1 00:00:02,275 --> 00:00:04,103 [opening theme music playing] 2 00:00:06,724 --> 00:00:08,241 [soft music playing] 3 00:00:12,586 --> 00:00:14,275 Hey, Elvis, come and have a look at this. 4 00:00:15,344 --> 00:00:18,448 I know you like an old car advert, 5 00:00:18,482 --> 00:00:21,482 but you're absolutely gonna love this one. It's from the 1980s. 6 00:00:21,517 --> 00:00:25,551 Er, this is Saab trying to sell their Saab Turbo 7 00:00:25,586 --> 00:00:29,551 by tying it in with their Saab aeroplanes. 8 00:00:29,586 --> 00:00:31,206 [upbeat music playing] 9 00:00:46,068 --> 00:00:48,310 [Elvis] It's very cool, ain't it? Very stylized. 10 00:00:48,344 --> 00:00:50,482 Well, in fact, the guy that directed this, 11 00:00:50,517 --> 00:00:52,758 his name is Tony Scott, Ridley Scott's brother. 12 00:00:52,793 --> 00:00:55,793 This advert directly led to him getting the gig... 13 00:00:55,827 --> 00:00:57,482 ...Top Gun.That's it. 14 00:00:57,517 --> 00:00:59,862 -Yeah. -You actually can see a lot of resemblance. 15 00:00:59,896 --> 00:01:01,724 It's a great audition tape. 16 00:01:01,758 --> 00:01:03,482 [upbeat music playing] 17 00:01:06,275 --> 00:01:09,620 [Elvis] What an iconic advert for, I guess, a pretty iconic car. 18 00:01:09,655 --> 00:01:12,241 It's a shame, ain't it, because Saab no longer exist. 19 00:01:12,275 --> 00:01:14,482 No, it's gotta be about ten years or so 20 00:01:14,517 --> 00:01:16,758 -since they stopped making cars, isn't it? -Yeah. 21 00:01:16,793 --> 00:01:19,068 I mean, it's like Pontiac and Jensen, 22 00:01:19,103 --> 00:01:22,344 and with Saab are like the dodos of the car world. 23 00:01:22,379 --> 00:01:25,689 But you know what, those dodos have always been good to us at Wheeler Dealers. 24 00:01:25,724 --> 00:01:27,551 We've always managed to turn a profit. 25 00:01:27,586 --> 00:01:29,033 -Hmm-hmm. -So, I've been looking 26 00:01:29,068 --> 00:01:31,310 out there online, and I found this 27 00:01:31,344 --> 00:01:36,033 that's advertised for sale. It's a Saab 900 Turbo convertible, 28 00:01:36,068 --> 00:01:40,000 16-valve. Looks really decent. It's got a few little issues. 29 00:01:40,033 --> 00:01:43,000 But this car is advertised in the center of London, 30 00:01:43,033 --> 00:01:44,793 belongs to a guy called Alan. 31 00:01:44,827 --> 00:01:47,655 And he's fallen foul of the Ultra Low Emission Zone. 32 00:01:47,689 --> 00:01:49,862 Unfortunately if he wants to pull it out of his driveway, 33 00:01:49,896 --> 00:01:52,620 he has to pay every single day, so he just wants it gone. 34 00:01:52,655 --> 00:01:55,586 That sounds like an opportunity. It looks like a decent car. 35 00:01:55,620 --> 00:01:58,482 But the only way to find out, go and have a look, mate. Get your coat on. 36 00:01:58,517 --> 00:02:00,172 Yeah. Nice one. Thank you. 37 00:02:01,931 --> 00:02:04,586 [Mike] While Saab Automotive went bust a decade ago, 38 00:02:04,620 --> 00:02:07,137 the Saab defense business continues to produce 39 00:02:07,172 --> 00:02:10,205 fighter jets and other military hardware. 40 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,965 And that's what I love most about the 900. 41 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,241 How a company founded on aviation 42 00:02:15,275 --> 00:02:18,379 weaved their aeronautical know-how into four wheels. 43 00:02:19,896 --> 00:02:22,241 Precise, safe and powerful. 44 00:02:22,275 --> 00:02:26,517 Every inch of one felt it had been designed around you as the pilot. 45 00:02:27,862 --> 00:02:30,068 I bet you didn't know, but they were the first 46 00:02:30,103 --> 00:02:33,689 mass production cars to be fitted with a turbocharger. 47 00:02:33,724 --> 00:02:36,067 Given a boost of power at lower revs, 48 00:02:36,103 --> 00:02:37,896 perfect for overtaking 49 00:02:37,930 --> 00:02:41,620 or if you found yourself in a dogfight. 50 00:02:41,655 --> 00:02:45,551 On the inside, the dash was laid out like a fighter jet cockpit, 51 00:02:45,586 --> 00:02:49,758 making you feel like Maverick as you turned and burned down the M1. 52 00:02:52,275 --> 00:02:54,206 Ground-breaking stuff at the time 53 00:02:54,241 --> 00:02:56,827 but today this one is still seven years short 54 00:02:56,862 --> 00:03:00,172 of classic car exemption from the emissions charge. 55 00:03:00,206 --> 00:03:03,137 Bad news for Alan, but good news for me. 56 00:03:03,172 --> 00:03:06,482 With Saab no longer making cars, this could be a bargain 57 00:03:06,517 --> 00:03:10,517 that hopefully only goes up in value as they become rarer. 58 00:03:11,965 --> 00:03:14,103 Well, I'm excited, I'll be honest with you, 59 00:03:14,137 --> 00:03:17,034 because I am a bit of a Saab superfan. 60 00:03:17,068 --> 00:03:19,448 It's gonna be a cracking car to see 61 00:03:19,482 --> 00:03:23,517 because let's face it, where we are today, now, 62 00:03:23,551 --> 00:03:26,275 there's never gonna be any more Saabs. 63 00:03:26,310 --> 00:03:29,206 There's only ever going to be less Saabs. 64 00:03:29,241 --> 00:03:33,310 Now the other thing about this car is it's a convertible, 65 00:03:33,344 --> 00:03:35,551 which means that they're usually 66 00:03:35,586 --> 00:03:38,034 more difficult to sell this time of year. 67 00:03:38,067 --> 00:03:41,103 As you can see outside, the trees, they're naked. 68 00:03:41,137 --> 00:03:42,862 We are in the depths of winter. 69 00:03:42,896 --> 00:03:46,103 Everyone's wrapped up really warm, including me. 70 00:03:46,137 --> 00:03:50,000 I've got me coat on today. And that can play into my hands. 71 00:03:50,034 --> 00:03:53,103 And if I can just sit on the car for maybe a... 72 00:03:53,137 --> 00:03:55,241 A few weeks until the weather turns around 73 00:03:55,275 --> 00:03:57,413 and we start to get some leaves on the tree. 74 00:03:57,448 --> 00:04:01,206 When the sun comes out, the price, it goes up, 75 00:04:01,241 --> 00:04:03,379 and that's what Wheeler Dealering is all about. 76 00:04:04,275 --> 00:04:06,068 [upbeat music playing] 77 00:04:21,654 --> 00:04:23,344 -Hello. -You must be Alan. 78 00:04:25,103 --> 00:04:27,172 [upbeat music playing] 79 00:04:29,379 --> 00:04:30,931 Oh, yes. Look at that. 80 00:04:42,896 --> 00:04:44,655 How long have you had the car? 81 00:04:44,689 --> 00:04:47,724 -I've had it 16 years. 16 years. -Quite a long time. 82 00:04:47,758 --> 00:04:49,482 -Oh, yeah. -Now, because of this new 83 00:04:49,517 --> 00:04:51,965 ULEZ, this Ultra Low Emission Zone 84 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,103 that's come into your area, it means that cars like this 85 00:04:55,137 --> 00:04:57,000 are gonna cost you a fortune to drive. 86 00:04:57,034 --> 00:05:00,965 Absolutely. It means every time I want to take it out in the summer, 87 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,793 if I wanna go out with my wife to buy 88 00:05:02,827 --> 00:05:05,310 an ice cream or something, it's gonna cost me £12.50 89 00:05:05,344 --> 00:05:07,724 -just for that purpose... -Won't be a 99, will it? 90 00:05:07,758 --> 00:05:10,896 It'll be a £13.49? 91 00:05:10,931 --> 00:05:13,137 -Yes, it will. -Yeah, it will be too much money. 92 00:05:17,413 --> 00:05:21,275 I've got to say, that looks very original underneath there 93 00:05:21,310 --> 00:05:23,068 and really in good condition. 94 00:05:23,103 --> 00:05:25,310 Have you done any major work under the bonnet? 95 00:05:25,344 --> 00:05:28,310 Erm, I've changed the radiator cos that had a leak. 96 00:05:28,344 --> 00:05:30,827 It looks amazing, Alan, really does. 97 00:05:30,862 --> 00:05:32,862 -Yeah. -Right, I'm very happy underneath here. 98 00:05:32,896 --> 00:05:35,862 -Let's have a look inside the cockpit, shall we? -Sure thing, yep. 99 00:05:40,931 --> 00:05:44,413 Wow. Alan, I'm going to tell you, inside is lovely. 100 00:05:44,448 --> 00:05:46,103 Does the roof work? 101 00:05:46,137 --> 00:05:49,413 -Yes, it does. -Let's make sure it goes back and forwards. 