Highlights

• Just 66,432 miles, verified
• Two former keepers on the V5
• Optional leather upholstery
• Superb service history
• Excellent overall condition
• ULEZ compliant (checked April 2023)
• Hirsch interior upgrade pack

The Appeal

The History and Paperwork

• First registered in March 2007
• Two former keepers on the V5
• Current owner since April 2016
• Just 66,432 miles, verified by the service and MOT records
• ULEZ compliant (as checked in April 2023)
• Current MOT to March 2024
• Complete with the original owner’s manuals and two keys
• Superb service history – 13 stamps, the last at 60,556 miles in May 2021
• We’re told the car has been kept in humidity controlled storage on a trickle charger by the current owner, and has not been a daily driver
• Saab Owners Club valuation dated March 2019
• The original dealer plates are also included in the sale

The Interior

• Factory option two-tone grey leather upholstery, with extra optional Hirsh Nappa leather to the interior handles and handbrake
• All of the leather looks to be in very good order, with some light creasing and evidence of use, but no real wear and certainly no damage we could see
• The vendor tells us they have had a new OEM gear knob and gaiter fitted
• Dark grey carpets with complementary floor mats bedeck the floors and present very nicely, with no notable wear or staining apparent
• Electric windows and door mirrors
• Hands-free phone connectivity
• CD/radio system with Aux connection
• Dual zone air conditioning
• Iconic Saab “night panel” function
• The boot is generous, fitted with dark grey carpet and a rubber floor liner which both look to be in fine fettle
• Under the carpet is a spacesaver spare wheel, and the wheel well itself appears to be in good order, with no significant corrosion and no damage we could identify
• The vendor reports no faults or problems with any of the cabin’s functions

The Exterior

• Jet Black Metallic paintwork, presenting in very nice condition, with no pronounced marks or scuffs we could see
• The vendor notes that they have had the paintwork professionally machine polished
• The bodywork of the car looks very nice – clean and straight with no damage or corrosion we could discern
• Similarly, the external badging, trim and brightwork looks to be complete and maintained to a fine standard
• The electrically operated black fabric roof shows very well, with no UV damage, sagging or tearing we could distinguish
• We can see that the underside looks to be in very good condition, clean and undamaged with no notable corrosion we could detect
• We’re told by the vendor that they have had the multi-spoke, 17-inch alloy wheels refurbished during their ownership, although we not there is some kerb damage to the lips

The Mechanics

• Although badged as a 1.8t, the car runs a factory-fitted 2-litre turbocharged, four-cylinder engine
• From the factory the car develops 150bhp
• Five-speed manual transmission
• Front-wheel drive
• Power assisted steering
• Anti-lock braking system
• Traction control
• Cruise control
• The vendor reports no faults or mechanical problems at all

Summary