Highlights
- Lovely NG 900 in unusual colour
- Full beige leather interior
- Power electric roof
- Long MOT and original handbooks
The Appeal
Saab’s 900 convertible has always been one of the best-loved of the Swedish company’s models, with its svelte styling and premium upmarket image.
Loved by enthusiasts across the world, the soft-top SAAB is a desirable thing. Indeed, the “NG” (or new-generation) 900 soft-top was one of the most popular and sought-after cabrios of the 1990s, popular with the aspirational and upwardly mobile thanks to its premium image and high specification.
Today, it’s a classic in its own right – a car with a cult following, as good examples get harder and harder to find and Nineties cars are part of a thriving movement of their own.
This one is an early example, a 1996 model, in non-turbocharged 900 S format, with a five-speed manual transmission.
It’s a really smart and genuine, unrestored, example of the breed, sold with a long MOT valid until April 2025. The vendor acquired it from an owner in London earlier this year, after the car had been parked up following the 2021 extension of the ULEZ zone. Now returned to the road after a three-year lay-up and freshly recommissioned, it’s up for sale – the ideal four-seater family-friendly classic for the height of summer, yet equally snug all year round thanks to its over-engineered roof, glass heated rear screen and heated leather seats.
The History and Paperwork
- UK V5C
- MOT April 2025
- Original book pack and leather wallet
- Owner’s handbook
- Folder of invoices documenting regular maintenance from 2010 onward, including a major service less than 1,000 miles ago
- Old tax discs back to 2000
- Previous MOT certificates dating back 14 years
- Odometer replaced with used instrument pack in 2015 – correct mileage of the car is approximately 85,000
- Two keys
The Condition
- Unusual Citrin Beige Metallic with black roof
- Good overall order, no notable dents or damage
- Rare Saab factory alloys with minor marks
- Electric folding roof in good working order and very good external condition with no damage or tears
- Rear deck needs slight manual intervention for roof to operate smoothly
- Rich and supple beige leather seats in excellent order, very minor wear to driver’s side bolster
- Heated front seats
- Electric door mirrors
- Wood-effect dashboard trim
- Lovely suede-effect door trims
- Remote boot release
- Saab Night Panel
- Very smart interior with no major wear and well-presented
- Incredibly comfortable and spacious cabin
- SAAB ‘SID’ display in full working order
- Original Saab radio-cassette player
- Four electric windows
- Electrically adjustable mirrors
- Power steering
- Central locking with deadlock function
- Full heated glass rear window
- CD changer in boot
- Original tools and space saver spare wheel
- Minor surface rust on inner edge of right-hand rear arch
- Very tiny rust bubbles on both rear arches
- One area of flat paint on driver's side door
- Small coin-sized dent in rear quarter panel
- Minor damage to hazard switch surround
- Scuff on NSF A-pillar
- The car is 28 years old and wears its original paint, with some very slight marks and defects commensurate with age
- A very smart and well-presented example in good, original condition
The Mechanics
- 2.0-litre 4cyl
- Five-speed manual
- Reverse gear lock-out security system
- Major service less than 1,000 miles ago
- Starts and runs well, brakes steering and suspension all work fine
- Airbag light currently illuminated
- Recent new battery (2024)
- Although the car is currently in good running order and has been recommissioned by the vendor, it has covered less than 1,000 miles in the past three years and has seen limited use in recent times
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