Ah, Saab. We miss you. The twenty first century hasn’t been sort to the model, after it was killed/bought off by GM to Spyker solely to be bought to a Swedish EV startup that by no means did something with it. Again when Saab was nonetheless in GM’s arms, it managed to make one in every of its rarest automobiles, a crossover referred to as 9-4X. And somebody in Oregon has been attempting to promote one for the final two years.

We’ve gone over the historical past of the 9-4X earlier than. Simply to briefly retouch on it: it was a crossover put into manufacturing on the final minute as a alternative for the GMT360 platform 9-7X SUV. It rode on a premium model of GM’s Theta platform shared with the second technology Cadillac SRX. Energy got here from both a GM-sourced 3.0-liter V6 with 265 horsepower or an Opel sourced 2.8-liter turbocharged V6 with 300 hp.

However the 9-4X got here at a bizarre time in Saab’s historical past, and manufacturing solely lasted 9 months. Simply 803 had been ever made, 673 of which had been manufacturing automobiles.

A type of 673 has been sitting on the market at a most surprising place in Oregon: a Saab supplier. For 711 days, Gary Small Saab in Portland has been attempting to eliminate its 9-4X. It’s asking $26,995 for an instance with 89,112 miles on it.

If that worth appears excessive to you — and it’s— think about this: That worth is definitely $8,005 decrease than what the supplier wished initially. When the 9-4X was first listed on the market manner again in December 2021, Gary Small Saab wished $35,000, which is greater than the unique MSRP of a base 9-4X when it was new.

So why would such a uncommon car be sitting for over two years with no takers? Its rarity might be an issue; it’s a crossover with fewer than 1,000 examples from a defunct automaker that hasn’t bought a automotive within the U.S. in ages, which implies there in all probability aren’t many individuals seeking to purchase one. It additionally implies that getting routine service or sourcing elements after a minor fender bender might be robust.

But when that’s one thing you could possibly dwell with, head on as much as Oregon and Gary Small Saab. Take your time, too. I’m positive it’ll nonetheless be on the market for the foreseeable future.