1971 Saab 9-5

Station Wagon Wagon

V4

4 on the tree

95085676

Clear

87 Octane or better

1971 SAAB 9-5 2dr Wagon NO RESERVE Up for auction, a great RARE classic Swedish 2 dr wagon thats lived probably 80% of its whole life here in the Arizona desert. I listed as a 1970/71 because the underhood tag says August of 1970, but the title says 1971. Great & RARE color combination from the factory (RB1B) As you can see, its sort of an Robin-eggshell blue. 90% of the paint is original. WIth a black and dk red interior. Both are wonderful for a daily driver and really I wouldnt redo either one. More people appreciate SURVIVOR cars like this at car shows and events then restored examples. THE LACK OF RUST ON THIS CAR IS ITS SELLING POINT TRY TO FIND ONE THIS RUST FREE (ESP AZ) FOR THE MONEY WE ARE ASKING FOR OURS , WELL UNDER 7K ! I JUST SAW ONE SELL ON EBAY FOR 10K and it was UGLY GREEN and NOT AS CLEAN AS OURS ....amazing. Odometer shows aprox 27k on it and it very well could be original miles. The cars only been driven a mile or so to the store and back once in a while in a small town outside Tucson for the last 30 or so yrs. RECENT WORK DONE OURSELVES: changed most all the fluids, drained the gastank, cleaned out the carb, New fuel filter, battery and, the car runs nice. So nice, the last owner drove the car on a 100 mile round trip from Tucson to a neighboring town and back and the car ran great. The only thing really holding the car back from being a daily driver that I can see would be the tires. The Sonnet Alloy rims fit the wagon pretty well and look good, but the car does come with the original steel wheels and wheel covers, which is a plus for the buyer. Read on for more info on this cool wagon ! OUR 100% feedback speaks for itself and many of our feedback are from about 15 cars we sold just this past year here on EBay. We put more time and effort into our ads making it much easier for the potential buyers to bid with confidence. NOT MANY OF THESE CARS WHERE MADE BACK IN THE DAY and we all know NOT MANY ARE EVEN LEFT ON THE ROAD ANYMORE. IF YOU ARE A FAN OF SNL (Saturday Night Live) maybe you can tell me, didnt TOONCES the Driving CAT drive one of these in their skits before the car went off the cliff ??? Ill have to google it and find out ! Would make a great Christmas gift for yourself or your family !! DRIVETRAIN: the V4 runs and sounds good. It starts up easily every time and I believe the drivetrain to be all the original components. No smoke or weird noises other then the normal stuff for a 40+ yr old car. Clutch and column mounted shifter works well and easy to use. The car has what was probably dealer installed A/C at one time. Compressor and bracket included, just not currently installed. But its a great plus for a car like this. As is its easily a daily driver for in town driving around. Choke may not be working because it doesnt idle great when its cold, but once warmed up its fine. You get thumbs up from everybody and everytime you park it it draws a little crowd even just stopping for gas. Its not fast, but its smooth and cool to drive around. Ive taken it to a few local cruise nites and it got more attention then most cars around it, including a Tesla coupe ! I would put a Petronix electronic conversion in it if I was going to keep it and probably a set of plugs in it next. INTERIOR: being that this cars been in a garage most of its life and tinted windows, the interior is in very nice shape for its age. Pass seat I see a small split starting, but the car is essentially like a car time capsule and the way it sits you could easily drive it around and enjoy it as is. The Az heats been a little hard on the rubber and vinyl, but everything for its age is very usable and all seems functional. Except the windshield wipers, Im missing one of them. But they work and even come with an extra wiper motor. I didnt see a 5th stock spare steel wheel or jack under the back seat. EXTERIOR: As mentioned, original paint and color A few minor dings on the car and paints a little faded. I hadnt tried buffing it out fully yet, but Im sure the paint would buff out pretty nicely with an afternoon of a little rubbing compound and a nice coat of wax. Windows where tinted, typical for Az cars, many yrs ago and all the glass looks. The chrome is in pretty nice shape on the bumpers and all the stainless brightwork still looks nice. Missing is the original gas cap :( . The driving/fog lites on the front bumper are cool. You may notice the little wiper cowl cover is missing in the pics. It does come with the car, we just had it off planning on r&r-ing the wiper motor. This is NOT A RESTORED or even mildly restored car. Its just one of those cars the previous owners where meticulous and tried to keep what they had in good nick. And Id say the wear and tear is not near as obvious as most cars this age. As anyone who knows these cars knows rust on these cars are their worse enemy. But luckily this cars never snow or salted roads. This car has mild rust issues compared to most cars out there this age. It has rust in the typical areas but not NEAR as bad as one may expect. Bottom of the front doors and hatch door is most apparent. And what looks to be a little paint touch up in those areas. (not all that well either) but again, its not a show car or restored