You’re not alone - leg clearance is an issue on these cars for anyone over 4ft tall. I’ve met some true heroes that daily drove these things. Yoga helps.

Voting CP, since holyshit these cars are 12 years old. And holyshit, they’re all this much money! I got the chance to drive them angrily when they first came out, and thought how great it would be to buy one used in a few years. Haven’t thought about it since then, and holyshit, that just got pooed on.

I don’t recall the last time I saw a factory Turbo 240 wagon for sale, so I hit NP. It’s got issues, but he’s going to get what he’s asking. The problems are nothing horribly abnormal for these cars, and the body is straight and looks to be pretty rust free.

I hear ya - but living in Boston (and having lived in DC and LA), if I saw that much green on the map at 5pm, I somehow wandered into work on a weekend, or the world was about to end!

If that traffic is “insane”, how would you describe any given rush hour in DC/NY/Philly/Boston? (typed as I scrolled up the East coast on the Google traffic map)

I needed a weird curly-q piece of hard brake line for the front caliper (the caliper being a discussion piece in itself), and found it within a 5 minute drive of my office. After I broke the first one during install, went back and they had more!

My “wow” day was when I went to back up in my 86 900 turbo, looked out the side window and saw my my path was lit. Those quirky engineers has angled the side marker light down and back so you could see down the side of the car while reversing!

The engine isn’t just at an odd angle - it’s backwards too! Also, ever notice how every Saab SPG owner has at least 2 other cars? A Saab 9000 Turbo (not a 9-5) and a Saab 900 Turbo - both pre-GM.

Oakton High Alumni here. Yeah, I remember when he ran for office (I finally got out of that area 5 years ago.) I think he donated all of those cars to the police force.

I grew up in Fairfax in the 80's/90's (Vienna to be specfic, but went to LJ Middle School in Falls Church). I remember these. And being a car guy from an early age with Volvo’s in the family, I always loved seeing them. Although I wouldn’t pay that much for one, I remember a stripped-down model (lightbars, radio stuff…

I’ve always had a soft spot for the last F-body generation. I have no clue why since the other 99.9% of my car enthusiasm is directed towards Europe. I liked the edgier, pre-facelift styling better, but never got too butt-hurt by this iteration.

As many have said, totally depends on what you’re looking for. I have a GTI for driving around the city (fast, fun and small). I have a big comfy Volvo for road trips. On paper, the Volvo is by far the nicer car (faster, more HP, more room, etc.). Despite that, I still hate it for all the reasons that I love the GTI…

A few points I’d like to make:

I’d prefer a high-mileage Audi with a known maintenance history, over a low-mileage car with no history any day. I’d even pay more for such a car.

A few years back, I was shopping E46 Wagons in the $11k range and came across a white, low-mileage 968 Cabby owned and tastifully modded by a PCA club-racer for $11k.

After voting, I’m now curious - in the history of NP/CP, what have been the best winners/losers? This one has to be one of the best!

I’m sure that everyone drifting out of Cars & Coffee events, and on group drives are in full control too.

I bet that if you were a serious buyer, he would let you test drive.

I think some clarifying definitions need to be made between “Collector” and “Hoarder”.

Its a 30 year old automatic with 80 hp. And with 26k miles, you’re probably going to have to replace every single piece of rubber under the hood.