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Saab 95, 96, Two-Stroke and V4 (1949-1980) / Re: TUR581M, Verona Green 96V4. Anyone own / seen it?

« on: 12 July 2011, 09:28:02 AM »

I've not heard of it since you sold it mate...but hopefully it's still thrumming around the lanes of Surrey 

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Whatever happened to V4 engines?

« on: 11 July 2011, 07:06:41 PM »

V4s tended to be used longitudinally in the 60s and were all about packaging a 4-pot into a small-ish engine bay.  They were also strong compared with an inline engine.  Now that most 4-cyl cars are FWD and use a transverse layout, the benefit is minimal, and the inherent balance and vibration problems of a V4 make them less attractive.

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Announcements & Events / Re: Saab Owners Club National 2011 event

« on: 11 July 2011, 05:06:38 PM »

Thanks for posting this .  Just to give a bit more info...


PRE-BOOKED PITCHES, PER UNIT
(Friday/Saturday nights only)
@ £15.00 per night (for one night) Member
@ £20.00 per night (for one night) Non-member
@ £12.00 per night (2+ nights) Member
@ £15.00 per night (2+ nights) Non-member

DAILY ADMISSION CHARGE
Member @ £7.00 per day
Non-member (pre-booked) @ £11.00 per day
Member children under 16 free
Non-Member children under 16 £2.00 each

MEALS
Friday fish & chip supper – adults @ £12.00
Friday supper (vegetarian) – adults @ £12.00
Saturday Evening Meal in Whittle Suite at 7.00pm
‘Melon Opera’ (melon with red berry compote)
Roast loin of bacon with peppercorn sauce (served separately)
Lemon tart with raspberry coulis
For the vegetarian option - or people with additional dietary
requirements - contact us asap
Saturday 2-course meal – adults @ £18.00
Saturday 3-course meal – adults @ £24.00
Under 13s Friday/Saturday @ FREE

Please note - All meals MUST be booked in advance and before July 11.

If any non-members wish to join us for the meals, please email Sue: history@saabclub.co.uk and she will send you a PDF with the booking form.

Or just click this link !! http://www.uksaabs.co.uk/UKS/download/file.php?id=39929


Just a reminder to our members, and to bring to the attention of non-members thinking of coming:

We do not charge any extra for traders or car-booters, all we ask is a reasonable contribution to the raffle (By reasonable, we mean for big traders the donation of a nice prize, or for you & me flogging stuff from the boot of our cars, it might be to buy a few quid's worth of tickets).

I know what a bunch of squirrels us Saab owners can be, hording spares away on the off-chance that one day you might actually need them. This is an ideal chance to get rid of some of those "handy" bits & pieces cluttering up your garage/kitchen/living room that you no longer need...

Also to clarify the pricing after a few queries - the fee for camping includes entry to the event. It would be hard to charge you extra once you're already in....!

And a quick plug for the membership offer we are running. If you join before or at the National, we will waive the one-time joining fee of £5, so you only pay for the subscription which is only £32 a year (if you pay by Direct Debit) or £36 a year if not. You will then pay the discounted entry/camping rates for members, so for a family of 4 that could save you up to £12...in addition to getting 6 copies a year of the Saab Driver mag, dealer and specialist discounts, discounted insurance and many other benefits.

Hope to see you in a few weeks

Al

[Feel free to say hello, most of you know me anyway and those that don't - just ask someone else!]

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New Saab 9-5 (2010 on) / Re: Anyone got one?

« on: 01 July 2011, 09:39:51 AM »

My Dad has a 2010 2.0 TiD Vector SE auto + Hirsch upgrade, currently touring France and in his words "the best towcar I've ever had", which includes a few...

I really like it, it's nice to drive, goes well enough, is economical and very comfortable.  Deserved to sell more than it has so far, and I fear is ever likely to.

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: What you got?

« on: 01 July 2011, 09:36:44 AM »

Another vote for Fusion Blue...9-3SW 2.8T Aero Hirsch.  And then there's the 9-5 Aero "almost stage 4 and a bit", the 96V4 and the 900 T16S track hack that many of you are familiar with.

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Off-topic chat, Help, Advice, General motoring issues / Re: Hirsch price list?

« on: 01 July 2011, 09:34:15 AM »

http://www.hirsch-performance.ch/ is where you want to be. 

Hello Kev, btw...