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I'm going to offend Australia's dentists here, but I do not consider Saabs to be good cars. Soft to the point of being unpleasantly spongy, they seem maintenance-heavy and prone to breakages, suffer shocking resale, and aren't that attractive.

If you're looking for a good, budget conservative piece of transport in this size of car, have a look at Honda Accord Euros or Subaru Libertys.

 Given that Saab dealers don't exist any more you'll need to contact a professional locksmith to have them reprogram your Saab's key to the car itself.

Begin by gently popping out the air vents in-line with the vent control knobs using a plastic trim removal tool. Slide and twist the vents out to remove them, then use a TX25 Torx bits from the top of the radio unit.

Lift the radio up and pull it forward, then unplug the wiring.

Hollywood has taught us any car can be "hot-wired" in a matter of seconds and driven away into the sunset. Reality tells us a very different tale, however, as in-built electronic immobilisers and steering column locks will prevent you from hot-wiring any modern car.

The more pressing question I have is, out of all the cars you'd want to hot-wire, why a Saab 9-3?.

The largest Hino 300 legal to drive on an Australian car licence is the 616 IFS (4495kg GVM), which carries a tow rating of up to 3500kg.

Hino's 300-series trucks have been quoted as offering between 4.9 km/L (20L/100km) and up to 6.4km/L (15.6L/100km) fuel consumption.

The base model Hino 616 IFS is legal to drive on a car licence as it carries a 4495kg GVM rating. Any vehicle rated over 4.5-tonnes (4500kg) needs an upgrade to your car licence.

The Coaster is rated to seat up to 22 people.

 The Toyota Coasters sold in Australia are rear-wheel-drive, not 4x4. There are companies which specialise in building 4x4 Coasters, however.

A Toyota Coaster with a manual transmission weighs in at 3715kg, while the automatic gearbox-equipped Standard model comes in at 3765kg. The Deluxe model comes in at 3780kg.