Saab 900 Sedan: The Seekonk Saab

As promised from last summer, I revisited the Seekonk Saab. It was mentioned briefly in one of the car spotting entries from Spring 2022, from a photo that Sam had taken which never made it onto this blog.

The Seekonk Saab is a base model 900 sedan, and I believe it to be a car made between 1990 and 1993, given that it is equipped with an airbag in the steering wheel. It also has the 5 speed manual transmission! It does have the Saab B202 16 Valve N/A, non-turbo engine.

Saab began equipping the base model 900s with the 16 valve engine after '89. Previously, they were manufactured with the older 8 valve engine, with the Turbos and "S" models getting the newer 16 valve engine once it was introduced in 1986. Anyways, enough of me nerding out over Saab history, back to the Seekonk Saab.

Unfortunately, this 900 seems to have been sitting for a long period of time. Evidence included an inspection sticker from 2017 and dry rotted wheels. Although, I'm fairly optimistic this car could be road worthy again with some minimal maintenance. For starters, Saabs aren't prone to much engine trouble and rot, and it looked fairly solid despite some rust starting to form on the body panels. I debated leaving a note on the windshield because I believe this car deserves a second life.  I do hope it gets saved one day.