Vehicle Owner

Member ID: raquettelaker2

Location: Canton, CT

Vehicle Info

2004 Saab 9-5

Bought: Dec, 2008

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-606.7sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP250
  • Weight3470lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Aug 04, 2009

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Brett’s Saab 9-5

  • Currently 3.9 /5 Stars.
21 guestbook comments

Page 1 -      Intro (You are Here)

Page 2 - Town Fair Tire Massacre

Page 3 -    Xenon Kit Installation

Page 4 -  Parrot Bluetooth Install

Page 5 -          Random Pictures

Page 6 -                Future Plans

 

I bought this car in December, 2008 to replace my high-mileage 2001 9-5 V6 (sold with 184k miles). The Aero had only 31k miles on it, was in like-new condition, and the price was right.

Here are some pictures from the dealer:

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

 

I've owned the car for seven months and LOVE the thing. I'm up to 39k miles and have some more pictures and stuff to share. Be sure to check out my Town Fair Tire tirade on Page 2 . It's worth reading so you can save yourself the headache of having to deal with these loonies.

 

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

 

New Rims for summer (found on Craigslist for $300!!!):

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

 

Over Spring Break I put in some Xenons I bought on eBay but took them out because they did some goofy things. Check out Page 3 for more.

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

 

 Check out Page 4 for my Parrot Bluetooth Installation:

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

 

Here are the custom medium grey berber floor mats I ordered from State of Nine. I think they look really great:

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

 

Here it is with the Saab/Thule roof racks I found on Craigs List. It's also got newly scratched rims thanks to Town Fair Tire. You can read about that mess on Page 2 .

raquettelaker2's 2004 Saab 9-5

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Vostrocity  

Posted by: Vostrocity

10/24/2009 05:04PM

I love how detailed your page is. =]Ok, a couple things I wanna say.1. The stock wheels are awesome, best I've seen.2. Page 2 seems to be broken.3. Very nice Bluetooth install, most people are too lazy and just get one of those battery-powered visor ones.

N152N  

Posted by: N152N

10/24/2009 08:37AM

Hey hows the car doin?I think im going to change my front bumper to the 2005 9-5 Aero...... Im not sure, but i need a face lift on my beast.... let me know what u think.

joka646  

Posted by: joka646

10/05/2009 05:32PM

hey nice car... Do you know is that denatured alcohol would take off tree sap?

vincenzo53  

Posted by: vincenzo53

09/01/2009 10:41AM

Those Summer Wheels look amazing! Lucky Find on Craiglist the winter ones are nicer than most people's summer wheels

rennsport1  

Posted by: rennsport1

08/04/2009 08:52PM

Hey Raquettelaker, great 9-5. I was not aware of the Town Fair Tire debacle. When are more tire shops going to start being careful with expensive alloys ! When it's not their car they don't give a crap I guess, at least they ended up finally admitting the obvious. Glad you got some nice alloys after all. Cheers, R.S.

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: raquettelaker2

Location: Canton, CT