102 00:05:49,448 --> 00:05:52,172 Part of this car's charm, isn't it? Look at that. 103 00:05:52,206 --> 00:05:55,482 The electric roof, make sure it goes all the way back. 104 00:05:57,344 --> 00:06:00,172 Well, as the engine's running, I wouldn't mind getting out 105 00:06:00,206 --> 00:06:03,172 on some of the open roads around here, if that's okay with you. 106 00:06:03,206 --> 00:06:04,931 Sure, take it. Take it for a spin. 107 00:06:04,965 --> 00:06:07,724 If you don't mind, it's a big cold, so I'm gonna put the roof back on. 108 00:06:07,758 --> 00:06:09,758 -Good idea. -I wanna try the heater out. 109 00:06:09,793 --> 00:06:11,655 -All right. I won't be long. -Okay. 110 00:06:13,862 --> 00:06:15,827 [upbeat music playing] 111 00:06:15,862 --> 00:06:18,896 [Mike] Right. Time to get this Turbo out on some country roads 112 00:06:18,931 --> 00:06:20,586 and really see what it can do. 113 00:06:24,931 --> 00:06:27,620 Now, it's been years since I've been behind the cockpit 114 00:06:27,655 --> 00:06:30,793 of one of these, and they really do feel good inside. 115 00:06:30,827 --> 00:06:32,965 You've got a lovely steering wheel. 116 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:36,137 Everything's nicely proportioned and well-finished. 117 00:06:37,482 --> 00:06:40,896 But I hope you can see it's shaking, 118 00:06:40,931 --> 00:06:44,379 and that's not the road surface, that's the car. 119 00:06:45,551 --> 00:06:49,068 It seems to be running quite roughly at the moment, 120 00:06:49,103 --> 00:06:51,034 and not as I would expect it to run 121 00:06:51,068 --> 00:06:53,241 because Saabs, especially the ones 122 00:06:53,275 --> 00:06:55,620 with the turbo badge bolted on the side, 123 00:06:55,655 --> 00:06:57,655 always give you a thrill ride. 124 00:06:57,689 --> 00:07:01,551 If you get to about, well, 2,000rpm, put your foot down... 125 00:07:05,206 --> 00:07:09,275 ...they're meant to, well, snap you into the back of your seat. 126 00:07:09,310 --> 00:07:11,586 And this one is doing none of that stuff. 127 00:07:12,689 --> 00:07:15,482 I can hear the turbo spooling up 128 00:07:15,517 --> 00:07:18,724 and the turbo gauges indicating on the dashboard 129 00:07:18,758 --> 00:07:21,103 but the car just doesn't feel right. 130 00:07:21,137 --> 00:07:24,310 Also I've noticed something else. Every time I put my foot down... 131 00:07:26,103 --> 00:07:29,655 ...there's a noise when I put my foot deep into the clutch, 132 00:07:29,689 --> 00:07:32,482 and that means that the clutch release bearing 133 00:07:32,517 --> 00:07:35,793 or thrust race bearing, whatever you call it, it's gone. 134 00:07:35,827 --> 00:07:38,931 So, that will also have to be addressed. 135 00:07:38,965 --> 00:07:41,586 On the outside the paint work is lovely, 136 00:07:41,620 --> 00:07:44,379 the inside the leather is nice, the carpet is good. 137 00:07:44,413 --> 00:07:46,344 Headline is good, everything is working, 138 00:07:46,379 --> 00:07:48,344 t's just the way the car feels 139 00:07:48,379 --> 00:07:51,275 well, it's kind of un-Saab like. 140 00:07:51,310 --> 00:07:55,310 And remember, this car it's a dodo, isn't it? 141 00:07:55,344 --> 00:07:57,275 It's the dodo of the car world. 142 00:07:57,310 --> 00:08:00,000 There will never be as many Saabs on the road 143 00:08:00,034 --> 00:08:02,724 as there is today, right now. 144 00:08:02,758 --> 00:08:04,724 There's only ever gonna be less Saab's 145 00:08:04,758 --> 00:08:08,586 from this moment on because they simply don't exist anymore. 146 00:08:08,620 --> 00:08:11,000 And that's what making me think this car 147 00:08:11,034 --> 00:08:12,413 has a future with us. 148 00:08:14,586 --> 00:08:17,793 So, it all comes down to, well, price, really. 149 00:08:17,827 --> 00:08:21,827 Alan is asking £7,500 for the car. 150 00:08:21,862 --> 00:08:25,068 I think, on a summer's day, this car polished up 151 00:08:25,103 --> 00:08:27,482 and driving nice, he might get it. 152 00:08:27,517 --> 00:08:29,137 But he's not gonna get it from me. 153 00:08:29,172 --> 00:08:31,448 I personally think it's worth around six grand. 154 00:08:31,482 --> 00:08:33,895 If I have to give a bit more, I would do for it, 155 00:08:33,931 --> 00:08:35,931 but six grand will be the target price. 156 00:08:36,895 --> 00:08:39,517 Well, let's go back, have a chat with him 157 00:08:39,551 --> 00:08:41,309 and see if I can put a deal together. 158 00:08:41,344 --> 00:08:43,895 How could I not buy a car like this? 159 00:08:43,931 --> 00:08:46,793 A Saab 900 Turbo convertible 160 00:08:46,827 --> 00:08:50,758 that's got an extra button on the dashboard. No, I mean it. 161 00:08:50,793 --> 00:08:53,586 It's got a button that just says "Extra' on the dashboard. 162 00:08:53,620 --> 00:08:56,379 I don't know what it does, but it's an extra. 163 00:08:57,655 --> 00:08:59,275 [upbeat music playing] 164 00:09:09,931 --> 00:09:12,724 -So, how was it? -Er, well, it was, er... 165 00:09:12,758 --> 00:09:15,000 It was like a little step back in time. 166 00:09:15,034 --> 00:09:18,275 It's a little bit tired, this car. There's something wrong 167 00:09:18,310 --> 00:09:20,482 with the engine in terms of power. 168 00:09:20,517 --> 00:09:23,206 -Hmm-hmm. -The turbo boost is coming in really late. 169 00:09:23,241 --> 00:09:25,103 You must have felt this as well. 170 00:09:25,137 --> 00:09:27,793 When you put your foot on the clutch, it's noisy, 171 00:09:27,827 --> 00:09:30,344 so it's like the clutch release bearing needs doing. 172 00:09:30,379 --> 00:09:32,724 Don't get me wrong, I do like the car. [chuckles] 173 00:09:32,758 --> 00:09:36,551 But I think where I need to be is like, £6,000 for it. 174 00:09:37,965 --> 00:09:41,482 -Er, a little low. I'd take seven. -£7,000? 175 00:09:41,517 --> 00:09:43,793 Yes, please. 176 00:09:43,827 --> 00:09:46,344 [sighs] I think the problem you've got, Alan, 177 00:09:46,379 --> 00:09:48,689 is every time you drive it off your driveway, 178 00:09:48,724 --> 00:09:51,310 if I wait long enough it's gonna cost you £12.50. 179 00:09:51,344 --> 00:09:53,965 -So, it will get cheaper, this car. Erm... -Yeah, true. 180 00:09:55,793 --> 00:09:58,965 I'll do a deal, but the most I'd give for it is £6,500. 181 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,206 -What 'cha say? -Okay. 182 00:10:01,241 --> 00:10:04,379 All right, your hand, top man. Nice one. 183 00:10:04,413 --> 00:10:09,103 I just gone and bought myself a Saab 900 Turbo convertible. 184 00:10:09,137 --> 00:10:10,827 [upbeat music playing] 185 00:10:15,689 --> 00:10:19,517 There you have it. Got a car for £6,500. 186 00:10:19,551 --> 00:10:22,034 Don't get me wrong, I'm delighted with the price, 187 00:10:22,068 --> 00:10:25,310 but there are a few humps in the road ahead. 188 00:10:25,344 --> 00:10:28,931 One, the way the car drives, secondly, the way the car performs. 189 00:10:28,965 --> 00:10:32,344 We need to give this last hooray 190 00:10:32,379 --> 00:10:36,758 that Saab's ever gonna have respect, and we need to do it right. 191 00:10:36,793 --> 00:10:39,862 But I'm convinced if Elvis can do the jobs correctly, 192 00:10:39,896 --> 00:10:42,689 we can sell this car and make a profit. 193 00:10:47,034 --> 00:10:48,620 [honks] 194 00:10:52,344 --> 00:10:54,724 [laughs] That looks amazing. 195 00:10:54,758 --> 00:10:57,448 Hey, that is, like, immaculate. 196 00:10:57,482 --> 00:11:00,137 It's fantastic, isn't it? Wait till you see the inside. 197 00:11:00,172 --> 00:11:02,310 Look at the seats and the dashboard. 198 00:11:02,344 --> 00:11:04,862 -Wow. I mean, it's like, showroom condition. -It is. 199 00:11:04,896 --> 00:11:08,000 From behind that steering wheel, it's a great experience, isn't it? 200 00:11:08,034 --> 00:11:10,586 It used to be. They give you a thrilling experience, 201 00:11:10,620 --> 00:11:13,206 but they did back in 1989, when this one was made. 202 00:11:13,241 --> 00:11:15,724 -But now? -But now it's not so good. 203 00:11:15,758 --> 00:11:18,965 I remember the first time I got into one of these cars, 204 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:22,137 -being a turbo, you got that fizz, the bit down below. -Yeah. 205 00:11:22,172 --> 00:11:24,482 Well, I tried that with this. Put my foot down, 206 00:11:24,517 --> 00:11:27,310 the turbo does spool up, eventually, 207 00:11:27,344 --> 00:11:29,724 and then when it gets there, the fizz is missing. 208 00:11:29,758 --> 00:11:32,482 And you're sure it's not just sort of 1980s turbo lag? 209 00:11:32,517 --> 00:11:34,862 I just think it's really, really tired. 210 00:11:34,896 --> 00:11:37,000 Also, the steering is a little bit, 211 00:11:37,034 --> 00:11:39,206 you know, well, I would say woolly. 