Nova Scotia SAAB Resources!

[Diggler]

Hello All,

Roller Girl and I will be headed up to Nova Scotia on the honeymoon and would like to assemble a list of resources be it independant SAAB shops or people willing to help if we run into any issues.

You're help is much appreciated.

-Dirk

[Jezzadee]

Found this in the listings section on here.

Specialty Tune Saab Specialist

2173 Barrington st
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada
Other
email: no email provided
Telephone: (902) 422-3278 Comments/Ratings ??

[dip]

There aren't any Saabs in Nova Scotia ;). We've just returned from a trip to NS -- a 5000 km round trip from Toronto and back in our 9-5. Met 6 Saabs along the way -- four in Montreal and two in NS.

Other than that, it was the best car trip ever. The nature is spectacular, and the roads are a very nice mix of long sweepers, and hairpins, and S-shaped curves, and hill climbs and long downslopes... just the kind of roads you want to take a Saab to ;). So many times I wished I didn't have my family in the car and a trunk full of luggage, so I could drive a little less responsibly ;). Still, I've managed to have fun.

[Diggler]

Cool, where did you go?

[dip]

If you still have a couple of weeks, order a travel guide from novascotia.com -- it's free. Alternatively, you can pick it up at the visitor information centre when entering the province (but in this case you won't be able to plan the trip ahead).

They have the entire coast split into 11 "trails", with appropriate signs placed on local roads, so they are easy to navigate. You can plan a day for each on average.

We did most of the Glooscap Trail (Amherst - Minas Basin - Truro - Burntcoat Head), visited Halifax/Dartmouth, then went to New Glasgow and continued along the Sunrise Trail to Cape Breton. Went around the northern part of Cape Breton, the Cabot Trail is a must (Cheticamp - Pleasant Bay - Ingonish - Sydney), then crossed the island back along the lakes in the south, returned to New Glasgow through Antigonish, visited the Hector ship museum in Pictou and took off to PEI by a ferry.

[fabric]

Originally Posted by Diggler

Hello All,

Roller Girl and I will be headed up to Nova Scotia on the honeymoon and would like to assemble a list of resources be it independant SAAB shops or people willing to help if we run into any issues.

Man, what does it say about our cars when we plan ahead for them to break down.

[Diggler]

Man, what does it say about our cars when we plan ahead for them to break down.

It means she just rolled 200,000 miles on Aug 8th. 8) She's 15 years old and still going strong :! I love my car but I also love being prepared.

[SaabScott]

Originally Posted by Diggler

It means she just rolled 200,000 miles on Aug 8th. 8) She's 15 years old and still going strong :! I love my car but I also love being prepared.

Ummm ... why not take the vert?

She is newer and therefore less likely to have problems.

[Diggler]

Ummm ... why not take the vert?

She is newer and therefore less likely to have problems.

Vert :-?? That'd be nice but we don't have one.

[DeLorean]

well I'm at 230K on the SPG, and I think nothing about a 1000 mile trip.

I got it at 176K or there abouts, never broken down so I could not get it home. The time the tranny blew up, it was touch and go but it still made it (with 3 gears going in and out)

[Diggler]

never broken down so I could not get it home.

it's not about getting it home, it's about having a good time. I'm working on it this weekend and will fix a few minor issues so there shouldn't be any problems.

[Jebross]

Enjoy the trip!

Saab NG900, girlfriend and I just returned a couple of weeks ago from a stay in Nova Scotia. We rented a cottage down on the south shore and had a fantastic trip.

Drove there in one non-stop drive of pure Saab pleasure from Ottawa via Quebec, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick, ferry (ahhh sweet sleep) from St. John to Digby.

We took the high speed "Cat" ferry from Yarmouth to Bar Harbor on the way back. Interesting transition from Nova Scotia where there are no Saab's to Maine, where the state was littered with them.

I did see a few Saabs... there is a dealer in Halifax, but beyond that I had a couple of spare parts and some tools in the back that I never needed.

[roller girl]

this is all great! thank you!

can anyone suggest a place to stay between Truro/Wolfville? something less than $150/night (considerably less would be good). we aren't too concerned about 1st class accommodations, just clean and comfortable.

we are staying around Baddeck the two nights previous and stopping in that area for the last night before heading to Yarmouth for the ferry back to Maine.

[dip]

Originally Posted by roller girl

can anyone suggest a place to stay between Truro/Wolfville? something less than $150/night

A room with two double beds will cost you:
- $159 in a hotel chain like Days Inn;
- $99 in a hotel chain like Comfort Inn (same room, less fancy looking furniture, and the staff still smiling at you if you're wearing a T-shirt);
- $70-90 in a good motel;
- $50-70 in a bed and breakfast.

That's Canadian dollars, tax extra. We haven't booked our accomodations ahead, just took the highway exit at the next "Hotel/Motel" road sign when we felt like it. It should be easy to find a place to stop even at midnight, unless it's a Labour day weekend. Hotels are nice and clean, motels mostly too. A breakfast is often included. The Nova Scotia travel guide (the one I posted a link to above) lists hotels and motels for all trails and major cities.

[roller girl]

lists i have and web sites and travel info from the tourism board...i even picked up the Lonely Planet guide for the area...

wasn't sure if anyone had stayed anywhere they could specifically reccommend...

we could wing it for the last night but i am hesitant to do so as there is a Celtic Festival that week and accommodations are spotty.

[BRob2]

can anyone suggest a place to stay between Truro/Wolfville? something less than $150/night (considerably less would be good). we aren't too concerned about 1st class accommodations, just clean and comfortable.

I would suggest you stay in the Wolfville area becasue IMO it is one of the 2 or 3 prettiest towns in the Maritime Provinces. 10 Minutes east is a motel called Stirlings, I believe that is inexpensive, clean, and attached to the best homecookin restaurant in the Province (awesome scones, pie, and seafood chowder. Otherwise try the Esquire Motel in Halifax, about 10 minutes off the highway in Bedford. Wolfville also has several upscale B&B's and two old inns, the Tattingstone and the Blomidon. Good honeymoon spots! Let me know if I can help

[roller girl]

Originally Posted by BRob2

can anyone suggest a place to stay between Truro/Wolfville? something less than $150/night (considerably less would be good). we aren't too concerned about 1st class accommodations, just clean and comfortable.

I would suggest you stay in the Wolfville area becasue IMO it is one of the 2 or 3 prettiest towns in the Maritime Provinces. 10 Minutes east is a motel called Stirlings, I believe that is inexpensive, clean, and attached to the best homecookin restaurant in the Province (awesome scones, pie, and seafood chowder. Otherwise try the Esquire Motel in Halifax, about 10 minutes off the highway in Bedford. Wolfville also has several upscale B&B's and two old inns, the Tattingstone and the Blomidon. Good honeymoon spots! Let me know if I can help

that's AWESOME!!! thank you....