SAAB 900 turbo - worth saving ? + VW 1302s advice needed

[mr-reno-139]

hi people

sitting on my truck at the moment is a friends saab which has become homeless before i send it to the crusher should i try to e bay it or does any body want it

mentioned it to Nigel B but havent heard back yet

 

car runs ok is 8v LHD and looks solid , headlining has fallen down , went straight through mot when last used 3yrs ago been standing since

 

priced at £125 a ton or if any body wants some bits off it will keep it a bit longer

 

PS message to wuvvum in the boot is a complete brand new grille assembly for mk1 R6

 

 

recently delivered a megane to customer to find sad beetle on driveway

is there still a market for these or a vw forum anyone can reccomend i advertise it on to as the girl cant afford to restore it but may be a shame to crush it too

 

[Jazzy Jeff]

Definately stick that Beetle on eBay. People actually spend large amounts of time, effort and money trying to get their VW to look like that!!!

[ayd]

just let a mate know...will reply asap

[pogweasel]

Beetle will make about £300 on eBay I reckon. "Project" ones are not worth huge coin unless they are early models really as the costs of restoring one can be immense, especially as some of the more bum-raping of 'specialists'.LHD saab might make some quids to ex-pats and homeward-bound Poles, but probably not much more than it would make on the frag run, sadly.

[mouseflakes]

PS message to wuvvum in the boot is a complete brand new grille assembly for mk1 R6

How strange is that - in the boot of a modern (to me! ) Saab?Funny enough, I 'lost' one of these in Ireland - do you think it could be the same one? Wuvvum needs a bit of good news on the R6 front at the moment.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

That Saab looks great and i quite fancy one of these as a replacement 'towing wagon' for my Audi 200. Sadly I have no current means of shifting it so i'll have to turn a blind eye I think, what a shame.

[Volksy]

Could be worth putting the bug on Volkszone.www.volkszone.com/VZiIf it is a 1302S it will have the 1600cc twin port motor, something that should assure a sale.

[mr-reno-139]

not strange to me saab belonged to my former business partner who is now totally BL fixated (owns VDP 3 litre estate amongst others)many moons ago he had a mk 1 R6 and moving stuff about he threw all old renault bits in boot of saab for me have got a lot of new early 6 bits inc panels thought mr B had let Wuvvum know already ?

[garethj]

The 1302S should also have disc brakes which makes it a good start (or stop ) for a car. Photos of the floorpans, heater channels (sills) and under the back seat is pretty much all you need.If it's unmessed with, it'll sell. If it's got a dodgy interior, botched electrics and a ton of underseal it'll be like most of the others

[MrRegieRitmo]

Wuvvum needs a bit of good news on the R6 front at the moment.

Why, what's happened?

[mouseflakes]

He found some rust...http://autoshite.commlm/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 591644c8abSaab looks really solid - Pogs suggestion for it sounds like a good 'un.

[wuvvum]

PS message to wuvvum in the boot is a complete brand new grille assembly for mk1 R6

is right! I've had some random finds in the boots of cars in my time, but that takes the biscuit!

[Torsten2001]

A big LHD car will find a healthy market in Nigeria, I have just sold my Acura at a staggeringly high price to a happy, cash rich African fella, bug an MOT on it, shove it on ebay and watch the silly offers roll in!

[ayd]

tried - he's got 4 so doesn't really wanna take on another Saab - sorry

[fearthecat]

That Beetle looks lovely, even with the greenery and rust staining. I was eyeing up a local blue beetle (later model) recently, but I wasn't ready to buy it at the time, and it teased me for months then disappeared. Dont crush this one!