Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 23:54:38 -0500 From: turbospgnopsamsouth.net Subject: Re: 9.3 - am I disappointed ?
or get the ABBott brother's 235hp 9-3 Chih Fang wrote: > Next time get the 185HP Turbo version. > > "Guy Drieghe D." 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 !
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