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A Saab Sonett II V4 at a "Swedish Cruise-in" Saab/Volvo club event. It was at the XXX Root Beer in Issaquah, Washington.My dad owns one of these cars in almost mint original condition, but it is Blue.
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If I owned a Saab Sonett in High school my life would be so much better
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I love this picture. Zippy little rides, so they say. Looks like it'd be a blast to drive
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Never seen one of those before i dont think. Cute little car, are they quick?
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very, very quick. lotus quick: light weight instead of high power. They are truly a car meant for a race track.
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Ah, cool. Strange that Ive never seen one. Old classics are better than new ones, new cars have got no soul, no personality. Good to see these old ones still running!
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I agree with you bro...
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Yes, although the 2-stroke sonetts (250 made) have a bulge, this larger bulge indicates it has the v4 4 stroke engine. The 2-strokes would be a 3 cylinder. We found one for sale once that was a 2 stroke and the guy cut the hood all up and threw a v4 in it! travesty.
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Wow, nice shot! And great car 
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1700cc ford german built v4 engine, most people have their cars between 70-100 hp, a couple saab racer guys have got up to 150 hp, with one guy getting 175 hp. 1700 lbs with gas in it. front wheel drive.
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Nice car
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Thanks
Have those in san marino?
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Wow....that car is gorgeous.
I agree that the blur is good.
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Sexy :3 Nice blur effect!!! I do have a little soft spot for those but I've never seen one in reality
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Yeah, panning at 1/10 sec exposure will give you a nice blur!
They are really small, when you see them in real life.
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It was reversing, too!
Thanks!
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Wow, I thought it was going th other way. XD
You're welcome.
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He was parking.. I missed him on the way in!
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I took some photos of a Sonett at the New Hope car show. Would you like me to post them??
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Throw one up in scraps if you want. I think a lot of your watchers might like to see one though.. they are very unusual and if people see them usually they walk away confused.
I personally don't like Sonetts. I rode with dad in his to a car club meet in seattle on sunday and my neck is still crooked to the left. Things are tiny! And I'm 6' 8"
They are beautiful cars though and a piece of history. I just hope my dad leaves them to my sister! haha
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I'll put it in my deviations. I actually like them. It's not a car you'd expect from Saab.
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Hey now, what are you trying to say!
Saab's have always been a 'drivers' car.
Unlike Volvo.
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Saab and Volvo haven't really made any interesting NEW cars, so when I found out about the Sonett and the P1800, I was surprised.
I own a Volvo.
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Haha. What kind of Volvo do you own?
So 260 HP out of a 2.3 liter 4 cylinder turbo as a stock power output isn't interesting?
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A 1993 240. Last year they made them.
No, I'm not saying that, but look at the P1800 and the Sonett compared to the rest of the cars form the companies. They are the cars that stick out because they look so different from what you usually expect.
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Yeah, I suppose. Most car companies have a sports car, though. Ever heard of the honda S600? [link]
Saab is talking about bringing back the Sonett. I think its retarted for Saab to name the SUV the 9-7, because the Sonett was a model 97 on the paper work. Saab is heading too much towards science fiction for my taste though
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I know about the Honda S600. It's in Gran Turismo 4. I know that most companies have sports cars.
That would be cool if they bring it back, but they'd probably just make in another body for one for their current chassis.
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it would probably look like shit.
haha.
hear about the TurboX?
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Maybe I've seen it. I'm not sure.
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Ok, I might have seen it, but it looks like most of the other Saabs I've seen.
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Yeah. It's as sporty as they get now though. Wikipedia has info on the Sonett concept if you read their article about sonetts. I guess they are still considering it. Problem is they want a FWD 2 seater, and all the platforms for 2 seaters are RWD.
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So thats what it is, saw on on the freeway a few days augo and wondered what it was
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Blue i think
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What color was the one you saw on the freeway?
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As long as the frame isn't rusted, they're great!
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and actually quite good rally cars
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Yes, they are. There is a guy who has done the Alcan 5000 several times in one just like this.
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yeah there was a guy who rallied a yellow one in the british historic championship
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It's got new paint I think. My dad's is original. I don't know which i would prefer.. tough choice.
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The first couple hundred they made didn't have that hood bulge and had a three cylinder two stroke engine.
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