I'm not a big car guy, but I am nostalgic for my 9000. Like a true Saab it was in many ways a strangely put together car, but it had a hard to describe feel of being well engineered and a great ride. I owned a 900 too, and had Saab still existed I would most likely still be driving a Saab today.

Perhaps the new Chinese owners jump onto the electric wave and need a good base vehicle? One can dream!

At least an electric 9000 wouldn't have the balance chain chewing up the engine block ;)

It's such a solid car. Over engineered I dare say but such a lovely thing to drive. And personally, I still think it looks quite contemporary amongst cars of today. My father had a 900 and I feel that was my gateway Saab as I adored that thing. In a way I don't really feel for any other cars. I like cars, but often can give or take. Saabs make me feel all funny. Perhaps I should see someone about it... Must admit, I've never had any issues with the balance chain. After a head gasket (that was skimmed, fixed and happy for another 80k) I had a heater matrix go and a radiator, then water pump but I put all these down to the gasket going. Another brilliant thing with the ones of my era, is they are designed to be worked on. No job was ever that much of a pain.

Saab designs have always been timeless (mostly pre-GM of course) and still look great today.

The easiest fix for the balance chain issue on 9000s is to simply remove it. It's a whole subsystem only there to counter vibrations for smoother engine operation. This speaks to your point about over-engineering, but is also an illustration of the kind of design that makes the car feel so good.

My daily driver, a now 20 year old 9000 just turned 225k miles. I fully expect it to do another 225k!

Just so you know someone might do it before you! Atleast SAAB 93 but who knows maybe someday also a SAAB 9000.

https://www.nevs.com/en/ They build EV out of SAABs olf offices using a SAAB 93 as a platform. Check it out!

Thanks for the link. It will be interesting to see how they develop and if they have the soul of a true Saab.

I'm with you, but I'd probably do a 900 SPG.

Yeah, I'd be happy with one of those! My fathers 900 was very special to me. I'm sure it was a Saab 900 T16s in gun metal grey without the rear side grills.

I have an ebay alert set up for such a model. Sadly although understandably they still command a high price. I've had accidents on eBay with Saabs before. Current owner of a 6 door stretch 9000. Couldn't see it go for scrap value.