"Berang" (berang)
12/25/2016 at 20:49 • Filed to: None
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"Berang" (berang)
12/25/2016 at 20:49 • Filed to: None | 5
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can never unsee my car’s worried face now when the lights are on.
VolksWoman
> Berang
12/26/2016 at 21:35 |
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LOL! OMG You think like me. My Saab was a dear one and I miss him horribly. I sent him to live with someone else over 20 years ago and I still kick myself. In fact, my butt should be hollow from kicking myself. You hit the nail right on the head with this article! We drove ours cross-country one summer and pulled it into a tiny little gas station somewhere on the back roads of Wyoming. The guy came to the window to ask what it was: “a Sab? (pronounced like “stab”)“ and I replied “Yes, it’s Swedish, and you say it like this: SAAAAAAHHHHB. He grinned, displaying one enormous front tooth, and exhaled the name correctly. We made a friend that day. My boy was a 1978 99GLE, 4-speed 5-door with no sunroof or a/c and I loved him dearly. With the rear seat folded down you could have hauled a bathtub back there. We didn’t, but we packed it with camping gear and a 92-pound Doberman and spent many summers having fun. Saabing is a unique experience, and you’re 110% correct when you say people either love them or hate them. I am a vintage VW owner too so I’m used to the slow car syndrome but Saabing requires answering a lot of questions. It was immensely comfortable (even if it did need power steering and a 5th gear) and would cruise all day at 85mph without a complaint. Once you got it moving, it was easy to steer and handled like it was on rails. I always felt safe in that car, like he was not going to let anything happen to us. If I ever see it again, I will throw myself on the ground, at its tires, and beg his forgiveness for ever letting him get away. Then, I’ll take it home and schedule a full restoration and promise him I will never sell him again. That is how I love(d) this car. Still do but for now that love is unrequited. I hope that changes.