212 00:11:39,241 --> 00:11:41,931 I'll tell you what it is, it's a great-looking car, 213 00:11:41,965 --> 00:11:43,724 but it's just a bit knackered. 214 00:11:43,758 --> 00:11:45,413 -Bit like me. -[laughs] 215 00:11:45,448 --> 00:11:47,862 Beautiful-looking, but, actually, I'm a bit tired. 216 00:11:47,896 --> 00:11:50,103 Plus the fact I do remember back in the day, 217 00:11:50,137 --> 00:11:53,068 this had the option, I do believe, in a free spoke alloy wheel? 218 00:11:53,103 --> 00:11:55,689 It did. The Turbo did. So, they didn't go for that. 219 00:11:55,724 --> 00:11:58,620 No. So, maybe I'll look into that, and if it was an option 220 00:11:58,655 --> 00:12:01,896 and it's correct for this car, I'll add them to the shopping list. 221 00:12:01,931 --> 00:12:05,551 What we need to do is to get this car back to the way it was back in the day. 222 00:12:05,586 --> 00:12:08,310 And we need to celebrate the Saabness of it 223 00:12:08,344 --> 00:12:10,344 and the quirks that come with a Saab. 224 00:12:10,379 --> 00:12:13,172 -So, what did we pay for it? -You're going to like this bit. 225 00:12:13,206 --> 00:12:15,482 -Six and-a-half grand. -Wow, in this condition? 226 00:12:15,517 --> 00:12:17,827 In this condition. Yes. Well, put it this way. 227 00:12:17,862 --> 00:12:20,103 There's never gonna be any more Saabs, is there? 228 00:12:20,137 --> 00:12:22,931 So, we need to make sure we keep this Saab on the road. 229 00:12:22,965 --> 00:12:25,000 Look, I'm gonna enjoy this, mate. That's a good one. 230 00:12:25,034 --> 00:12:26,896 -Right. You crack on. -Nice one. 231 00:12:32,517 --> 00:12:34,206 [upbeat music playing] 232 00:12:37,965 --> 00:12:41,862 I love nothing more than when great engineering meets great design, 233 00:12:41,896 --> 00:12:44,448 and that is exactly what Saab are all about. 234 00:12:44,482 --> 00:12:47,689 I mean, this car has no flimsy bits of plastic bolted all over it. 235 00:12:47,724 --> 00:12:51,379 Everything is here for a reason and has been well-thought-through. 236 00:12:51,413 --> 00:12:53,172 Take this great engine, for example. 237 00:12:53,206 --> 00:12:55,344 16-valve turbo charged 238 00:12:55,379 --> 00:12:59,103 but packaged in a unique way, cocked over on an angle 239 00:12:59,137 --> 00:13:01,758 to enable them to fit in double wishbone suspension 240 00:13:01,793 --> 00:13:04,103 so the car handles better. Love it. 241 00:13:04,137 --> 00:13:07,034 However, as Mike said, a few of those bits 242 00:13:07,068 --> 00:13:09,241 of well-thought-out engineering at the moment 243 00:13:09,275 --> 00:13:11,551 are not quite working as they should. 244 00:13:11,586 --> 00:13:13,448 But that's where I come in. 245 00:13:13,482 --> 00:13:15,517 [upbeat music playing] 246 00:13:15,551 --> 00:13:17,482 I'm gonna start by seeing if I can solve 247 00:13:17,517 --> 00:13:19,586 the rough engine running that Mike noticed. 248 00:13:19,620 --> 00:13:22,344 But this car's from an era of floppy discs and mullets, 249 00:13:22,379 --> 00:13:24,275 so it doesn't have an on-board computer 250 00:13:24,310 --> 00:13:26,413 that I can pull diagnostic codes from. 251 00:13:26,448 --> 00:13:28,344 Sorting the problem is gonna come down 252 00:13:28,379 --> 00:13:32,275 to old-fashioned detective work. First suspect, the ignition circuit. 253 00:13:36,931 --> 00:13:38,586 It actually looks okay. 254 00:13:38,620 --> 00:13:40,896 I'm gonna start by changing the distributor cap, 255 00:13:40,931 --> 00:13:43,172 the leads and the new set of plugs. 256 00:13:43,206 --> 00:13:45,758 Because this whole lot costs just £30. 257 00:13:45,793 --> 00:13:48,517 For that sort of money, it seems like it's worth doing. 258 00:13:48,551 --> 00:13:50,862 Keep our fingers crossed that it fixes the problem. 259 00:13:52,931 --> 00:13:55,172 The ignition circuit on an older car like this 260 00:13:55,206 --> 00:13:57,689 is a lot simpler and more mechanical than modern ones. 261 00:13:59,724 --> 00:14:02,931 So, if something isn't sending current or sparking how it should, 262 00:14:02,965 --> 00:14:05,137 that might be the cause of the rough running. 263 00:14:05,172 --> 00:14:07,103 But if this doesn't solve the problem, 264 00:14:07,137 --> 00:14:08,827 we may well be in serious trouble. 265 00:14:13,413 --> 00:14:16,379 Right, that's it. Hopefully, for just over £30, 266 00:14:16,413 --> 00:14:19,310 we might have got to the bottom of our lumpy running issues. 267 00:14:19,344 --> 00:14:22,413 I won't know that until I fire it up and take it out for a spin. 268 00:14:25,758 --> 00:14:29,793 I've overhauled the ignition system. It's time for a test drive. 269 00:14:29,827 --> 00:14:31,517 The engine is running smoothly, 270 00:14:31,551 --> 00:14:34,275 which means those changes to the ignition have worked. 271 00:14:34,310 --> 00:14:36,137 I'm happy that that's fixed the problem, 272 00:14:36,172 --> 00:14:37,896 and I wanna give it a bit of a blast 273 00:14:37,931 --> 00:14:40,241 to see what the performance of this engine's like. 274 00:14:43,310 --> 00:14:45,000 That's almost comical. 275 00:14:45,034 --> 00:14:47,931 I mean, my goodness, you have to wait for it. [laughs] 276 00:14:47,965 --> 00:14:50,793 I mean, back in the '80s, that's what Turbos were like. 277 00:14:50,827 --> 00:14:54,517 I mean, the clutch is a little bit less precise than it should be. 278 00:14:54,551 --> 00:14:57,413 Steering also a little bit sloppy and waywards 279 00:14:57,448 --> 00:14:59,482 but it is a 1980s car. 280 00:14:59,517 --> 00:15:01,965 I'm pretty sure we can do a lot better than that. 281 00:15:11,241 --> 00:15:13,896 -How'd get on? -Yeah, got the Saab out on the road. 282 00:15:13,931 --> 00:15:16,586 It's just a set of ignition parts to get it going again. 283 00:15:16,620 --> 00:15:18,310 So, that was cheap, which is good. 284 00:15:18,344 --> 00:15:20,620 But, yes, pretty dated to drive, isn't it? 285 00:15:20,655 --> 00:15:22,793 Yeah, I can remember selling them back in the day. 286 00:15:22,827 --> 00:15:26,275 You'd have a customer sat beside ya, you'd say, "This car's really fast." 287 00:15:26,310 --> 00:15:29,034 You put your foot down and then you'd have to fill the air 288 00:15:29,068 --> 00:15:31,206 with a sentence before the turbo kicked in 289 00:15:31,241 --> 00:15:34,793 and off you went down the road. They suffer terribly with turbo lag. 290 00:15:34,827 --> 00:15:36,689 Massive turbo lag. But as you know, 291 00:15:36,724 --> 00:15:38,655 modern technology can overcome that. 292 00:15:38,689 --> 00:15:41,068 There's lots we can do to make it more responsive. 293 00:15:41,103 --> 00:15:43,379 I was kind of wondering if I get the turbo off, 294 00:15:43,413 --> 00:15:46,931 can I give it to you to take care of cause I've got other things to do. 295 00:15:46,965 --> 00:15:49,068 Not a problem. Did you also notice a problem 296 00:15:49,103 --> 00:15:51,517 with the steering as you're driving down the road? 297 00:15:51,551 --> 00:15:54,137 When I did, I felt it was just, well, loose. 298 00:15:54,172 --> 00:15:55,862 Yeah, it's very sloppy, isn't it? 299 00:15:55,896 --> 00:15:58,827 I haven't investigated yet, but there's definitely some work to do there. 300 00:15:58,862 --> 00:16:00,758 Also the clutch has got some problems, 301 00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:03,206 I'm thinking about doing something with that, too. 302 00:16:03,241 --> 00:16:05,413 I'm ahead of you there. I noticed the clutch. 303 00:16:05,448 --> 00:16:08,931 I've taken the liberty of ordering a complete clutch pack. 304 00:16:08,965 --> 00:16:11,172 So, if you get the turbo off, put it in a box, 305 00:16:11,206 --> 00:16:12,724 -I'll take it with me. -Perfect. Nice one, mate. 306 00:16:15,448 --> 00:16:19,137 [Elvis] Just like their flat pack-designing countrymen, the Swedes at Saab 307 00:16:19,172 --> 00:16:21,689 really thought the design of this engine bay through. 308 00:16:21,724 --> 00:16:24,206 And that means removing the turbo is a piece of cake, 309 00:16:24,241 --> 00:16:27,103 orlatt som en platt if you're in Sweden. 