Not to diss the Saab that CC is offering, but Don't Never Get No Saab in the Southland. Don't get me wrong, they are great cars, but not in the South. I know from experience, having been stupid enough to have purchased a 900S a number of years ago from a Memphis dealer. After waiting for almost 2 months for them to rebuild the transmission, when the car was finally ready and we were reviewing the bill, I mentioned that I thought it was a bit excessive to charge me a FedEx fee of $50 to have overnighted one part. I mean after all, they had the freakin' thing for two months. We fought over that for a while. A year or so later, the fuel distributor started acting up. Talked to the dealer and was told a new one was over $800, and that they didn't re-manufacture them. I found a foreign parts dealer who sold me one for about $175, but during that time, the fuel distributor caused the car to run too rich and the catalytic converter under the car got so hot it melted the wiring bundle, which ran under the drivers seat. Chatty and I spent two whole days rewiring the fricking thing, and then adding some asbestos sheeting under the wiring. We installed the "new" fuel thingy, and all was right with the world. I kept that car in Memphis for almost 15 years, and there were times that I'd not even see it for 6 or 8 months at a crack. I had installed a 12 volt solar cell, which I had bought from a sailing supply shop, directly to the ignition switch, and so the car never didn't start. All in all, it became a reliable car, but again, I'd not buy one if I lived or kept it in the South, because they really don't do a good job at Saab (at least back then), and I never found any independent shops whom I trusted. Now if you live in Vermont or New Hampshire, they're fantastic, with about one Saab for every three other makes running around up there. If it were me, I'd get an American car or a rice rocket, because everyone knows how to work on them.

JJ