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Saab Has Always Been a Car For “Eccentrics”

Tomas Tomasson and his favorite Saab 9-5ng

Just like Mark Rutte – the prime minister of the Netherlands, another parliamentarian is not giving up on Saab cars. Tómas Tómasson is one of the new members of parliament of the small island state of Iceland, and his choice is Saab. He says that Saab has always been a car for “eccentrics”, and with this statement, in a way, he includes himself in that group of “eccentrics” who push their story at any cost and do not give up on their favorite brand.

Member of Parliament Tómas Tómasson drives a rare Saab car. The car attracts attention on the city streets and is, according to the owner, a vehicle for eccentrics. Many Icelanders owned Saab cars in previous years. Today, production has been stopped, but a new member of parliament is still driving such a car. There are three such cars (Saab 9-5ng Aero) in the country and Tommi owns two of them.

Thomas' "eccentric" and unusual Saab also interested the local media
Thomas’ “eccentric” and unusual Saab also interested the local media

His Saab 9-5ng is a 2011 model, but according to Tommi, it is on a par with the brand new Benz. “I have had many nice and beautiful cars all my life, but these top everything. The Saab has always been a car for “eccentrics”. Everyone agrees that Saab is good, but not everyone is ready to own a Saab. They think it’s a bit rustic, but still cool. This car is a bit like Volvo, but this one is better than Volvo, “says Tómas Tómasson, Member of Parliament.

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When asked by reporters if he considers himself eccentric, Tómas answers that he is. “I am very eccentric. When I was younger I was considered weird, but today I am considered an eccentric but I have not changed anything, “says Tommi.

Since he currently owns two Saab cars, and before that many other models, he believes that this 9-5ng is the best Saab ever produced: “Yes, this car is four-wheel drive, it has a sunroof.This car has everything I need…”

Goran Aničić
the authorGoran Aničić
For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.

8 Comments

  • To Daniel Salamon >
    It’s yellow! ( i have no real idea why, maybe because it’s the last serie?)

  • To Daniel Salamon >
    if you want to know why Saab is so special,I suggest you should drive one for a day and then tell me why.

  • TO Hakim Gaffoor >
    well, I’ve had a pleasure to drive 9-3 V6 estate. Fantastic car. My dream is convertable. The most elegant of all cabrios imho. 9-5 are stylish, I would say. Even more than BMW or Merc. Just interesting what is it about this Saab

  • To Jean-Nicolas Schmitz >
    then it is not good enough that is what is special about them. Too big too heavy bad engines and to much plastic. Rust takes these from inside. Comfortable nice looking but not enough Saab… for me it was a disapointment…

  • Well 🙃🙃a common interest for a car brand has nothing to do with my way of personality 😍😂

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