310 00:16:28,896 --> 00:16:31,931 If Mike and I are gonna celebrate the brilliant engineering 311 00:16:31,965 --> 00:16:34,344 behind this Saab, we need to sharpen it up. 312 00:16:34,379 --> 00:16:36,482 One of the things that needs some attention, 313 00:16:36,517 --> 00:16:39,724 given that it's done 100,000 miles, which might not seem like a lot, 314 00:16:39,758 --> 00:16:41,931 but the car is also more than 30 years old, 315 00:16:41,965 --> 00:16:44,034 is the clutch, so that's what we'll do next. 316 00:16:46,862 --> 00:16:49,517 Now, in typical Saab brilliance, the clutch on this car 317 00:16:49,551 --> 00:16:52,379 isn't where you'd normally find it at the back of the engine. 318 00:16:53,965 --> 00:16:56,551 To improve the handling and suspension on the 900, 319 00:16:56,586 --> 00:16:59,689 those crazy Swedes opted to once again spare a thought 320 00:16:59,724 --> 00:17:02,689 for the mechanic working in the engine bay. Thanks, guys. 321 00:17:05,103 --> 00:17:07,205 Now, what they did was they put the engine 322 00:17:07,241 --> 00:17:09,068 and gearbox on top of each other. 323 00:17:09,103 --> 00:17:11,655 Now, that in itself is not necessarily unusual. 324 00:17:11,689 --> 00:17:14,586 It's been done many times before. 325 00:17:14,619 --> 00:17:16,758 Set up something like that. 326 00:17:16,792 --> 00:17:19,655 But here at Saab, what they did to maximize the space 327 00:17:19,689 --> 00:17:22,378 and allow that interior bulkhead to move forward, 328 00:17:22,413 --> 00:17:24,344 giving us more space for the occupants, 329 00:17:24,378 --> 00:17:27,068 they put the clutch and the flywheel assembly 330 00:17:27,103 --> 00:17:30,137 on the front end of the engine at the front of the car. 331 00:17:30,172 --> 00:17:32,344 That in itself is unusual. 332 00:17:32,379 --> 00:17:35,965 That also means the drive now comes out the front of the engine. 333 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:39,344 They have to then turn that around by 180 degrees to have it come back 334 00:17:39,379 --> 00:17:42,379 into the gearbox and then drive the front wheels of the car. 335 00:17:42,413 --> 00:17:45,172 They did that through a clever system of gears and chains. 336 00:17:45,206 --> 00:17:47,655 That was clever. It was inventive. It was ingenious. 337 00:17:47,689 --> 00:17:50,827 It means I can change the clutch without putting the car 338 00:17:50,862 --> 00:17:52,724 up in the air and take the gear box off. 339 00:17:52,758 --> 00:17:55,137 I can do it by standing at the front end of the car. 340 00:18:00,448 --> 00:18:03,241 To get it out of the car, I first need to find a way 341 00:18:03,275 --> 00:18:06,862 to keep the clutch pedal depressed while I work under the bonnet. 342 00:18:06,896 --> 00:18:09,517 With Mike out sorting the turbo, I'm gonna have to call 343 00:18:09,551 --> 00:18:11,862 on my other glamorous assistant, Woody. 344 00:18:16,793 --> 00:18:19,310 I'll tell you, he's doing just as good a job as Mike, 345 00:18:19,344 --> 00:18:21,379 but without all the chat. This is brilliant. 346 00:18:28,034 --> 00:18:30,241 Okay. So now, with my clutch depressed, 347 00:18:30,275 --> 00:18:33,034 the next job is to lever out the input shaft, 348 00:18:33,068 --> 00:18:35,034 which comes out the front of the engine. 349 00:18:35,068 --> 00:18:37,793 I'm just going to pop this bolt into the end of it 350 00:18:37,827 --> 00:18:40,275 and then use that together 351 00:18:40,310 --> 00:18:42,344 with this giant lever bar to lever it out. 352 00:18:42,379 --> 00:18:45,724 They can be quite difficult to pull out and take quite a lot of force. 353 00:18:45,758 --> 00:18:48,862 I'm going to put this little cloth down in front of it, 354 00:18:48,896 --> 00:18:52,344 just to protect the radiator. Here we go. 355 00:18:56,206 --> 00:18:58,275 [grunts in effort] Yes. 356 00:18:58,310 --> 00:19:00,241 There we go. That's out. 357 00:19:00,275 --> 00:19:02,206 Radiator's still intact as well. [chuckles] 358 00:19:03,206 --> 00:19:05,379 Next, I can get the clutch cylinder out, 359 00:19:05,413 --> 00:19:07,413 release the bolts... 360 00:19:08,689 --> 00:19:11,655 ...and start to remove the remaining pieces. 361 00:19:11,689 --> 00:19:14,931 Getting it out the way you can now see that connection that 362 00:19:14,965 --> 00:19:17,275 takes the drive coming out the front of the engine, 363 00:19:17,310 --> 00:19:19,517 through the system of gears and chains, 364 00:19:19,551 --> 00:19:22,655 down to the gearbox underneath. It's a very clever system. 365 00:19:22,689 --> 00:19:25,172 It means I've just removed the clutch without having 366 00:19:25,206 --> 00:19:27,827 the difficulty of working with everything above my head. 367 00:19:32,827 --> 00:19:34,862 All right, there it is. 368 00:19:34,896 --> 00:19:37,379 I think that's the first clutch I've ever taken off 369 00:19:37,413 --> 00:19:40,000 while standing in front of the car for the whole job. 370 00:19:40,034 --> 00:19:43,344 It's actually... It's not too bad. 371 00:19:43,379 --> 00:19:47,655 Given that this car's done nearly 100,000 miles and is quite old, 372 00:19:47,689 --> 00:19:49,896 the clutch, I mean, I've definitely seen worse. 373 00:19:49,931 --> 00:19:52,655 It's not too heavily worn. It is glazed. 374 00:19:52,689 --> 00:19:55,241 It's gone a little bit shiny, and that's probably due 375 00:19:55,275 --> 00:19:57,758 to overheating at some point. But nothing too serious. 376 00:19:57,793 --> 00:20:00,793 Over time, particularly with age these can become brittle 377 00:20:00,827 --> 00:20:03,586 and little pieces can start flaking or chipping away. 378 00:20:03,620 --> 00:20:05,965 But none of that's happened. It's actually probably 379 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,827 got quite a lot more life left in it. 380 00:20:07,862 --> 00:20:11,172 However, given that a brand new one together with all the ancillaries 381 00:20:11,206 --> 00:20:14,310 that go with it costs just £170. 382 00:20:14,344 --> 00:20:17,310 It's an absolute no-brainer that I'm gonna stick a new one in. 383 00:20:17,344 --> 00:20:19,034 Modern technology, modern materials 384 00:20:19,068 --> 00:20:21,275 have meant that things like this friction plate, 385 00:20:21,310 --> 00:20:24,689 the part that takes up that drive between engine and gearbox 386 00:20:24,724 --> 00:20:27,689 have evolved to the point where it now lasts a lot longer. 387 00:20:27,724 --> 00:20:30,206 It's more environmentally friendly to produce 388 00:20:30,241 --> 00:20:32,241 and can cope with a much wider variety 389 00:20:32,275 --> 00:20:34,931 and temperature during its operating usage. 390 00:20:34,965 --> 00:20:37,241 These springs that were on the old one are there 391 00:20:37,275 --> 00:20:40,482 to take up any shock loading when you first pull away in a car, 392 00:20:40,517 --> 00:20:43,896 giving you a smoother experience. So, together, the whole assembly, 393 00:20:43,931 --> 00:20:45,965 with its modern materials and technology, 394 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,344 should mean that when I put this back in the car, 395 00:20:48,379 --> 00:20:50,931 we'll get a much cleaner, sharper driving experience, 396 00:20:50,965 --> 00:20:52,793 which is exactly what we want. 397 00:20:52,827 --> 00:20:54,827 So, all I need to do is throw it back in. 398 00:20:55,620 --> 00:20:57,655 [upbeat music playing] 399 00:20:59,758 --> 00:21:03,137 Which, thanks again to that brilliant Swedish engineering, 400 00:21:03,172 --> 00:21:06,206 may be the easiest clutch replacement I've ever done. 401 00:21:06,241 --> 00:21:08,586 Let's just hope the next job is as straightforward. 402 00:21:12,551 --> 00:21:14,827 Myself and Elvis are really keen 403 00:21:14,862 --> 00:21:17,793 to get our Saab driving as good as it can do. 404 00:21:17,827 --> 00:21:21,137 But it's got those 1980s problems, 405 00:21:21,172 --> 00:21:24,620 and they are basically, when you put your foot down, nothing happens. 406 00:21:24,655 --> 00:21:29,172 So, I'm on my way to Northampton to go and meet a chap called Jeff. 407 00:21:29,206 --> 00:21:32,379 He's been tinkering with Turbos for the past 40 years, 408 00:21:32,413 --> 00:21:36,275 and he reckons he can upgrade the turbo for a Saab 409 00:21:36,310 --> 00:21:40,206 and make it a much more pleasurable, a more modern driving experience. 410 00:21:42,862 --> 00:21:46,448 And hopefully we can also add on a few quid come sell time. 411 00:21:46,482 --> 00:21:48,448 Look at this place. Amazing. 