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Morticus
V4 Beginner
United Kingdom
59 Posts |  Posted - 30 Jul 2010 : 15:27:01  
| Haven't seen a V4 by chance for years, then two this month. A poison green 96 on the A1 heading north near Dunbar today, and a blue 95 heading south on the M1 near Sheffield on the 14th.
Sadly, I wasn't in a Saab either time! |
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john wyatt
V4 Mad
United Kingdom
622 Posts | Posted - 30 Jul 2010 : 20:49:08
| | Cannot think of seeing one for ages either, must have made your day! |  |
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transit80
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
294 Posts | Posted - 30 Jul 2010 : 22:03:09
| Last time I saw a96 was on the M1 about a year ago,but my youngest daughter saw a 96 going past her college last week, I didnt know there were any more 96s in this area.
Chris | |
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pchristy
V4 Mad
United Kingdom
511 Posts | Posted - 30 Jul 2010 : 22:03:35
| You think you had a shock! Guess how I felt when this happened.......!!!
http://www.saab-v4.co.uk/speedball/topic.asp?topic_id=1229
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Pete
"Duct tape is like the Force: It has a light side and a dark side, and it binds the Universe together!" |
Edited by - pchristy on 30 Jul 2010 22:03:52 | |
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melle
V4 Fan
Netherlands
171 Posts | Posted - 31 Jul 2010 : 00:11:55
| I'm getting used to being stared at when driving a V4 in the UK. I dare say in NL I see a 96 (or incidentally a 95) 'in the wild' at least once a fortnight. That's my own cars excluded. 
1970 Saab 96V4 "The Devil's Own V4"
1974 Saab 95V4
1977 Saab 95V4 van conversion project | |
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PDickens
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
280 Posts | Posted - 31 Jul 2010 : 12:55:56 
| Last one I saw on the road was yours Kenny! Thats leaving aside when both yours and mine have been together. Before that I saw Jake's old 96 bombing it along the road from Skirling to Biggar last year.
Also I remember when I ran 96's in the 1970's that if you saw one on the road you flashed your headlights in recognition - anyone remember that?
"There is a thin dividing line between a hobby and mental illness" |
Edited by - PDickens on 31 Jul 2010 16:40:15 | |
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johnc
Starting Member
United Kingdom
9 Posts | Posted - 31 Jul 2010 : 18:41:37
| About a month ago I think I saw the rear end of a Saab 96 turning a corner just through some traffic lights which immediatley changed red .I chased but never found !
If that was you on Belle vue bank , Low Fell, Gateshead in the North East make contact there are at least 2 of us in Newcastle area. Another possible sighting in North Shields about a year ago .
Nothing since . | |
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blue95V4
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
195 Posts | Posted - 05 Aug 2010 : 13:08:30
| I drive my 96 stroker around here (West Dorset) on a regular basis - it does turn heads, probably because of the lovely noise and the cloud of blue smoke that follows it! When I eventually get my 95V4 back on the road - soon, I promise - I'll use that as well. They're for driving, not hiding away in the garage - I've promised myself that I'll try to drive it/them at least once a week.
David (95 V4, 260-2 Saabo and a 96 2T, plus a modern Saab - enough for the time being!) |
Edited by - blue95V4 on 05 Aug 2010 13:09:32 | |
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florence
Starting Member
9 Posts | Posted - 09 Aug 2010 : 12:54:43
| | I drive my 95 V4 in Somerset all the time. People sometimes point in disbelief. I have been driving mine for four years and I have never seen another one in that time. | |
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UK_Sub
Moderator
United Kingdom
1008 Posts | Posted - 09 Aug 2010 : 13:33:55
| | Pictures Florence! | |
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stevebod
V4 Beginner
United Kingdom
88 Posts | Posted - 10 Aug 2010 : 09:38:33
| My V4 is my daily drive around the bristol area.
I've been driving it for five years and have never seen another one on the road in that time. I make regular trips into Somerset to see family, so will keep an eye out for you Flornce.
I miss the old days when one used to see another Sabb and flash the lights and wave. | |
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zaphod
V4 Fan
United Kingdom
188 Posts | Posted - 10 Aug 2010 : 09:46:21
| Gracie gets regular use in the Bristol area, although not a daily driver!
Our Gracie 1972 96V4
12,000 miles (TWELVE thousand!) | |
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john-saab
Moderator
United Kingdom
796 Posts | Posted - 10 Aug 2010 : 09:53:12
| | Veronica is my daily driver...i have been driving V4's for 10 years and the only cars i have seen on the road are either visiting me or going to the same event. Last time i spotted a car i didn't know was about 2 years ago..white 96 on the A11 just South of Elveden, Norfolk...i was driving my mates modern car and the driver must have thought I was mad with the waving and flashing lights! | |
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john-saab
Moderator
United Kingdom
796 Posts | Posted - 15 Aug 2010 : 19:43:33
| | I spotted a dark brown 96 tonight..right out side of my local pub..just as I was walking out of the door with a hand full of beers..still managed to get a long distance shot with my phone...now need to get my computer to recognise that the phone is connected!..i think it belongs to a guy called Derek (not "our" Derek) who lives in the Brighton area. | |
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florence
Starting Member
9 Posts | Posted - 31 Aug 2010 : 17:08:58
| | How do I post pictures? | |
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Woody
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
1209 Posts | |
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V4s on the road
