A 2011 Saab 9-3 1.8t Linear convertible is heading to Charterhouse's Antiques & Interiors auction in Sherborne on July 24, 2026. Owned for two years by a retired high-ranking army officer who has since given up driving, the car carries a pre-sale estimate of £3,000-£4,000 - described by auctioneer Richard Bromell as less than half of what its owner originally paid.
Saab specialist Zach Mortin has turned more than a decade of workshop experience into an 88-page buyer’s guide covering Saab 9-3 Convertibles from 1998 to 2012.
Ian Rawlings owns nine Land Rovers, yet it was his 23-year-old Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible that recently passed its MOT without a single advisory. Now, after admitting that he simply does not use the car enough, he is considering whether the striking late OG 9-3 should move to a new custodian.
A new Hungarian feature on Vezess.hu looks at 40 years of Saab Cabriolets through three local owners, and its strongest point is simple: Saab did not build convertibles as fragile summer toys.
Jay Leno and Donald Osborne put three attainable classics under the spotlight: a 1946 Willys Jeep CJ-2A, a 1969 MGB Roadster, and a 1991 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible. The Saab was not Jay’s predicted winner, but the market numbers told a different story.
This Saab 9-3 Viggen Cabriolet challenges conventional market logic. Strong mechanically and recently serviced, its lower price reflects configuration, not condition.
A Norwegian car magazine set out to portrait convertible enthusiasts of all makes - and buried inside, a Saab family from Sandefjord reminded us why the Cabriolet has always been in a class of its own. From a father test-driving a yellow Aero V6 in Dubai to daughters keeping two Saabs alive back home in Norway, the Urheim family story is just one thread in a much larger tapestry: three strangers in England united by identical red 9-3s, a Dutch community of 2,000 members, and a decades-old Consumer Reports observation that Saab convertible owners spend more time with their tops down than drivers of any other ragtop. Some cars transport you. The Saab Cabriolet does something else entirely.
A 1994 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible in Talladega Red is live on Bring a Trailer with no reserve, currently sitting at $5,200 with the auction closing shortly. One of the last Classic 900s built, this Kansas-based car has spent most of its life in Colorado, carries original paint with no rust, a recently replaced soft top, and an interior that holds up well against its age. The automatic transaxle will limit the ceiling, but at current bidding it is priced well below where comparable examples have been closing.
A one-owner 2000 Saab 9-3 Viggen Convertible in Lightning Blue with just 11,389 miles is listed at $35,997. Here’s how its specification, condition, and documentation stack up against the current US Viggen market.
For decades, Jerry Danner and Mile Hi Automotive stood at the center of Colorado’s Saab world. His 2016 gathering of 72 Convertibles became the largest ever recorded - and now, ahead of the model’s 40th anniversary, he’s calling on Saab communities worldwide to mark the moment once again.