412 00:21:48,482 --> 00:21:51,137 You, sir. You must be Jeff. 413 00:21:51,172 --> 00:21:52,896 -Yes. -Hello, Jeff, I'm Mike. 414 00:21:52,931 --> 00:21:54,586 -Hi. -This is nice. 415 00:21:54,620 --> 00:21:56,896 How to be greeted when you come in the door by 416 00:21:56,931 --> 00:21:58,758 -an early Saab. -Yeah. 417 00:21:58,793 --> 00:22:01,379 -Yeah. -An early Saab with a turbo bolted to it. 418 00:22:01,413 --> 00:22:04,206 -What's going on here? -Yes, very definitely a Turbo. 419 00:22:04,241 --> 00:22:07,275 But Saab never made a Turbo in this year. So what's going on here? 420 00:22:07,310 --> 00:22:09,689 This was actually the no. 2 test car 421 00:22:09,724 --> 00:22:12,000 when they were developing the engine 422 00:22:12,034 --> 00:22:14,137 for one of the major projects at that time. 423 00:22:14,172 --> 00:22:16,103 What? So, you are telling me 424 00:22:16,137 --> 00:22:18,586 -that you are part of a development team that... -Yep. 425 00:22:18,620 --> 00:22:21,000 -...put the Turbo into a Saab. -Yes. 426 00:22:21,034 --> 00:22:24,172 -I know that I'm in the right place, then. Most definitely. -Yeah. 427 00:22:24,206 --> 00:22:27,310 Er, so, when I reached out to ya, I did let you know 428 00:22:27,344 --> 00:22:30,413 that I've got this rather tired 429 00:22:30,448 --> 00:22:32,793 turbo that's come off our Saab 900 Turbo. 430 00:22:32,827 --> 00:22:35,620 And I was, kind of, hoping you could improve it for us. 431 00:22:35,655 --> 00:22:38,379 [Jeff] So, we can put a more modern compressor wheel in it, 432 00:22:38,413 --> 00:22:40,206 which is a little bit lighter. 433 00:22:40,241 --> 00:22:43,000 So, it'll spin faster. That's exactly what I'm looking for. 434 00:22:43,034 --> 00:22:45,000 -Yeah. -So, who do I go and see to get it done? 435 00:22:45,034 --> 00:22:46,620 [Jeff] You need to see Matt. 436 00:22:48,758 --> 00:22:51,620 [Mike] I didn't expect to be meeting Saab royalty today. 437 00:22:52,724 --> 00:22:54,344 This place is epic. 438 00:22:57,137 --> 00:22:59,586 [Elvis] Back at the workshop, I've got the clutch in, 439 00:22:59,620 --> 00:23:01,448 so it's time to tackle the next issue. 440 00:23:03,172 --> 00:23:05,482 When Mike and I both drove this car, 441 00:23:05,517 --> 00:23:08,103 each of us pointed to issues with the steering. 442 00:23:08,137 --> 00:23:10,206 And this is, of course, literally the thing 443 00:23:10,241 --> 00:23:12,448 that connects the driver to the road. 444 00:23:12,482 --> 00:23:15,655 So, if we're going to get this car back driving properly again 445 00:23:15,689 --> 00:23:18,137 and celebrate the brilliance of Saab's engineering, 446 00:23:18,172 --> 00:23:19,931 this is the next bit to sort out. 447 00:23:37,758 --> 00:23:39,793 That's not good. 448 00:23:39,827 --> 00:23:42,586 There is more oil on the outside of this steering, 449 00:23:42,620 --> 00:23:44,551 than I imagine there is on the inside. 450 00:23:44,586 --> 00:23:48,448 It's got a proper leak, and there is just oil everywhere. 451 00:23:48,482 --> 00:23:50,310 Well, that's definitely not good news. 452 00:23:50,344 --> 00:23:53,000 A, it could well be the source of some of the problems 453 00:23:53,034 --> 00:23:55,275 that Mike and I found when we drove the car. 454 00:23:55,310 --> 00:23:58,241 But getting it out looks like a bit of a challenge in itself. 455 00:23:58,275 --> 00:24:02,172 And if it needs replacing, this is a brand that doesn't even exist anymore. 456 00:24:02,206 --> 00:24:04,137 How on Earth is Mike gonna find a new one? 457 00:24:10,793 --> 00:24:13,896 [Mike] We're celebrating the beauty of Swedish engineering 458 00:24:13,931 --> 00:24:16,586 and hoping to make a few quid in the process. 459 00:24:17,482 --> 00:24:19,206 But we might have hit a problem 460 00:24:19,241 --> 00:24:21,689 because Matt is stripping our old turbo down 461 00:24:21,724 --> 00:24:23,413 and it doesn't look good. 462 00:24:23,448 --> 00:24:25,793 It looks a little bit worse for wear, doesn't it? 463 00:24:25,827 --> 00:24:27,586 [Matt] It's seen a bit of corrosion, 464 00:24:27,620 --> 00:24:30,517 but we get it nice and clean, we get more flow through there. 465 00:24:30,551 --> 00:24:33,172 Because the flow at the moment is disrupted by this rust. 466 00:24:33,206 --> 00:24:36,310 It will. If your exhaust isn't sealing on here properly 467 00:24:36,344 --> 00:24:39,206 you can have some exhaust leaks and possibly bad pressure issues. 468 00:24:39,241 --> 00:24:41,344 Okay, right. Good one. 469 00:24:41,379 --> 00:24:44,517 And our problems don't end there. 470 00:24:44,551 --> 00:24:46,068 Okay, so we'll remove the core. 471 00:24:47,206 --> 00:24:49,172 We'll have a look at the turbine housing. 472 00:24:49,206 --> 00:24:51,758 First thing we notice, we've got two cracks 473 00:24:51,793 --> 00:24:54,000 -on your wastegate hole. -No way. 474 00:24:54,034 --> 00:24:55,517 -Oh, yeah, look at that. -[Matt] There. 475 00:24:55,551 --> 00:24:59,068 So, of course, that will cause, er, your leaking boost pressure 476 00:24:59,103 --> 00:25:01,068 because the wastegate won't fully be shut. 477 00:25:01,103 --> 00:25:04,344 -That could be a cause of your slightly lagging issues. -Gotcha. 478 00:25:05,965 --> 00:25:08,103 [Mike] A turbo works by compressing air 479 00:25:08,137 --> 00:25:12,000 to get more into the engine and so more power out. 480 00:25:12,034 --> 00:25:14,965 But these cracks mean the air is escaping, 481 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,344 so we're gonna need to replace the housing, 482 00:25:17,379 --> 00:25:19,137 plus a new lighter impeller 483 00:25:19,172 --> 00:25:21,000 will help the turbo work much better. 484 00:25:22,689 --> 00:25:25,379 At least we can save some of the components 485 00:25:25,413 --> 00:25:27,655 once they've been given a wash and brush up. 486 00:25:31,551 --> 00:25:35,034 If you look at the state of that going into this machine, 487 00:25:35,068 --> 00:25:36,758 er, 15 minutes later, 488 00:25:36,793 --> 00:25:39,241 you see the way it comes out is rather remarkable. 489 00:25:39,275 --> 00:25:42,793 It uses a... A nickel chromium, like, shot 490 00:25:42,827 --> 00:25:46,000 to blast the surface and all the rust off of the metal. 491 00:25:46,034 --> 00:25:47,724 They're absolutely brilliant. 492 00:25:47,758 --> 00:25:49,206 Go on and switch it on. We'll have a cup of tea. 493 00:25:49,931 --> 00:25:51,620 [upbeat music playing] 494 00:25:53,827 --> 00:25:55,620 [machine whirring] 495 00:25:57,275 --> 00:25:59,310 A quick brew and a biscuit later, 496 00:25:59,344 --> 00:26:01,586 and it's time to check on our turbo parts. 497 00:26:02,931 --> 00:26:04,862 Look at that. What a difference to the elbow. 498 00:26:04,896 --> 00:26:06,000 That is fantastic. 499 00:26:06,034 --> 00:26:09,551 How rusty it was before all smooth and clean now. 500 00:26:09,586 --> 00:26:11,275 -Thank you, Matt. -No problem. 501 00:26:14,275 --> 00:26:16,724 [Mike] Right, time to go and see Dean to get it rebuilt. 502 00:26:18,137 --> 00:26:20,172 -Deano. How are you? -Hi. 503 00:26:20,206 --> 00:26:22,068 -All right. And you. -Nice to see you. 504 00:26:22,103 --> 00:26:25,413 Dean's going to be using a combination of salvage parts 505 00:26:25,448 --> 00:26:28,689 and new parts that have been cast here on-site. 506 00:26:28,724 --> 00:26:30,896 But before he sticks everything back together, 507 00:26:30,931 --> 00:26:32,827 I want to look at the one item 508 00:26:32,862 --> 00:26:36,344 that should radically change the performance of our car. 509 00:26:36,379 --> 00:26:38,620 This is the impeller. Let's talk through this. 510 00:26:38,655 --> 00:26:41,103 -That's the standard one? -[Dean] That's a standard impeller. 511 00:26:41,137 --> 00:26:44,034 What we've got... Gonna do for you is put you in 512 00:26:44,068 --> 00:26:46,310 a billet wheel, which is slightly bigger trim. 513 00:26:46,344 --> 00:26:49,517 Give you a little bit more brake horsepower, make it more drivable. 514 00:26:49,551 --> 00:26:51,137 -It's much lighter as well. -[Dean] Yeah. 515 00:26:51,172 --> 00:26:52,827 Well, let's get building. 516 00:26:55,275 --> 00:26:58,724 [Dean] The bigger, lighter impeller will spin faster, 517 00:26:58,758 --> 00:27:01,620 and that will get more air into the engine quicker, 518 00:27:01,655 --> 00:27:04,137 resulting in a bigger boost of power. 