Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 01:02:54 GMT From: Just Bob <uctraingnopsamanet.com> Subject: Re: Saab = Overpriced Crap?
On Wed, 10 Oct 2001 18:39:24 -0500, John <johnnopsamoint.com> wrote: >Mmhmm, and what happens when one of these torquey cars comes along and catches >you in a high gear...you have to drop three gears just to keep up, while the >Jag just pulls from the mid revs and doesn't have to wind his engine to the >redline. Evidently you've never pushed the throttle in a Saab Turbo. in 5th gear at highway speeds. >And at high speeds any four-banger is no match for a big engine with >lots of torque. The Saab would pull TO 120 mph. A Jag or Audi would pull >THROUGH 120 mph. Evidently you've never even driven a Saab. Every Turbo since '94 will pull strong to 145+ mph. Evidently, you haven't got a clue what a Saab will or won't do since you've never driven one. Just because Toyota's motors peter out a high speeds doesn't mean Saabs do. Come back when you have at least a piddling idea what you are talking about. Bob