Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 01:29:02 +0200 From: "Guy Drieghe D." <guynopsamx.be> Subject: Re: 9.3 - am I disappointed ?
In article <VNMr3.50$eO2.4343nopsamoon.nyu.edu> , kr4nopsamnyu.edu (Kalman Rubinson) wrote: > Are you sure it's a 9-3? Sounds nothing like mine. > Well, it says 9.3 on the back of the car, and the invoice has the same number on it. (followed by some zeros, tho) ;-) Don't get me wrong, Kal -- I _do_ like the car. -= Guy > Kal > > Guy Drieghe D. (guynopsamx.be) wrote: >> Just purchased a new '99 9.3 2.0i Coupé. >> It's a really nice looking car, and the level of >> comfort is up to very high standards - the car feels >> very solid too. >> >> I've done about 6.000 Kms (3.700 mls) in under 2 weeks, >> taking it from Belgium to Vienna and back, and from >> Belgium to Monaco and southern France and back, under >> various weather conditions (very hot to severe rainstorm). >> >> Unfortunately, I must say I'm a bit disappointed by it. >> Especially the power (or rather lack thereof) and torque >> are not what I expected from a 130 Bhp car... >> Not only does it accelerate like a truck, but it also >> behaves like one, especially on slopes. I really felt >> stupid when I was overtaken by a Smart (for those not >> familiar with Smarts: these are the tiny Mercedes/Swatch >> city-mobiles which could easily fit in my Saab's boot) >> on a 4% slope, while pushing the pedal to the floor and >> being unable to go faster than 120 Km/h. >> Is this normal behaviour ? >> >> When I switch on the radio or CD (standard AS2 Saab), >> the center panel of the dash gets really hot, up to >> a level where I could easily fry an egg on an ejected CD. >> Again, is this normal ? >> (I have a manual airco, which was used almost constantly) >> >> I find it to be a very noisy car, especially the cooling >> fan(s?) - even when the car is brought to a halt... >> Also, the wind noise at speeds higher than 100 Km/h is >> rather disturbing. Not to mention that high-frequency >> engine noise when revving up... >> >> After about 2000 Kms, I got a message that the washer fluid >> was low...mind you, I didn't use the washer yet ! But I >> have used the washer several times since then without >> any problems (while that message keeps popping up). >> >> At 3000 Km, the front shield just cracked, from the very >> top (center), a bit down and then a huge 'scar' horizontally. >> It really just cracked, overnite, while being parked... >> Being a bit scared by that - and absolutely no Saab dealer >> in sight (southern France) - I call my 'famous' Saab Assistance >> (which is supposed to help me out Europe-wide, even with a flat). >> After 40 minutes of being put on hold (international call), >> I get someone on the phone who says I should just drive to a >> Carglass Center, where I have to pay upfront for the shield, >> so I _might_ eventually get my money back upon return... >> Yeah, right - so much for 'assistance' and 'insurance'. >> >> More stuff...the car leaks some fluid. Dunno yet what it is, >> and I didn't get any warnings 'till now. Could this be some >> water coming from the airco or something ? >> >> Last thing: the ventilation system really isn't able to cope >> with extreme weather conditions. Two people in the car, heavy >> rainstorm and an outside temperature of about 30 degrees Celsius: >> the car's windows got all damped within minutes, to a degree >> where I had to use a cloth to whipe the front shield ! The last >> time I had to do that must have been some early 70-ties cheap >> Japanese car... >> >> >> >> Other than that, the black colour is really nice ;-/ >> Back to Honda the next time, or am I overreacting ? >> >> >> >> -= Guy DD >> >> __________________________ >> Annex Hypermedia Design >> http://www.annex.be >> __________________________ >> And a slice of life >> http://www.annex.be/life >> __________________________ >> >> New version 6.6 is online ! >> -= Guy DD __________________________ Annex Hypermedia Design http://www.annex.be __________________________ And a slice of life http://www.annex.be/life __________________________ New version 6.6 is online !
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