Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 20:01:10 GMT From: Marc Escuro <mgescuronopsami.com> Subject: Re: Test Drove a 9-5 Aero
NO KIDDING!!! That "Sport" mode is just amazing!!! It gives you that impressive Kick in the Pants, just to surprise that unwary car on the freeway that's beginning to annoy you. :-D On 2/22/02 9:18 PM, in article 3c77260e$0$1610$1dc6e903nopsam.corecomm.net, "davehinznopsamcop.net" <davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote: > JMEL5 <jmel5nopsamcomnospam> pressed random keys until the following was > produced: >> Yes, I know quite well the 3rd gear boost in the Aero and Viggen after having >> test driven both in the past 2 weeks. My big test of a car's acceleration is >> the freeway onramp test. In the Viggen I also found the 3 to 4 shift was >> very >> impressive and the car just seemed to want to pull and pull and pull. That >> test >> drove put the Viggen on my short list. Now I believe the ads that Saab used >> to >> have, "People who test drive a Saab usually end up buying one" > > I drove an Aero today, 5-speed auto trans. I did the on-ramp test thing, > and it impressed the hell out of me. Then, the sales guy mentioned "Oh, > by the way, that's not in "sport" mode; let's try that again". > > Wow. That's all I have to say. Wow. > > Dave Hinz > > -- Marc Escuro mgescuronopsami.com mgescuronopsamnet