Hey, guys, thanks much for the welcome!
Chrysler? No. Saab.
Saab was bought out about a decade ago by GM. Been into the older 900 Turbos for years, and am still keeping two of them around. My daily driver, now 9 years old, has to go. What we call a "New Gen" 900. Saab under GM management hasn't made any two doors now for about 3 years, and looking around it was either BMW (too expensive for the performancee...) or, (yikes!) a Honda or something similar.
Had been eyeing the GTO since they came out, but never had a need to move until now.
Fellow Aussie Saaber has been ribbing me for getting a "Monaro", but says they're great cars. Kind of common there, of course, so he likes to give me a hard time. Here, they are virtually non-existant. I've seen maybe 4 on the road.
As to the deal? With $1500 in incentives, plus coming off of list, it's coming to around $30k even. And that's with 6 speed, and 18" wheels.
Yes, I did test drive! And though I know of a few 400 hp 2.0 liter Saab turbo's, it's nice getting that performance "out of the box". Still love those little Swedish Meatballs, but a little "Steak and potatoes" is a nice change!
I hope to learn what to look for, and what tricks are available on them. Brand new world for me. I'll probably leave it stock, save for perhaps the "skip shift" thing I'm now reading about (what the heck is that about???) for a little while as I get used to RWD.
Thanks again, and look forward to chatting with you all.
Jim Miller
1993 Commemorative Edition 900 Turbo (#116 of 325) modified
1991 Special Edition 900 Turbo convertible
1997 900 Talladega Special Edition modified(selling it...)
2002 9-5 Aero modified
and now, 2006 GTO 6M