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2006 Saab 9-2X

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2005 Saab 9-2X

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2005 Saab 9-2x

Years Produced: 2005-2006

Engine: 2.5L F4, 2.0L Turbocharged F4

Power Output: 165-230 bhp

When I found out about the Saabarus available in my very own neighbourhood, I rejoiced: at last, a chance to learn new tidbits about Subarus with which to annoy my wrenching companions. The cherry on top was the pretense of luxury that was only formerly accessible to drug dealers and other low-end entrepreneurs on the other side of the tracks. With this car, I was sure, I would have it all: a new black hole with which to consume my spare Impreza parts collection, and legitimacy in the greater society which had heretofore rejected me.

I was feeling pretty successful - I had even put on a shirt that morning - so it came as quite a surprise when the 5-0 rumbled me for one of my smaller automotive sins. Perhaps the Saab was more distinctive than my usual claptrap automobiles, or maybe it was because there was no longer a dense cloud of oil vapour obscuring my presence until I was safely out of the officer’s visual range. Either way, I now had Johnny Law to deal with.

Before I could even complete rolling down the window, the cop had opened his mouth and stuck it into the cabin of the car.

“What’s going on with this molar, doc? It’s buggin’ the hell out of me,” I think he said through his yawning maw.

Remembering my Saab 9-2X Aero

Regular readers will recall that I recently outed myself as having been the proud owner of a 2.3L Mustang.  This was no EcoBoost, this was a 104 HP dog.  My trip down memory lane today is of a different sort.  It’s about the time I drove a Saabaru.  That, of course, is the colloquial descriptor used to describe the 2005-2006 GM joint venture that mashed up a Saab with a Subaru. The result was…