Oddly, the worst car I ever owned, I loved. 1968 SAAB 96. It started
poorly in the cold weather and eventually left me stranded in New England on a
cold December evening with a seized engine. I still loved it. It was rare
for
those times and "intellectuals" drove them. OK so I'm not that bright.
I talked a friend of mine into buying one as I liked it so much. As you may
recall the car was a four on the column. My friend drove a Chevy pickup for
his everyday car with a three speed on the column. His wife drove the SAAB.
One cold and snowy evening he pushed the front wheel drive to the limit on
an icy road and lost control. The car slid off the road and headed straight
for a tree. God was looking down upon him and he got the car to stop a scant
foot from the tree. He threw it into "reverse" (remember the three speed
Chevy?) revved it and let out the clutch. The damage to the front of the car
was about $1000. (1970's)
David Lylis
69 TR6 CC26160L
60 TR3A TS74461LO
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