519 00:27:04,172 --> 00:27:05,896 With the new impeller installed, 520 00:27:05,931 --> 00:27:08,758 it's time to see if Dean's work is up to scratch 521 00:27:08,793 --> 00:27:12,137 by testing it on the balancing machine. 522 00:27:12,172 --> 00:27:15,724 So, what this machine will do is it will blow air 523 00:27:15,758 --> 00:27:19,586 across the top of the impeller and then we'll get a reading up here 524 00:27:19,620 --> 00:27:22,137 to see if that impeller is balanced. 525 00:27:22,172 --> 00:27:24,137 If it isn't and it goes back in the car, 526 00:27:24,172 --> 00:27:27,068 it's out of balance, it can detonate and destroy the engine. 527 00:27:27,103 --> 00:27:29,000 So, er, fingers crossed, ay. 528 00:27:32,103 --> 00:27:34,413 [air whooshing] 529 00:27:34,448 --> 00:27:36,827 [upbeat music playing] 530 00:27:36,862 --> 00:27:41,482 It's in. Look at... [laughs] Hey, that's good ain't it? 531 00:27:41,517 --> 00:27:43,862 That's how you build a Turbo, right there. 532 00:27:45,655 --> 00:27:47,965 [Mike] With a sign-off from the balancing machine, 533 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,689 Dean can get the last pieces put back together 534 00:27:50,724 --> 00:27:53,000 and our turbo is almost ready to roll. 535 00:27:54,241 --> 00:27:57,689 That is looking just remarkable. 536 00:27:57,724 --> 00:28:01,241 It's only a few hours ago I turned up with it in a box that was... 537 00:28:01,275 --> 00:28:03,827 It was filthy, it was very second-hand. 538 00:28:03,862 --> 00:28:05,827 Now, not only does it look brand new, 539 00:28:05,862 --> 00:28:08,034 it's going to really enhance the engine bay, 540 00:28:08,068 --> 00:28:11,275 but its gonna perform better, and we've cut down on turbo lag. 541 00:28:11,310 --> 00:28:13,482 You've done an amazing job both you and Matt, 542 00:28:13,517 --> 00:28:16,310 it looks absolutely incredible. 543 00:28:16,344 --> 00:28:20,068 And the best bit, it only sets us back 300 quid. 544 00:28:20,103 --> 00:28:22,137 Thank you very much. I can't wait to get it 545 00:28:22,172 --> 00:28:25,103 back to the workshop. Get it bolted to the car. 546 00:28:25,137 --> 00:28:27,344 [Elvis] Back at the workshop, I've got the clutch in, 547 00:28:27,379 --> 00:28:29,206 so it's time to tackle the next issue. 548 00:28:29,241 --> 00:28:31,275 Things are also looking up at the workshop 549 00:28:31,310 --> 00:28:35,137 because a little treat has arrived for me, courtesy of Mr. Brewer. 550 00:28:35,172 --> 00:28:38,241 Great news. I've got myself a replacement steering rack. 551 00:28:38,275 --> 00:28:41,724 And even better news than that is that Mike managed to find a company 552 00:28:41,758 --> 00:28:45,379 that's going to exchange this one for the leaky one that's on the car. 553 00:28:45,413 --> 00:28:48,344 And therefore it didn't cost us a fortune, either. 554 00:28:48,379 --> 00:28:50,551 That's a fairly simple rack-and-pinion system 555 00:28:50,586 --> 00:28:52,482 that's connected to the steering column 556 00:28:52,517 --> 00:28:54,931 and the steering wheel at the other end of that. 557 00:28:54,965 --> 00:28:57,379 When you put that input through the steering wheel, of course, 558 00:28:57,413 --> 00:29:00,103 it turns the pinion which has a gear on the end of it 559 00:29:00,137 --> 00:29:03,827 and sits in some teeth on a rack bar inside this housing. 560 00:29:03,862 --> 00:29:06,655 When you turn the pinion, the rack bar moves left and right. 561 00:29:06,689 --> 00:29:08,793 Of course, it's that that turns the wheel. 562 00:29:08,827 --> 00:29:11,689 Now, I might be able to show you, actually, a bit more clearly 563 00:29:11,724 --> 00:29:15,931 using this model car here, exactly how it works. 564 00:29:15,965 --> 00:29:19,379 If I put that down and you look closely inside here, 565 00:29:19,413 --> 00:29:23,896 you can actually see the rack and pinion turning 566 00:29:23,931 --> 00:29:26,620 and doing exactly what it does on our Saab. 567 00:29:26,655 --> 00:29:29,965 A simple but very effective system. 568 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:33,172 Now, all I need to do, then, is get that one off the car 569 00:29:33,206 --> 00:29:34,793 and swap it for this one. 570 00:29:37,586 --> 00:29:39,379 [upbeat music playing] 571 00:29:39,413 --> 00:29:41,586 [Elvis] But I'm guessing even those nice Swedes 572 00:29:41,620 --> 00:29:44,827 didn't find an easy solution for this job. 573 00:29:44,862 --> 00:29:48,000 First off, I'm draining what remains of the power steering fluid... 574 00:29:50,379 --> 00:29:53,344 ...then disconnecting the steering column from the steering rack 575 00:29:53,379 --> 00:29:55,413 and the track rod ends from the wheel hubs. 576 00:30:00,172 --> 00:30:03,793 And with some mechanical persuasion, it's done. 577 00:30:05,689 --> 00:30:07,000 Okay. 578 00:30:09,413 --> 00:30:13,000 [grunts in effort] Yes. Thank goodness for that. 579 00:30:13,034 --> 00:30:16,206 That definitely put up a fight but I won it. 580 00:30:18,482 --> 00:30:21,241 All right, there we go. What a messy bit of kit. 581 00:30:21,275 --> 00:30:23,620 The pinion bearing seal has failed. 582 00:30:23,655 --> 00:30:26,275 And actually it may be that that is a symptom. 583 00:30:26,310 --> 00:30:28,034 Yeah, as I thought. 584 00:30:28,068 --> 00:30:30,655 That's a symptom of the pinion bearing itself failing, 585 00:30:30,689 --> 00:30:33,862 and it started to break down, which caused this play in the shaft. 586 00:30:33,896 --> 00:30:36,689 It's that that we'd have been feeling at the steering wheel. 587 00:30:36,724 --> 00:30:38,758 That in itself has then damaged the seal, 588 00:30:38,793 --> 00:30:40,827 allowing all of the oil to leak out. 589 00:30:40,862 --> 00:30:42,655 I'm really pleased we managed to get 590 00:30:42,689 --> 00:30:46,000 this exchange unit at a budget price cos that's definitely the fix. 591 00:30:46,034 --> 00:30:48,620 You can change these, but it's difficult and complicated, 592 00:30:48,655 --> 00:30:51,206 and you need specialized tools, which I haven't got. 593 00:30:51,241 --> 00:30:53,620 What I need to do is swap a bit of pipe work over 594 00:30:53,655 --> 00:30:55,827 and these two track rod ends. And to do that, 595 00:30:55,862 --> 00:30:58,655 I'm gonna count the number of turns as I take this one off 596 00:30:58,689 --> 00:31:01,793 and wind it onto the new rack exactly the same number of turns. 597 00:31:01,827 --> 00:31:03,517 That's gonna get me somewhere close 598 00:31:03,551 --> 00:31:05,724 before I do the tracking at the end of the job. 599 00:31:07,137 --> 00:31:09,931 So, it's 12 and-a-half turns off the old rack 600 00:31:09,965 --> 00:31:12,586 and 12 and-a-half turns onto the new one. 601 00:31:12,620 --> 00:31:16,000 With the piping switched over, I think we're there. 602 00:31:19,034 --> 00:31:22,172 All right, there we go. That is now ready to go back into the car, 603 00:31:22,206 --> 00:31:24,000 and I'm absolutely confident 604 00:31:24,034 --> 00:31:27,068 it's gonna make our Saab drive the way it always should have done. 605 00:31:27,827 --> 00:31:29,413 [upbeat music playing] 606 00:31:35,655 --> 00:31:38,068 Elvis, mate, come over here. Yes. 607 00:31:38,103 --> 00:31:39,482 -Ooh. -Look at that. 608 00:31:39,517 --> 00:31:41,862 -Brand new one. -It's not a new one. 609 00:31:41,896 --> 00:31:44,413 No, this is the one that come off the Saab that you gave me. 610 00:31:44,448 --> 00:31:46,172 -[Elvis] Is it? -Yeah, I've had it rebuilt. 611 00:31:46,206 --> 00:31:48,655 It's got a lighter impeller, so it spins up faster. 612 00:31:48,689 --> 00:31:50,689 It's going to cut down on that turbo lag. 613 00:31:50,724 --> 00:31:53,551 It's got new casings because the old ones were cracked. 614 00:31:53,586 --> 00:31:56,931 That's why we were down on power. So, this one is good to go. 615 00:31:56,965 --> 00:31:58,793 Nice one. That's great news, mate. Well done. 616 00:31:58,827 --> 00:32:01,896 -How you've been getting on? -Really good. Clutch has changed. 617 00:32:01,931 --> 00:32:04,206 The new steering rod that you found me, that's on. 618 00:32:04,241 --> 00:32:06,034 Actually, we're in pretty good shape. 619 00:32:06,068 --> 00:32:09,551 Excellent. I've also ordered a set of the turbo star wheels. 