{"id":982,"date":"2017-10-25T20:39:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T04:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/?page_id=982"},"modified":"2025-08-18T12:50:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:50:52","slug":"1996-saab-900se","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/1996-saab-900se\/","title":{"rendered":"1996 saab 900SE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1995   Saab Performance Team Saab 900NG\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WfitwAYtiQo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">they are red, and mine is blue, but same other than that!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-989\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7581_900-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7581_900-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7581_900-1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7581_900-1-768x472.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1996_saab_NG900_owners.pdf\">owners manual<\/a> [PDF]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>YS3DF35N9T2023977<\/p>\n<p>RADIO CODE <strong>3544<br \/><\/strong><em>(photo of radio at bottom of page)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>HEADLIGHT BULBS 9003<\/p>\n<p>spark plugs recommended by Matt @ esaabparts NGK BCPR7ES<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esaabparts.com\/saab\/parts\/32000330\">esaabparts.com\/saab\/parts\/32000330<\/a><\/p>\n<p>purchased 9\/25\/2017 near Pismo Beach, CA for $1,250 cash.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/900vininfo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/900vininfo.jpg 722w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/900vininfo-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/900vininfo-608x1024.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 85vw, 331px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>shown above after being clay-bared, cleaner-waxed, and jax carnuba waxed, she shined up pretty good even tho the paint was pretty nice to start with. purchased 9\/25\/2017 from a gentleman\/dad\/softball player in arroyo grande who had gotten it from an older couple\/neighbor who had babied the car for quite some time. (called tor in lompoc and he remembered the car, and confirmed it had been babied, and driven by an older woman)<\/p>\n<p>when softball dad dean finally realized his daughter wasn&#8217;t going to like driving a stick, he decided to sell it , just months after getting it. the car set for several months, and i kept seeing it when i did a wider craigslist search. i really wanted to find out more about it. i liked the color, and the fact that it was a particularly rare 5-speed 3-door SE. turns out, his hard to coordinate schedule had kept other buyers away.<\/p>\n<p>when i finally go around to contacting him about this NG900, he called me back when i was at J&amp;B and told me all about the car. he mentioned the instruments all going off after a short time, but they always came right back on. he also mentioned that he&#8217;d gotten a new rear middle panel for the hatch since the other had been broken (you could see it was broken in the photo on craigslist) he also explained that he was about 4 hours away and that traffic could be an issue.<\/p>\n<p>a couple of weeks passed and we finally decided to plan an overnight to pismo and see if we could go see the car. it was an <a href=\"https:\/\/kwgrafx.smugmug.com\/Outings-vacations\/other\/Pismo-2017-09-25-saab-NG900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>amazing trip<\/strong><\/a>. the room was awesome, and we whale-watched in the morning. i finally heard back from him, and we set up a time to see the car. unfortunately, the PPI to san lois obispo wasn&#8217;t to be. no time, and too much traffic. i drove the car twice, and offered him way under the current asking price. we agreed on a price only $250 more than my offer. signed papers and we were on the way home.<\/p>\n<p>cinda likes it when she follows me on the freeway. i like to follow her. she drives very slow. but we made it easily, and even stopped for lunch and coffee along the way.<\/p>\n<p>on the way home, i averaged 31.4 MPG<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-986\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7570_800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"613\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7570_800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7570_800-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7570_800-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 85vw, 613px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>here&#8217;s logging my first 100 miles on it.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-985\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7566-1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7566-1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7566-1280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7566-1280-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7566-1280-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7566-1280-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 85vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>after i got home, and took the car to J&amp;B for a post-purchase inspection, we realized it was a minor miracle that i had not had a blow-out on the old, cracked tires that were on this car. they were at least 9 years old, and i kinda thought the sidewalls felt a little &#8220;soft&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-987\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7618_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7618_600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7618_600-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 85vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-988\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7617_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7617_600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7617_600-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 85vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>installed some new Cooper tires and went on down the road. the woman balancing the tires noted that the 2 rear rims were slightly bent and showed me now they wobbled a bit on the balancing machine.<\/p>\n<p>another saab story continues&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1996-radio-code-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1996-radio-code-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1996-radio-code-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1996-radio-code-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1996-radio-code-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1996-radio-code-1200x824.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1996-radio-code.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>owners manual [PDF] YS3DF35N9T2023977 RADIO CODE 3544(photo of radio at bottom of page) HEADLIGHT BULBS 9003 spark plugs recommended by Matt @ esaabparts NGK BCPR7ESesaabparts.com\/saab\/parts\/32000330 purchased 9\/25\/2017 near Pismo Beach, CA for $1,250 cash. shown above after being clay-bared, cleaner-waxed, and jax carnuba waxed, she shined up pretty good even tho the paint was pretty &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwgrafx.com\/cars\/1996-saab-900se\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;1996 saab 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