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9-5 Sport Combi.  Unregistered "prototype" in auction in Sweden. Not suitable for road use - they say....

http://www.kvd.se/sv/auktion/saab/saab-9-5-turbo6-xwd-sportcombi-aero-authelladergpshud300hk-2012_554355.html


Now where did I put that bank loan........
« Last Edit: 28 November 2012, 01:40:33 PM by sgould »
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Re: Tempting to see if one of these could get a single vehicle approval
« Reply #1 on: 28 November 2012, 08:39:14 PM »
Current bid around £11.5k... you could get it through type approval as a personal import, like those hot Japanese motors popular a few years back...  just sort out the correct lightbulbs and speedo.   Or it's a one-off, like a kit-car...

Go on Will, you know you want to.

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Re: Tempting to see if one of these could get a single vehicle approval
« Reply #2 on: 28 November 2012, 08:56:01 PM »
Still 2 weeks to go on the bidding.  I think it will go too high.  It was only on £2500 when I made the first post.....
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Re: Tempting to see if one of these could get a single vehicle approval
« Reply #3 on: 28 November 2012, 09:02:15 PM »
No harm in wishing!

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Re: Tempting to see if one of these could get a single vehicle approval
« Reply #4 on: 28 November 2012, 09:14:43 PM »
You can't tell me that a car like that wouldn't have sold if it was put into production.

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Re: Tempting to see if one of these could get a single vehicle approval
« Reply #5 on: 28 November 2012, 11:11:31 PM »
Such a shame....nice car!

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Re: Tempting to see if one of these could get a single vehicle approval
« Reply #6 on: 08 March 2013, 02:53:27 PM »
You can't tell me that a car like that wouldn't have sold if it was put into production.

steve

I'm finally in a position where I would likely be able to afford a new car. I always intended seriously looking at the 9-5 Combi when it came out. I think they would have sold loads of them.  :(

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Re: Tempting to see if one of these could get a single vehicle approval
« Reply #7 on: 08 March 2013, 05:34:15 PM »
I saw one at the motor expo in London a year and a half ago. All I can say is wow, I want one!

The 9-4X was very nice too I have to say, but it would have been the 9-5SC for me please.

Such a shame.  :'(

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Re: Tempting to see if one of these could get a single vehicle approval
« Reply #8 on: 09 March 2013, 09:23:38 AM »
Since I started this thread, the cars have been auctioned off. 

Unfortunately they went for high prices - far too high for me to consider.

Saabs United have a couple of links to the whereabouts of some of the cars. A whole tranch went to a dealer in the Czech Republic, and there's an RHD one in the Netherlands, I think.  Check www.saabsunited.com when it comes back up from maintenance - it seems to have been seriously delayed.
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Re: Tempting to see if one of these could get a single vehicle approval
« Reply #9 on: 09 March 2013, 04:21:00 PM »
Check www.saabsunited.com when it comes back up from maintenance - it seems to have been seriously delayed.
The site is back up again now.  :) Took a lot longer than they had planned.

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Re: Tempting to see if one of these could get a single vehicle approval
« Reply #10 on: 11 March 2013, 09:17:26 AM »
Get out the cheque book. Several cars have now been approved for road use.  :) :) :) Lucky bu**ers.

Who on here is going to be the first to spot one in the wild?

http://www.saabsunited.com/2013/03/four-9-5-ii-sportcombis-meeting-in-kiel-germany.html

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Re: Tempting to see if one of these could get a single vehicle approval
« Reply #11 on: 11 March 2013, 01:06:23 PM »
Apart from the links above.  Here are two more from Saabs United.

http://www.saabsunited.com/2013/02/saab-9-5-estate-for-sale-in-the-netherlands.html

http://www.saabsunited.com/2013/01/where-did-the-auction-cars-end-up.html#more-46343


There was one RHD Sport Combi in the auction.  Where did that end up? It wasn't me.  It went for over £40k  :o
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Re: Tempting to see if one of these could get a single vehicle approval
« Reply #12 on: 11 March 2013, 01:35:32 PM »
Still sad these never made it to full production: that would almost certainly have been my next car!