620 00:32:09,586 --> 00:32:12,517 I did check. It was an option on that car back in the day. 621 00:32:12,551 --> 00:32:15,586 -And I think it'd look great with the turbo star wheels. -Yeah. 622 00:32:15,620 --> 00:32:17,379 I've been thinking about what to do 623 00:32:17,413 --> 00:32:19,620 to our Saab at the end and how to celebrate it. 624 00:32:19,655 --> 00:32:22,413 Because Saab were not only famous for making iconic cars, 625 00:32:22,448 --> 00:32:24,517 but they made, as we know, aeroplanes, 626 00:32:24,551 --> 00:32:27,241 -but they did trucks, buses, all kinds of stuff. -Yeah. 627 00:32:27,275 --> 00:32:29,724 So, I'm thinking of having a gathering 628 00:32:29,758 --> 00:32:32,344 and getting as many as we can together in one spot. 629 00:32:32,379 --> 00:32:34,482 -That'd be really cool. -Be good, wouldn't it? 630 00:32:34,517 --> 00:32:36,758 -We could celebrate our car. -Sling that over. 631 00:32:36,793 --> 00:32:39,034 I'll get that on, and then we'll get it finished 632 00:32:39,068 --> 00:32:40,827 -and out of here. Nice one. -Nice one. 633 00:32:45,724 --> 00:32:48,448 [Elvis] We're renovating this Saab 900 Turbo 634 00:32:48,482 --> 00:32:51,000 before they all disappear from our roads for good. 635 00:32:53,068 --> 00:32:55,517 And I've just got a few final jobs to take care of 636 00:32:55,551 --> 00:32:58,724 before it's ready to head to our festival of Saabness. 637 00:32:58,758 --> 00:33:02,034 I'm sticking Mike's wheels on for that proper '80s look. 638 00:33:07,517 --> 00:33:11,448 Next, I'm bolting the reconditioned turbo into position. 639 00:33:11,482 --> 00:33:13,241 And that's the engine done. 640 00:33:13,275 --> 00:33:15,068 There's just one other clever bit 641 00:33:15,103 --> 00:33:16,931 of Swedish engineering I wanna upgrade. 642 00:33:21,724 --> 00:33:24,586 Right. This is the cabin air filter, 643 00:33:24,620 --> 00:33:27,379 and it might look like there's nothing much special to it. 644 00:33:27,413 --> 00:33:30,965 But the Saab 900 was the first ever production car 645 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:32,793 to have one of these fitted. 646 00:33:32,827 --> 00:33:34,862 It comes with these little fins, 647 00:33:34,896 --> 00:33:36,275 which increase its surface area. 648 00:33:36,310 --> 00:33:39,827 It's made from a mix of multi-fibre paper and cotton. 649 00:33:39,862 --> 00:33:42,862 And its job is to capture any pollutants, 650 00:33:42,896 --> 00:33:45,896 particulates, bugs, bits of dust in the air 651 00:33:45,931 --> 00:33:48,620 before they work their way through to the heater system, 652 00:33:48,655 --> 00:33:51,103 then through the vents and into the cockpit itself. 653 00:33:51,137 --> 00:33:53,724 It's an important job. This one has been doing its job 654 00:33:53,758 --> 00:33:56,241 clearly for a long time. And so, for £19, 655 00:33:56,275 --> 00:33:58,758 managed to get myself a new one. 656 00:34:04,586 --> 00:34:07,068 All right, there we go. That is all of my jobs done. 657 00:34:07,103 --> 00:34:09,896 Just to get the bonnet back on, give it a bit of a tidy up, 658 00:34:09,931 --> 00:34:11,896 and then I can take it to go and meet Mike. 659 00:34:13,862 --> 00:34:16,068 [upbeat music playing] 660 00:34:16,103 --> 00:34:18,688 This journey hasn't always been a smooth one. 661 00:34:18,724 --> 00:34:21,862 It's shaking and that's not the road surface, 662 00:34:21,896 --> 00:34:23,482 that's the car. 663 00:34:25,931 --> 00:34:28,551 [Elvis] But thanks to some ingenious Swedish design. 664 00:34:28,585 --> 00:34:31,068 I think that's the first clutch I've ever taken off 665 00:34:31,103 --> 00:34:33,551 while standing in front of the car for the whole job. 666 00:34:34,688 --> 00:34:36,862 And a lot of spit and polish. 667 00:34:36,896 --> 00:34:39,447 What a difference to the elbow. That is fantastic. 668 00:34:39,482 --> 00:34:43,379 How rusty it was before, all smooth and clean now. 669 00:34:43,413 --> 00:34:47,413 [Elvis] We've dragged this '80s icon into the modern day. 670 00:34:47,447 --> 00:34:50,000 Absolutely confident it's going to make our Saab 671 00:34:50,034 --> 00:34:52,034 drive the way it always should have done. 672 00:34:55,862 --> 00:34:57,862 [upbeat music playing] 673 00:34:57,896 --> 00:35:02,137 So, how much has the celebration of Swedish style set us back? 674 00:35:02,172 --> 00:35:04,517 Mike bagged the car for 6,500 grand. 675 00:35:05,517 --> 00:35:07,793 The new ignition parts were £30, 676 00:35:08,793 --> 00:35:11,310 the replacement clutch kit £170 677 00:35:12,620 --> 00:35:16,068 and the reconditioned Turbo 300. 678 00:35:16,103 --> 00:35:19,275 The replacement steering rack was a bargain at 220 quid. 679 00:35:20,517 --> 00:35:23,275 The new wheels £250 680 00:35:23,310 --> 00:35:26,034 and a replacement cabin filter £19. 681 00:35:27,103 --> 00:35:31,482 Giving us a total spend of £7,489. 682 00:35:37,586 --> 00:35:40,172 Wow, this car feels amazing. 683 00:35:40,206 --> 00:35:42,413 I can't wait for Mike to get behind the wheel. 684 00:35:42,448 --> 00:35:45,241 And on that note, I'm just pulling into the airfield now, 685 00:35:45,275 --> 00:35:47,000 and so he should be here any minute. 686 00:35:48,793 --> 00:35:51,310 But I have no idea how he's gonna get here 687 00:35:51,344 --> 00:35:53,034 because he didn't want a lift. 688 00:35:53,068 --> 00:35:55,172 Although he did say he was arriving in a Saab. 689 00:35:59,068 --> 00:36:01,724 Mike told me to meet him here... 690 00:36:01,758 --> 00:36:03,620 about now. 691 00:36:03,655 --> 00:36:05,206 There's no sign of him anyway. 692 00:36:08,206 --> 00:36:09,931 [engine revving] 693 00:36:09,965 --> 00:36:12,482 [Mike] That's because I've got a little Saab base surprise 694 00:36:12,517 --> 00:36:14,137 for the Goose to my Maverick. 695 00:36:16,482 --> 00:36:18,068 Because thisWheeler Dealer... 696 00:36:20,137 --> 00:36:21,793 ...has wings. 697 00:36:29,137 --> 00:36:30,724 How cool is this. 698 00:36:33,482 --> 00:36:35,517 Watching that Saab advert 699 00:36:35,551 --> 00:36:38,206 from the 1980s got me feeling all nostalgic 700 00:36:38,241 --> 00:36:41,413 about how Saab used an aeroplane to sell a car. 701 00:36:41,448 --> 00:36:43,758 So, I went on a hunt, and I found this guy. 702 00:36:43,793 --> 00:36:46,103 This is Mark, sat beside me, 703 00:36:46,137 --> 00:36:50,482 and we're in his wonderful 1962 Saab Safir aeroplane. 704 00:36:50,517 --> 00:36:52,241 What a way to arrive. 705 00:36:55,793 --> 00:36:57,862 There's Elvis out there, I can see him. 706 00:37:00,068 --> 00:37:03,724 Standing next to the car. Once I come in and land, 707 00:37:03,758 --> 00:37:07,413 he ain't gonna believe it's gonna be me popping out of this Saab. 708 00:37:14,379 --> 00:37:15,758 That was amazing, that landing. 709 00:37:15,793 --> 00:37:17,241 -That was so smooth. -Good. 710 00:37:17,275 --> 00:37:19,896 -Good. I'm glad you liked it. -What a ride. 711 00:37:27,344 --> 00:37:29,000 Is that Mike? 712 00:37:38,827 --> 00:37:42,689 [laughs] Unbelievable. All right, Top Gun. 713 00:37:42,724 --> 00:37:45,827 -Hey, how about that? -What, that was incredible arrival. 714 00:37:45,862 --> 00:37:48,689 Fantastic. Well, you arrived in a Saab, so did I. 715 00:37:48,724 --> 00:37:52,172 -Is that a Saab? -Yeah, that's a 1962 Safir. 716 00:37:52,206 --> 00:37:55,724 So, I thought, if you're coming in a Saab, I've got... [chuckles] 717 00:37:55,758 --> 00:37:58,344 -I've got to out-rank you in a proper Saab. -Amazing. 718 00:37:58,379 --> 00:38:02,413 That is a fantastic aeroplane. It's a proper classic as well. 719 00:38:02,448 --> 00:38:05,896 But, talking of classic Saabs, look at that. That looks amazing. 720 00:38:05,931 --> 00:38:07,586 Yeah, it does look good, doesn't it? 721 00:38:07,620 --> 00:38:09,862 And it drives as well as it looks. 722 00:38:09,896 --> 00:38:12,310 -It's amazing. -I can't wait to get behind the wheel. 723 00:38:12,344 --> 00:38:14,137 Listen, we got the runway to ourselves, 724 00:38:14,172 --> 00:38:15,758 so do you wanna jump in? 725 00:38:21,241 --> 00:38:23,275 [upbeat music playing] 726 00:38:27,827 --> 00:38:30,586 Right now, this is genuinely the first time 727 00:38:30,620 --> 00:38:33,482 I've driven this car since I bought it. 728 00:38:35,448 --> 00:38:37,620 Get out of here. You're kidding me. 729 00:38:37,655 --> 00:38:38,758 [laughs] It's good, isn't it? 730 00:38:38,793 --> 00:38:42,413 Seriously. That is... That is astonishing, Elvis. 