well bought.

[Split_Pin]

Yep, class man. If you still own it after July, dibs please. (Mrs, son and I want to go to Arran in it)

[Cavcraft]

One of the GR8 things about you having so many cars is the write ups. Never fail to amuse, 118.3/7, keep up the good work.

[Jim Bell]

[sporty-shite]

Well played. Looks rather swish.

[Jim Bell]

Took the Saab out for a dusk potter tonight and gave it a bit of a hoover out. The carpet is immaculate under the Saab floormat AND house carpet offcut.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean clean.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tidy tidy.

 

 

 

 

 

The dashing dash at night.

 

 

 

Love it.

[Saabnut]

Well bought that man, but please do not say too much positive about it, later Saabs are still the ultimate motoring bargain, and we do not want that to change!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Looks tidy. Was the plate included?!

Although I still think you're mad for sacking off that SLK, I guess this Swedish lady has a rather larger derriere, ideal for greyhounds.

[Jim Bell]

Looks tidy. Was the plate included?!

Although I still think you're mad for sacking off that SLK, I guess this Swedish lady has a rather larger derriere, ideal for greyhounds.

 

Plate is being retained by BTB. Will be returning to a pleb plate.

 

I'm definately not mad.  Just need the space and money at the moment.

[SiC]

Plenty of beans when you poke the thin pedal and it's smooth and quiet right through the five automatical gears.

Only four forward gears on this. It was the later one that had the five forward gears. This also gained flappy paddles. That five speed box was the same one in that fateful Volvo you had (S80 iirc?).

 

Disappointed there are no pictures of the dash after pressing night panel!

[SiC]

Oh and for economicals you need to be in top gear on this for it to lockup. Otherwise more fuel burning if you are not.

[Jim Bell]

Only four forward gears on this. It was the later one that had the five forward gears. This also gained flappy paddles. That five speed box was the same one in that fateful Volvo you had (S80 iirc?).

 

Disappointed there are no pictures of the dash after pressing night panel!

 

 

I DID NOT LIKE that gearbox.

 

Ta for he info man. I must have Mis-read the wiki page on gearbox progression.  I pressed the night panel and it just turned most things off?  Wasnt dramatic or funky or anything.  I was hoping thered be a flash of lightning or the howl of a wolf when I pressed it.

[SiC]

I DID NOT LIKE that gearbox.

 

It suffered a similar problem to the old Saab 9-5 that I had, which Hooli drove another 18k like it. After a fluid change and many miles, it actually apparently got much better. I believe 95quidpeugeot owns it now but I've not heard much about it. Hope it's still going.

 

Ta for he info man. I must have Mis-read the wiki page on gearbox progression. I pressed the night panel and it just turned most things off? Wasnt dramatic or funky or anything. I was hoping thered be a flash of lightning or the howl of a wolf when I pressed it.

Night panel is exactly that. Turns all the shit off you don't need when driving at night. Reduces the amount of shiny light in your eyes. If something bad happens like overheat or a warning, that element will come back to life.

 

Now we're moving into Spring/Summer you'll probably not get around to properly using it before flogging the car on...

[Jim Bell]

Now we're moving into Spring/Summer you'll probably not get around to properly using it before flogging the car on...

I'm going to try and keep it till at least July so Split_Pin can say he doesn't want it any more/it's the wrong time/it's too far away or similar.