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Date: 9 Feb 1999 13:54:33 -0500
From: lparkernopsamy.edu (Lloyd R. Parker)
Subject: Re: SAAB 9-5 or Charysler 300M ?


Eoin (bulwnklnopsambee_emm.net) wrote: : I thought I was going to buy (or lease) a 300M about 6 weeks : ago, but I leased my Saab instead (I got a 9-3). I drove two different : 300Ms, but both felt exactly the same. They are speedy enough baseed : on Car and Driver's numbers, but they don't feel nearly as quick or : fast as the 250hp suggests. The Mitsu Diamante (about 225hp) feels : much quicker, and even the 4 cylinder 9-5 "feels" like it'll blow the Instrumented road tests say differently. The 300M is quite a bit faster than the Diamante or the 9-5 (auto). : I personally don't think the Chrysler has anything on the Saab : in long-haul cruising (for front-seat occupants), either. Of course, Saab dealers are as scarce as hen's teeth, especially if you live outside a large city. Might take longer to get parts, to get body parts, etc. : They are : REALLY fast cars due to excellent aerodynamics, and they'll cruise all : day long at over 100mph with never a care. Considering there's no place you can legally do this, is this really a criterion? And the cd of a 300M, I'd wager, is as good as a 9-5's. : I really wanted to get a : 300M. I really wanted to like it. But it was the same as every other : car I drove; certainly nice in the objective sense, but very blah : compared to the Saab. And with a nearly-free lease, you have no : resale-value horror story awaiting you. HTH The same as what other cars? Compare the instrument panels of the two. Compare the styling. Compare the room. It's the Saab that looks like it's from a cookie cutter, not the 300M.

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