FREAKY - that is the exact car my parents bought brand new from Wilmer Motors AMC in Middletown, Ohio, in 1977. I learned to drive (and make out) in that car. Brings back memories of my pre-Saab days...

WIN!!

Saab 900 Turbo. Duh.

Man, you guys have NO IDEA how grueling this whole month has been for the Saab faithful. We're >< this close to restored greatness...

Ohio does NOT have vehicle inspections, and emissions testing got voted out several years ago. You can, in essence, drive whatever you like in whatever shape it's in.

Ahh yes, my hometown, staying classy.

Hey Neko! I got to sit in the room at KMTT when you played live with Jacob Dylan in the Mountain Music Lounge a while back, and I was not alone in being there much more to see and hear you rather than Jacob :-) Are you guys planning to record together again any time soon? "Women And Country" was one of the best…

*sniffle*

"* 1990 1978 Saab 99 Turbo"

I see absolutely nothing wrong with this post. Pass, please.

We're in North Bend, WA, 31 miles east of downtown Seattle, right up in the mountains (and the place where they filmed Twin Peaks, no lie).

@Phil Lacefield Jr.: [www.threadless.com]

The tune is catchy, anyone ID it?

That happens at Saab conventions all the time - C900 keys tend to open and start 4-10 other cars, so it's always fun to stumble drunkenly around the hotel lot and see who wins the Key Lotto :-)

@DeadinSide Inc.: I'm still here! I don't write for a car blog, but I do talk about maps at blog.cartophillia.com, yet another of my many geeky hobbies...

@Rä¢inG73 - ain't nuthin' but a G73 thang: Thanks guys! Apparently more people "voted" for Vinnie. Oh well. Life goes on!

@DeadinSide Inc.: To be fair, I don't write for an automotive blog, although I have written for several automotive magazines. My only regular blog can be found at blog.cartophilia.com, wherein I go all geeky on maps, my other big love :-)

@Franzouse: Our Man Wert knows where to find me, I stand ready to serve!

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. It was fun! And now, I crawl back under my rock for yet another seven-year slumber...

I currently own five of the cars listed in that image :-)