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Steve McF

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New 9-5s getting more commonplace?
« on: 12 July 2011, 11:11:59 AM »
I have seen a couple of new 9-5s over the last couple of days. let's hope they are starting to sell in greater numbers now.......... :)

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Re: New 9-5s getting more commonplace?
« Reply #1 on: 12 July 2011, 11:14:11 AM »
I have to say that I've been seeing more and more too. I got to see one a little too closely in a multi-storey car park the other month...nearly had two 9-5s kissing!  :-\

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Re: New 9-5s getting more commonplace?
« Reply #2 on: 12 July 2011, 11:15:53 AM »
Same here - took ages before I saw the first (as in months), though now am seeing them around once a week. Surely the rarity must have an appeal to some. I do think they look great in the flesh..

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Re: New 9-5s getting more commonplace?
« Reply #3 on: 12 July 2011, 11:18:26 AM »
I've only seen one 'in the wild'.  :(

But that's one better than none.  :)

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Re: New 9-5s getting more commonplace?
« Reply #4 on: 12 July 2011, 11:23:26 AM »
I happened to stop by at the showroom in Watford a few weeks back - it's a super looking machine. I thought I was going to get sent on my way - I was nearly drooling all over it  :o ;D
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Re: New 9-5s getting more commonplace?
« Reply #5 on: 13 July 2011, 08:25:01 AM »
I saw one within a couple of weeks of release and then none for ages until I was driving down to Cambridge for work on a semi-regular basis and saw several of them in one day (and loads of dame edna 9-5's along with lots of other SAABs) but since I'm not doing that for work any more I've not had a chance to see any more. Then last night I was cycling home in the wet and gloom and saw one up really close and it had the lights on in the gloom and looked utterly awesome, the lighting made it look very futuristic (in a good way too!). Then a few seconds later some muppet in a 2.8 V6 9-3 Sportwagon nearly knocked me off my bike  :'(

I did speak to someone yesterday who asked me if SAAB made a 4x4 now as he thought he saw one in Norwich the other day so it sounds like the 9-4X may have arrived in the UK?