731 00:38:46,724 --> 00:38:51,206 [laughs] When I bought this car it was trapped in the 1980s, 732 00:38:51,241 --> 00:38:54,482 but now that is, like, precise. 733 00:38:54,517 --> 00:38:56,103 It's beautiful. The steering. Look. 734 00:38:56,137 --> 00:39:00,448 That steering is finger light, is beautiful and direct. 735 00:39:00,482 --> 00:39:02,724 There's no scuttle shake coming from the car. 736 00:39:02,758 --> 00:39:05,620 But the biggest thing of all is the power delivery. 737 00:39:06,275 --> 00:39:08,206 [upbeat music playing] 738 00:39:10,344 --> 00:39:12,448 No, lag at all. That's instant. 739 00:39:12,482 --> 00:39:13,896 [Elvis] I knew it would get that reaction. 740 00:39:13,931 --> 00:39:16,827 Wow, that is brilliant, man. What have you done to it? 741 00:39:16,862 --> 00:39:19,931 What a transformation, eh? Spin it round and have another go. 742 00:39:19,965 --> 00:39:22,517 I'm gonna... I just can't believe how good it is. 743 00:39:22,551 --> 00:39:24,379 The power now just comes in the moment, 744 00:39:24,413 --> 00:39:26,793 -pretty much, you hit the throttle, isn't it? -Ready? 745 00:39:26,827 --> 00:39:28,931 Nothing, nothing, nothing. Throttle. 746 00:39:28,965 --> 00:39:31,448 -It's done! It's there. -[Elvis] It's instant. 747 00:39:31,482 --> 00:39:33,448 That's what this car should be all about. 748 00:39:33,482 --> 00:39:35,758 It feels like an aeroplane cockpit, doesn't it? 749 00:39:35,793 --> 00:39:38,103 With its curved screen, the controls all laid out 750 00:39:38,137 --> 00:39:40,034 in that nice, efficient way around you. 751 00:39:40,068 --> 00:39:42,413 And now it goes like an absolute rocket. 752 00:39:42,448 --> 00:39:45,000 It doesn't. I feel like I'm behind the wheel of a jet fighter. 753 00:39:45,034 --> 00:39:47,241 If I put my foot down... This should be a yoke. 754 00:39:47,275 --> 00:39:49,482 I should be able to pull it and off we go. 755 00:39:52,310 --> 00:39:55,034 -This is a brand that's gone extinct. -[Elvis] Yeah. 756 00:39:55,068 --> 00:39:57,413 And I feel that because it's gone extinct 757 00:39:57,448 --> 00:39:59,103 this needed to be done. 758 00:39:59,137 --> 00:40:01,586 It needed to be saved and brought back on the road. 759 00:40:01,620 --> 00:40:04,413 Got me thinking about when we sell the car, 760 00:40:04,448 --> 00:40:07,413 do me and you really wanna chase, you know, ridiculous profit 761 00:40:07,448 --> 00:40:10,413 or are we just happy that we managed 762 00:40:10,448 --> 00:40:13,034 to keep a Saab out there for prosperity? 763 00:40:13,068 --> 00:40:15,551 That's it. There's never gonna be any more of these. 764 00:40:15,586 --> 00:40:18,586 They're only gonna be less and less. If we can save just one more 765 00:40:18,620 --> 00:40:20,793 from absolute extinction, I think it's worth it. 766 00:40:22,448 --> 00:40:25,068 Well, listen, mate, this has been absolutely epic, 767 00:40:25,103 --> 00:40:27,034 this journey we've had with his car, 768 00:40:27,068 --> 00:40:28,482 -and I've absolutely loved it. -Yeah. 769 00:40:31,965 --> 00:40:35,275 -And it's not over yet. -[car horn honking] 770 00:40:35,310 --> 00:40:38,517 We've brought together an epic collection of Saab cars... 771 00:40:40,620 --> 00:40:43,551 ...buses, trucks... 772 00:40:44,862 --> 00:40:48,103 ...and aeroplanes, to find out just what it is 773 00:40:48,137 --> 00:40:51,620 that people love about these iconic Swedish designs. 774 00:40:53,965 --> 00:40:55,448 What a lineup. Look at this. 775 00:40:55,482 --> 00:40:57,517 -Amazing, isn't it? -Incredible. 776 00:41:01,172 --> 00:41:03,620 -How long you had this? -I've had this 33 years. 777 00:41:03,655 --> 00:41:05,758 -Wow. -Done a million miles. 778 00:41:05,793 --> 00:41:06,758 -What! -What! 779 00:41:06,793 --> 00:41:07,965 A million miles? 780 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:09,655 Really? In the same truck? 781 00:41:09,689 --> 00:41:11,034 -Yeah. -Still going strong. 782 00:41:11,068 --> 00:41:12,103 Every day. Yeah. 783 00:41:12,137 --> 00:41:13,724 That's incredible. 784 00:41:15,551 --> 00:41:18,137 You've got Saab 9-5 and then a chopped up 785 00:41:18,172 --> 00:41:20,793 Saab 9-5 as a little sort of motor home at the back. 786 00:41:20,827 --> 00:41:24,068 -Yeah, this is my 47.5. -[laughs] Half of 9-5. 787 00:41:24,103 --> 00:41:26,310 Yes, of course it is. It's a fantastic thing 788 00:41:26,344 --> 00:41:29,241 -for you to bring down. Did you have to come far? -Yorkshire. 789 00:41:29,275 --> 00:41:30,793 You can sleep in it on the way home. 790 00:41:30,827 --> 00:41:32,758 -Yeah. Thank you. -Good luck. 791 00:41:35,689 --> 00:41:37,862 Adam, I love this car. 792 00:41:37,896 --> 00:41:40,482 But out of all the cars here, this looks like the most 793 00:41:40,517 --> 00:41:43,068 -boy racerish almost. And I kind of love it. -[laughs] 794 00:41:43,103 --> 00:41:45,310 I wouldn't call it boy racerish. 795 00:41:45,344 --> 00:41:47,965 But, yeah, this is basically my pride and joy. 796 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:49,758 I've had it for about seven years. 797 00:41:49,793 --> 00:41:51,862 This is a special edition. The Carlsson. 798 00:41:51,896 --> 00:41:53,931 Correct. Yeah. They only made 600 of these. 799 00:41:53,965 --> 00:41:56,413 So, 200 red, 200 white, 200 black. 800 00:41:56,448 --> 00:41:58,413 You've had a few of these over the years? 801 00:41:58,448 --> 00:42:02,241 -Yeah, I've, er, I've actually had about 35. -What? 802 00:42:02,275 --> 00:42:04,689 35 in total. I've still got 20. 803 00:42:06,379 --> 00:42:08,758 [Mike] This may be Adam's 35th Saab, 804 00:42:08,793 --> 00:42:12,206 but looking to bag his first is our potential buyer 805 00:42:12,241 --> 00:42:15,172 who's just arrived to look around our 900 Turbo. 806 00:42:17,344 --> 00:42:19,310 We're covering these many Saabs together. 807 00:42:19,344 --> 00:42:22,000 Obviously, word gets out in the Saab community 808 00:42:22,034 --> 00:42:24,000 that we've got this amazing car for sale. 809 00:42:24,034 --> 00:42:27,275 So, this young man, Theo, he got in touch with me. 810 00:42:27,310 --> 00:42:30,275 -And I hope, Theo... How are you, mate? -Hello. 811 00:42:30,310 --> 00:42:32,586 -Very well. Thank you. And you. -Good to see you. 812 00:42:32,620 --> 00:42:34,724 I hope you like the car. So, why a Saab? 813 00:42:34,758 --> 00:42:38,310 Well, I've got an E36 328 convertible. 814 00:42:38,344 --> 00:42:40,275 Erm, same generation. 815 00:42:40,310 --> 00:42:42,310 This is a Turbo, obviously. 816 00:42:42,344 --> 00:42:44,241 Fancy something a little bit different. 817 00:42:44,275 --> 00:42:46,172 Hey, do you love what we've done with it? 818 00:42:46,206 --> 00:42:48,551 -What with wheels and the look? -It looks fantastic. 819 00:42:48,586 --> 00:42:50,620 Interior, exterior is spot on. 820 00:42:50,655 --> 00:42:53,310 I am asking eight-and-a-half grand for it, 821 00:42:53,344 --> 00:42:55,896 so I'm hoping you can get near to that. 822 00:42:55,931 --> 00:42:58,413 Would you take eight-four? £100 to get me home. 823 00:42:58,448 --> 00:43:00,206 -How's that for ya? -Hold out your hand. 824 00:43:00,241 --> 00:43:03,034 You just bought yourself a cracking Saab Turbo. Well done. 825 00:43:03,068 --> 00:43:05,517 -You've made my day. Thank you. [laughs] -Thank you. 826 00:43:08,034 --> 00:43:09,827 [Mike] It may well have been a decade since 827 00:43:09,862 --> 00:43:11,793 the Saab car business went under, 828 00:43:11,827 --> 00:43:15,655 but the love for this iconic brand endures. 829 00:43:15,689 --> 00:43:19,793 Now, this Saab Turb convertible found us through misfortune. 830 00:43:19,827 --> 00:43:22,206 No longer did the owner want it to live 831 00:43:22,241 --> 00:43:24,655 in an Ultra Low Emission Zone. 832 00:43:24,689 --> 00:43:28,379 But that became our fortune because this car was a joy 833 00:43:28,413 --> 00:43:30,551 to have through the Wheeler Dealerworkshop. 834 00:43:30,586 --> 00:43:32,620 Not only that, we've sold it to a young man 835 00:43:32,655 --> 00:43:34,586 who's going to enjoy it on the open road 836 00:43:34,620 --> 00:43:37,103 with the roof back for many years to come. 837 00:43:37,137 --> 00:43:38,620 Ta-ta.