I know someone with a 1965 Saab '96 say he would never ever part with it. Says it's the best car he's ever had..

I've driven one of the old 'bubble back' Saabs (forgive me, I forget the model) and it was.... an interesting experience. The one I drove had a peppy little V4 motor which sounded wonderful, however the brakes were truly awful, in fact they nearly caught me out rolling up to a T junction (oops). I could be mistaken here but I seem to remember that a rather unique feature of the car is that the engine is disengaged from the drivetrain when coasting, which makes the lack of braking performance a little bit more botty clenching. Road holding was very good, especially considering its age (memory is a little hazy here as this was around twenty five years ago but I'm sure it hailed from the late 60's or early 70's.). The thing I remember most though was the spectacular amount of body roll it generated even in slow corners. Apart from this though it was fun to drive once I got used to it and it was built like a tank...

I'm not knocking them André, as I said it was an immense amount of fun to drive however I wasn't used to its quirky characteristics so consequently they caught me by surprise. I nearly crapped myself pulling up to that junction, not sure how I would have explained to its owner, who'd just finished restoring it, that I'd trashed it...

Only had one Saab, a 90 a lifetime ago. I found it boring and swapped it for a TR7 which was quite good fun. Swapped that for a 3 litre Capri Ghia auto which was even more fun but hopeless round corners. Then bought a Manta GTE. Ah bliss, a car that handled & braked properly, went as quick as the Capri and didn't go wrong. Ended up having three of these, excellent.

O dear Geoff did not like the 'Manta B, GT/E'