Anonymous

Reviewed a 1978 Saab 99 on Aug 20, 2013

My husband and I owned this car for 18 years, and I sold it to buy my VW Golf GTi. I am not sorry I did but do wish we could have kept the Saab around for a hobby car. It is quirky, fun to drive, and SAFE. It's also slow since it's a heavy car with an underpowered engine (that's why they did the Turbo) and ours was not a Turbo. I also had biceps like Popeye since it did not have power steering! Braking was exceptionally good. It got good gas mileage and was a DREAM on the highway. We drove it to Nebraska from CA and back, twice, and it was the best car to travel in. It was a 5-door, meaning it had four passenger doors and one large hatch. We camped in it with the seat folded down and it held all our stuff plus a 90-lb Doberman! It will cost you a fortune to repair and maintain so unless you are willing to spend the money to do this get a Toyota instead. It's oddities made me love it more. If you are not like me and just want a basic cookie-cutter car you can thrash around, a Saab is not for you. They need tender loving care, and these old ones deserve it. I wish I could find my car, I'd buy it all over again.