2001Saab 9-5

MshawnBauer

MshawnBauer

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This car I purchased as a work car a few years back and was an 01 with 65k miles. 1 owner, very well maintained (mechanically). I bought it, removed the pin stripe, clay bar'd, buffed it out with the Zaino ZPC, then commenced the Zaino Regimen (Z2, Z5pro) then topped with a good carnuaba (to add the depth I lacked with Zaino). The interior required nothing thanks to senior citizen previous owners. I'm not even certain anyone was ever in the back seat.

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That car looks awesome. The paint has a deep wet look to it. Excellent work
 
Car looks showroom! Great job!

(Side note, what are we looking at in picture 4 below the passenger side view mirror? Heavy swirling? Scratches/marring? CC failure?)
 
Thanks! I think removing the pin stripe did a lot! I didn't keep it too long, the turbo lag was awful and it was a "just after GM" purchased Saab and it was starting to nickle and dime me to death, lol
 
EXTJosh said:
Car looks showroom! Great job!

(Side note, what are we looking at in picture 4 below the passenger side view mirror? Heavy swirling? Scratches/marring? CC failure?)
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Heavy swirling, I initially thought more, but she polished out. I wish I would have had my Rupes 21 when I did this one.
 
Hey that's good work!! I agree with the other comment, it doesn't look like the same car...
 
Great work. I was a big Saab fan, have owned three of the 900 series over the years. After GM ownership it all went downhill. Probably a good decision to sell it on.
 
Nice work! We had a Saab 9.3 convertible as a fun car. Lucky for us, we had a local shop that specialized in Saab repair and upgrades. The car did have a couple of quirks but was a fast cool ride.
Ended up giving it to our niece and it has been pretty reliable.
With regards to GM buying them out we have a friends that were a die hard Saab family. After GM bought them they bought two at the same time. Within two years they traded them in for a different brand. They were very dissappointed.
 
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