Ahhh - The GM 2.8 V6. This engine also appeared in my '90 Isuzu Trooper, in a fit of cross-corporate sharing designed to hold Isuzu over until they developed their own V6. In that boxy era, you could get a Trooper with either the Isuzu I4 or the GM V6. Curiously, both engines claimed the same HP (120); the V6 offered…

I'll admit that I'm presuming the owner's claim of "ran great when parked" won't do much for the next owner. This car has an automatic - and I think it's fair to say that someone who thinks who thinks the stripes are "cute" will also think transmission service is "unnecessary". A quick look at eBay suggests that used,…

Some theories here: http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/archive…

I'd be shocked if the parts value in that car is anywhere near $999. One picture under the hood could have helped confirm my suspicions - but we didn't get that. I still bet most parts you pull off that car will be already broken or near the end of their life.

A friend of mine bought a similar-vintage Saab. I made the mistake of telling him I'd help him fix it up. It had lived about as hard a life as this one - though it ran when he got it. Every time I went to fix something, I found yet another botched repair hiding in there. It sat in my garage for several days while…

...though they can't quite make the "$20K or less new" part of this...

Yup, original query is for a new car.

Really? C'mon: It's a cool vehicle and all - but $30K-ish is big money. There are waaaay too many other things out there that offer similar fun for a fraction of the price.

So... This "device used for flight" will be illegal now?

To my surprise, I headed for "Nice Price".

Well, "modern" compared to some systems used in the MG that inspired this car...

Really, I don't mind replica/tribute cars - but they have to offering something interesting that wasn't in the original, or price advantages that are light years ahead of the real thing.

I'm torn: This looks it would be a lot of fun - if it really has been sorted out. Pity the owner didn't bother with more informative pictures, and some more details in the description.

Change the fluids. Yes, all of them:

I appreciate project cars - and this was quite a project. I'm sure there was a pile of work involved in the drivetrain swap and the body surgery.

Well, my great aunt rocks an old Zenith!

The pawn broker probably didn't really want to have to sell this thing. I'm sure they knew not to let the owner borrow very much on it.

Cars end up at pawn brokers only because they couldn't sell anywhere else. Next stop: Auction. The last resort for the unsold car...

My real fear isn't the quirks we can see - it's what isn't in the ad. I suspect that if the owner only needed to fix some quirks, it wouldn't be for sale...

My great-aunt's Zenith was great. This car? Ummm....