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I don.t know if it sold in the US, but the 9-3 with normally aspirated 1.8 litre Vauxhall/Opel/ GM Ecotec is an extremely economical car for its size, albeit without sparkling accelaration,
but in an excellent chassis(SAAB designed, with rear wheel steering) with good brakes, ride, roadholding.And cheap to buy used. Change the timing belt/waterpump every 36000 miles-parts prices are cheap-e.g waterpump $36- any garage can work on them, Spare keys, in England, are easy to get incidentally, and parts are readily available.
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1986 924S bought new. Now used for AutoX and street.
Chipped, throttle cam, highflow filter in original airbox/snorkel, 14mm rear sway
Hyundai Ioniq hybrid daily driver
Vindicator Vulcan V8 spyder, street legal sports racing car
(300hp,1400 lbs kerb weight) used for sprints on circuits, and hillclimbs
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