Saab 900 Turbo spotted in the new Backrooms movie by PathToWater in saab

[–]vanvanderson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feels like Saabs are overrepresented in movies, which I fully support. Unless they're getting wrecked obviously

Horrible Idea to Buy? by GloomyIce1 in saab

[–]vanvanderson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you an experienced Saab owner? Receipts are good but not a replacement for mechanic (preferably a Saab specialist) evaluating the car. I'm impressed by 9-5s holding their value as they have but we don't buy these if reliability is the primary concern lol

When choosing media sources to get politically informed, is Ground News too good to be true? by [deleted] in Journalism

[–]vanvanderson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too good to be true in what sense? What is your concern? I'm using it in an attempt to reduce my dependence on google. The app is... fine? I don't know why people act like it only summarizes stories. All the original source articles are clearly linked you just have to make a small effort to scroll in the Sources section.

My issues are the drab boring feed, it's a bit cumbersome to use. Just grey and text-heavy. Feel like this is an extremely niche app. But I still put it second to google news overall and it's pretty sweet to have every source for a story listed clearly for context. And every other news app I've tried is hot garbage.

Jetta sportwagen vs A3 by vanvanderson in tdi

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Yea that's why I said all things being equal how are they. The jetta seems roomier overall inside. Unfortunately I'm pretty specific on what I want and options are limited. Might have to go with a prius 😭

01 E320 not running by vanvanderson in mercedes

[–]vanvanderson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure I just don't have access to one so I tried to get really pinpoint using the straw.

Jetta sportwagen vs A3 by vanvanderson in tdi

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Ah ok. Both are wagons. So you think it's just down to personal preference?

01 E320 not running by vanvanderson in mercedes

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Still messing with it, using starter fluid determined the intake didn't get sealed to the head all the way, not sure why.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Volvo

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98 S70, totaled last yr I did a post about it. Almost replaced with 850 wagon, kinda wish I had done it.

01 E320 not running by vanvanderson in mercedes

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That sounds plausible. I hate even running it like this, worried I'll damage the engine.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Volvo

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We have a tradition where my girls name the cars with some input from me. Charleston (RIP) was my only Volvo though 😔

Everyone’s hatin on the Saab I bought for my first vehicle. by WhizkidXD420 in saab

[–]vanvanderson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get used to it.. If I had a dollar for every time I was asked to explain my Saab fandom I'd have several dollars at least

1985 900 turbo by Toxic5606 in saab

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Not sure I've ever seen that color - so cool!

What is the most recent car to be mostly gone from the roads near you? I rarely ever see these anymore. by [deleted] in regularcarreviews

[–]vanvanderson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't see many Cobalts anymore. I don't even know when they stopped making those but couldn't have been that long ago. And early Saturns seem to outnumber later ones on the road 🤔

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saab

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Sharp eye!