Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 22:33:38 -0800 From: "Douglas Swank" <dswanknopsamlwebSPAM.com> Subject: Re: Buying a 9000
r27obtnopsamejanews.com wrote: > >SAAB 9000 is a glorious car that can provide many miles/kilometers of >etherial driving bliss PROVIDED that it is NOT an automatic. The SAAB 9000 >automatic is a nice car relative to small boring hatchbacks, but provides >only 62.7% of the 9000 (standard shift) enjoyment. Do yourself a favor and >drive both to get the idea. > I'm assuming you arrived at this value through a series of complex mathematical operations. However, when I compare the enjoyment of driving my '86 9KT (standard) vs. my parents' '88 9KT (automatic), I usually come up with something in the 55-60% region at best... ;-)