Saab 9-5. Please take the time to let all 150+ pics load and check out the areas mentioned, youll be amazed about the LACK of rust in those areas. So if you are planning on buying the car and restoring it, those areas in question would be Much Easier less costly to repair then youd expect. I even pulled up the carpet some under both front floorboards. Pass side very clean, drivers side has some small rust to mention, but the floors are not soft and you could leave them alone if you chose to. One may choose to put some Por15 on one or both to prevent them from getting any worse. But again, its not bad enough to even worry about it as a daily driver or weekend cruiser. Suspension: Overall again, the car feels good for a daily driver or for a road trip. About the only thing I would report is the rear shocks on these cars are unique, and the ones on this car should probably be rebuilt as far as what this car needs in the near future. Its a little mushy back there, but again for its age, to be expected. No noticeable leaks for excessive fluids leaking under the car anywhere. Brakes feel great too and stop the car well. This car is 90% rust free Arizona car These cars rarely even come up for sale anymore 9-5s in this shape at what we consider a low fair reserve are even more rare. When we bought it, it was planned on to be a keeper but things changed and Im going to have to pass it on to someone else to enjoy, and there are alot of SAAB enthusiast out there !! AND wagon lovers too !! Check out ALL the pics below -----> it may take a full minute for them all to load if you have a slow connection, so be patient AND looks for the extra schroll bar on the right side. Az gets maybe 12" a yr of rain and Az very dry climate. more info AFTER the pics etc. There are 100 large pics. Heres a great chance to buy the Saab 9-5 youve been wanting. A well kept car, marketed well for all ebay bidders and buyers Being sold by us, a seller with excellent feedback and history With ebay and buyers. What more could you ask for ? :) There you have it, probably The BEST represented SAABs on Ebay. Shows you all the good as well as any bad, hope you appreciate them. We put a lot of time and effort in marketing our cars and it shows. People wait months for a car this solid to come up for sale and even if you have to pay shipping to your area, it still beats paying a body shop to hopefully fix a rusty car for weeks on end. Having as much as the original steel on a restored car these days speaks volumes. Also, if you buy a car thats been "restored", who knows what sort of surprises are hidden under new paint or thick undercoating. People are flipping cars all the time when most of the jobs are fast, for a quick buck and quality suffers. Our auctions have NOTHING to hide . Restore a car like this yourself or locally and you know exactly what you have in the end. Email us with ANY questions before you bid please If you treat yourself to buying one of our vehicles youll never buy a total rust bucket again from anyone !! Our Impeccable FEEDBACK speaks for itself. Doing restoration on this type of project is less labor intensive which means overall cost is less too ! With less horrid surprises later on. Dont let auctions with little to no pics try to fool you. With other auctions, you really dont know what to expect until you take the car apart. While we go over our cars ALL OVER with great pics to help making your decision easier. Along with ANY other questions you may have. Email me for a quote for shipping. ARIZONA TITLE IN HAND I wont end the auction early !! CAR MUST BE PICKED UP WITHIN 14 days of auctions END ! we can no longer store cars for anyone !! Unless other arrangements have been made before auction ends. Can help with shipping outside the USA too if you need help. But keep in mind, the car cant ship until you get your title from us in hand. This car, you can see clearly what to expect with no surprises and our Feedback speaks for itself ! EMAIL US WITH ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE !! Car will obviously ship as OPERATIONAL no problem. Chances are people overseas will be bidding on this car, so we can easily get the car to the docks in CALIF for a fair price and promptly if you need the help. IF you need a shipping quote, just email us with your city/state and Ill find out our best quote for you !! No problem helping it to the docks if you are shipping overseas . If there is a winner, please email me when the auction ends and say Hi and we can take it from there. Bank Wires need to be prompt if you are out of the country because they always seem to take longer then expected. I bank with B of A which makes things easy for many out of state for payment. direct deposit or Cashier checks If you wire the funds we must add a $50 fee that our bank charges us. must clear before car can move. Its a sign of the times, sorry. IF RESERVES NOT MET, email us anyway maybe we can work out a deal after it ends. NO PAYPAL for $500 deposit only - rest direct bank deposit or wire Must be paid within 5 days of auctions end. On Dec-16-13 at 02:02:49 PST, seller added the following information: by the way, YES the freewheeling braking system still works. Move the lever under the dash to engauge or dis-engauge it. Pretty cool to how it works and what it was designed for.