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"dumpsterfire!" (2020covidsux) 12/08/2019 at 10:02 • Filed to: None

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once upon a time the Aspen police bought and patrolled with Saabs.

dogisbadob > dumpsterfire! 12/08/2019 at 10:17

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then they went bankrupt from the maintenance/repair costs :p

InFierority Complex > dumpsterfire! 12/08/2019 at 10:19

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Vail did too until the early 2000s as well.

Svend > dumpsterfire! 12/08/2019 at 10:26

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A long history of patrolling with SAABs

https://www.saabplanet.com/saabs-from-aspen/

The Aspen Police Department in Aspen , Colorado has had a long history with Saab Cars (1974-2005). Saab as a police vehicle in America are used only in two cities. The resort towns of Vail and

Aspen   used Saab sedans and hatchbacks (900, 9000, 9-5…) as their standard patrol car for over 25 years .

The first imports were Red Audis, then we changed to Red Saabs , then they went to B lue Saabs . Aspen was the first ski area to have imported Police cars , with Vail following a few years later.

This was part of Chief Marty Hershey’s efforts to “ de-redneck” the Police Department and change the image. Witnesses say that this time most people remember thier change to Levis and Levis Jackets, sportiff shorts in the summer, and Saabs .

I love this line

This was part of Chief Marty Hershey’s efforts to “ de-redneck” the Police Department and change the image.

De-redneck. Lol. 

Breckenridge police used to have Discoverys,

Series I

Series II

Svend > dogisbadob 12/08/2019 at 10:29

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It was a very slow bankruptcy as they’ve used SAABs from 1974 up to 2005. 

dumpsterfire! > dogisbadob 12/08/2019 at 10:31

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For mere mortals, yes, but not in the rarified air of obscene amounts of property tax.

dumpsterfire! > InFierority Complex 12/08/2019 at 10:32

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Yeah , but those were black and didn't photograph as pretty.

Khalbali > dumpsterfire! 12/08/2019 at 10:40

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God I want another 9000.....

ranwhenparked > Svend 12/08/2019 at 11:30

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The Gulf Stream Council, BSA in Palm Beach used to give Land Rovers to their district executives as company cars, which was obviously a terrible idea.

carcrasher88 > dumpsterfire! 12/08/2019 at 12:25

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Albany County Sheriff’s Office here in NY had some, too. Though, I do believe they were mainly just D.A.R.E. cars.

barnie > dumpsterfire! 12/08/2019 at 14:08

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Buddy of mine from Breckinridge has one. Says it’s the turbo that allows good performance at elevation. All the elevation changes from 4k to 12k  feet and there’s still plenty of power. 

Khalbali > Svend 12/08/2019 at 17:44

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Oops guess I meant to reply to you not OP since you posted the 9000's.

Svend > Khalbali 12/08/2019 at 22:28

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I loved the 9000s. Father worked for Malcolm Wilson SAAB out at Careless, just outside the city. He's take out the courtesy cars to the owners and bring the owners cars in for servicing, and he'd open the car up on those twisty country roads to the dealership. 

Khalbali > Svend 12/09/2019 at 07:00

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Mine was a total basket case, 3 different colors (+rust!) and I burnt a lot of money on it before I finally called it, but I had never seen anything like it before and I still love them. If I ever get to a place in life where I can have a project car, that would be high on my list.