Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 21:45:06 -0400 From: Geoff Waters <grw888nopsamel.net> Subject: Re: Volvo/Saab
His: 96 900SE 2.0T (our fifth Saab in 18 years) Hers: 93 850 GLT 2.5 (our first Volvo) No complaints either way. Swedish steel. Accept no substitutes. Dennis wrote: > I don't know about the 850, but I've got a 740 that fits > like a glove, and just bought the wife an 89 900T. > I always loved the seating, armrests, etc, in mine, > and I found the Saab lacking in the comfort I find in > mine. It's very nice inside, handles well, a great > car, but I prefer mine. My wife has always found mine > to be uncomfortable, however, and she's found the > perfect car for herself in this one. She sits much > closer to the wheel, being shorter, and I think it's > something about the angle of the wheel. > > My point, I guess, is that it's probably very subjective > based on a number of things. > > AS LONG AS IT'S SWEDISH {:o) > > Anyone else here eating too many of those > Swedish Fish jelly candies like me? I'm really > getting addicted to 'em. > > Dennis > djmr26nopsamweb.net > Putnam Co NY > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > ~Nutmegger~ wrote in message <39804375.AE5DCF46nopsam.net>... > >Well last year I said I was going to drive the Volvo 850 (probably no > >one here remembers) and I had the chance this week-end for a long road > >trip. (187 miles) > >I'll take my 9000 anyday! It was nice, comfy a little button to make > >the rear headrests go down (whoppee) but the thing floated all over the > >road. It didn't have the same tight feel and grip of the road that my > >9000 does. Nor did it handle better, and the brakes were way too > >touchy. It was automatic, but you also could shift manually and I > >thought that was kind of silly and saw no advantage to having that. It > >did get up and move, but a few too many seconds hesitation to engage. > >I did like seperate climate controls, and the thought out double arm > >rest, and the way the a/c came out in the back on the side of the door. > >It had an excellent stero system that got louder as I went faster, and > >the sound was great. Other than that....nah! > >
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