[onewhippedpuppy]

The 1980s Saab 900 SPG is one of my favorite cars of the 1980s. They were quick stock and could be made into rockets with a few modifications. I had a 1993 9000 Aero and a 1997 900SE with the high output turbo. Both were incredibly practical hatchbacks, returned better than 30 MPG easily, and with a manual boost controller were scary fast on the highway. Super comfy seats in a high quality interior. FWD means torque steer, but they were also great in the snow. Very well made cars until the early 2000s when GM made them into another failed experiment in badge engineering, I sold my 9000 with 235k and the original turbo and never opened engine and transmission, it was still a great running car. Saab going under means that some original parts are hard to find, but there's still a great aftermarket for mechanical parts and several good forums to source used parts from. I really liked my Saabs, they were something different in a good way. Too bad GM ruined them.