carpet cleaning

[Steve McF]

Can anyone recommend a good carpet cleaner to bring those carpets and mats back to pristine condition, and rid the car of those stale smells?

[David]

1001.

Best to remove carpets first as you can never get them really clean, or smell free, if left in the car. You will be amazed who dirty they get.

[sgould]

There are Saab guys that swear by some stuff called Virosol

http://www.cloverchem.co.uk/2013/uk/product_detail.asp?prod_code=%27326%27&range_sub=%2720%27

I've kept it mind, but I've not used it myself (yet)

[Steve McF]

It may be mainly the mats. They look like they could do with going in the washing machine :0

[Audax]

It may be mainly the mats. They look like they could do with going in the washing machine :0

You can buy a brand new set of genuine Saab mats for £40 on ebay.

[Max Headroom]

I use a wet/dry vacuum and wash the mats with my VAX. If you can get a narrow head for the machine, you can get yourself stripey carpets - they look really cool! 
Some folk just get the stripes with a brush and carpet cleaner - loads to be found on You-Tube, unfortunately most are American so you have to put up with the drawl but its still good information....
carpet cleaning video here