I believe it was a '79 Saab 900 that taught me about ingnitions that you have
to turn all the way off to start again. I'd somehow convinced the most
beautiful girl in my highschool to let me drive her car and of COURSE managed
to get into 3rd instead of first and stall it right off. Then I couldn't get it
restarted, what a disaster.
I did managed to get it restarted and loved driving it. I'd like to have one
but have been told that almost nobody can afford to keep an old Saab.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:35:21 -0800
From: "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Leaky 126 sunroofs
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I loved the front seatbelt buckles in my late lamented 1980 Saab 900,
which
consisted of a sort of swinging arm, at the top of a fixed post next to
the
transmission tunnel, that caught the belt and latched down. This meant
that
there was no need for a buckle mechanism of any kind on the belt
itself.
New passengers would sit down, pull the belt around themselves, then
grow
increasingly confused and agitated as they searched the length of the
belt
repeatedly for a tongue to fit into a slot somewhere like in every
other
car.
The car also had the pull-up reverse lockout, and of course the
ignition
switch between the seats---a great idea that I wish other carmakers
would
have copied. Prevents the keys jangling against your knee and means
you
don't have to worry about the weight of the keyring causing premature
wear
on the lock cylinder as in a Benz.
One of the best snow cars I've ever driven, too, with plenty of weight,
skinny 165-mm tires, and only about 100 hp but well-chosen gear ratios
to
make the most of it.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
'93 Isuzu Trooper
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No sunroof! Looks like a 300D version of my 240D. At its current
price it would be a good gamble, were it not in TX.
-- Jim
