Date: 11 Dec 1998 07:42:21 GMT From: morrnopsamu.caS* (Mark Orr) Subject: Re: Old Saabs vs New Saabs
The styling cues I REALLY like at the rear are the way the spoiler is faired into the hatch, and the center brake light. The bumper and exhaust are also done VERY neatly. If you look at the new Camry from the rear you can see all kinds of suspension and mechanical gear, it looks terrible. My 9-3 looks prettier everytime I look at it. I think Saabs also look better in light colours, the lines of the car are very subtle and tend to be invisible in dark coloured cars. One criticizm of Saab...EXPAND YOUR BLOODY COLOUR CHOICE!!!! Mark In article <366EE311.D2699061nopsamedu>, try0548nopsamedu says... > >I too had a certain dislike for the newer models -93 and >. IMHO though, Saab >has had a bit of a retro theme going on lately, especially with the 50 years >anniversary of Saab. One of my biggest gripes with the Generation 2 900s was >the tail end, (besides, that's the part of a Saab Turbo that people see the >most of!). I've heard people say, and I would have to agree, that the tail of >the revised 900 looks a lot like a NISSAN Sentra! >Such a radical departure from the look of the old school Saabs. >But, I like what the design folks have done with the 9-3, chiefly how they >moved the liscense plate back up in between the tailamps, and look at how much >it helps the image of the car. > >-SAABhuman > > >Samuel Mikkola wrote: > >> Paul K <paul99nopsamrolog.net> kirjoitti artikkelissa >> <Pine.GSO.3.95.981207144026.11288D-100000nopsam.ptd.net>... >> > I am an older Saab ('86 900) owner who thinks the changes, >> > both mechanical and body, were a BIG mistake. The classic >> > Saab shape is gone, the wide hatchback opening is gone, >> >> The classic 900 sure is/was a good car, especially the last ones that were >> made (-92/93). All the mechanical parts and the chassis were tested and >> bettered through the years(which in fact was all the way from the >> introduction of Saab 99 in -69). >> I've driven both the classic 900, new 900, 9-3 and I must say that the real >> Saab feeling is gone. But luckily there are classic 900's still available >> on the 2nd hand market :) >> >> Sam >
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