Bassboy3313 Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Just picked up my new daily driver yesterday and couldnt be happier with it. Drove 6 hours to Michigan to pick it up and drive back. Its a 2006 Saab 9-2x Aero also known as a SAABARU. It is identical to a 2.5L wrx wagon except the front and rear end are changed to Saab. It also has the STi steering rack which is very responsive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Maybe I should swap my front end with this front end so Its more of a sleeper look.. haha. Good daily's though! I know for a fact an lsx and a m50/zf will fit in the back at the same time! Was real interesting when I got pulled over with all that nonsense in the back. first thing cop says, "what the hell could you be doing with a v8 and a vacuum cleaner in your car?" B C and Bassboy3313 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 The guy I bought this from also has a 2005 9-2x Aero that the previous owner to it hit a snow bank and wrecked the front pieces. He said the headlights alone were $500 O_____O I guess that's what happens when you have a car that not too many of them are around anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Okay I lied maybe I don't want that haha. My used siebon CF hood was 100$ in great condition(only bought CF because cheap) and my headlights(both) were 100$ used , fender shipped to me was 65$ parts are NOT NOT cheap new, but plenty of used stuff around. But don't hit anything. Really sucks to replace the core support. But you know this with your old bmw haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 were even matching in color ha. Wish I had the 2.5 though, the 2.0 is such a dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Title should read: "lesbian in lumberjack clothing" Should fool a lot of people with the Saab bits though! B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_cars Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 awesome pickup! We must be on the same wavelength cuz I'm flying out to Maryland on the 21st to pick up a 2005 legacy GT limited (sadly not a wagon, though). I considered a couple of those SAABARUS in my search but couldn't find anything as clean as what I found in the legacy GT space Bassboy3313 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 awesome pickup! We must be on the same wavelength cuz I'm flying out to Maryland on the 21st to pick up a 2005 legacy GT limited (sadly not a wagon, though). I considered a couple of those SAABARUS in my search but couldn't find anything as clean as what I found in the legacy GT space That should be a great pickup too! This one is super clean. Interior is near mint, no rust, just surface stuff underneath as usual. I'll be putting her on a lift before winter to clean up all under there and rustproofing it. It's got winter tires on it too, which should make for some awesome snow driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_love_cars Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 winter tires are a must. I've never had an AWD car for the snow before so I am definitely going to find some place to toss it around and see what happens. I was looking for an e46 with xdrive and a stick for a couple months now and really struggling to find anything decent. I decided it was better to just look for a 2.5T subaru instead given how reliable they are and everything else. The budget is similar to if I was looking at a clean e46, although the subapoo is a bit more expensive due to rarity of the legacy GT with a stick. all in all it just seems like a better way to go for winter/alternate. Fun enough that you don't hate your life when you aren't driving your BMW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REKIII Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 How much did you get the 92x for? A guy I work with has the identical car....2005 I think. Definitely not in as good of shape, he will be selling it soon here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I paid $9k for it. Main reason I was OK with paying a little higher is that the 2006 is a little more rare. It has the 2.5L engine vs the 2.0L in the 2005. There's only roughly a little over 400 of the 2006s left in the country. And this one is all original. Only thing that was upgraded are the brakes. Drilled/slotted rotors, better pads and SS braided lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Get some cross-drilled brake lines Rowleym, KaiserRolls and patsbimmer1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Get some cross-drilled brake lines I heard those improve your top speed. Rowleym 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhundley Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 How many pedals does it have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 3 pedals, 2 head gaskets, and a paynus andyhundley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Yes, 3 pedals. I've never owned an automatic car. Manual ftw "Oh ya baby make my boxers rumbleBlow my gaskets and call me Svën" - Bassboy's first drive B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Congrats! I'm sure this will be way more fun in the winter than the Jetta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 very much so fun in the winter, but only after you combat some understeer haha. the LSD is okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 sweet car, great way to avoid WRX insurance premiums. like swapping an M motor into a regular 3 series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REKIII Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 $9K!? Wow...I hope it is as nice as you say. I really like these cars and will be sad to see my friends go. His will be FS for around half that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Yup. It definitely is! Even all the clean/original 2005s I found were in the $7-$8k range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 I love Saaburus=) Did Saab also do something about the terribly cheap subaru interior or did they leave it alone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Looks to be the same as the wrx model. It has a two tone interior tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Looks like I will be doing the secondary air pump delete next week once I get the block off plates in the mail. CEL came on for the switch being stuck closed/open. I also dabbled in the tuning aspect for subarus. Pretty neat that you can do anything and everything with a OBD2 to usb "tactrix" cable and some free software on a laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowleym Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Looks like I will be doing the secondary air pump delete next week once I get the block off plates in the mail. CEL came on for the switch being stuck closed/open. I also dabbled in the tuning aspect for subarus. Pretty neat that you can do anything and everything with a OBD2 to usb "tactrix" cable and some free software on a laptop.If you haven't bought a tactrix yet, I modified a 10$ ebay vag com cable and I can flash and log my wrx with great success. The amount of open source tuning available to subaru's, and how much the community is involved and helps, just blows my mind. Its phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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