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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 04:20:56 GMT
From: "Spyderman" <pierre.moattinopsamrs.com>
Subject: Re: 9-3 owner info?


Hey Tim, About your SE pulling to the right. I had my 01 9-3SE aligned and it completely corrected the problem. I then "dressed" it in 17x8 Ronal LV rims with Bridgestone SE730 215x45R17 and it now corners likes it's on rails. I love my Saab. "Tim Flannery" <timflannopsamo.com> wrote in message news:9a9dbcde.0203211759.15177ec2nopsaming.google.com... > I agree with everything John says, below. > > I just leased a 2002 9-3 SE LOADED (I have every single option > available) for a total lease price of US $25,750. I paid nothing > down, didn't have a trade-in because I sold it the day prior, left the > dealership (VOB SAAB in Rockville, MD) paying only $400 security > deposit and first month's payment. Total monthly payment? > $399.99/month for 48 months with 15,000 miles/year allowable and > totally free scheduled maintenance for 36 months included. If there > is a better deal on a better car anywhere else on earth, take it. > > I've driven this car now for the past two weeks and can say that I am > in absolute love with it. I had scoped out the BMW 328i and 330i, the > VW Passat GLX, the Mercedes C230 and the Audi A4. Not only were each > of those cars more expensive with FAR fewer options, but none of them > drove as well as the SAAB in my opinion. > > What I notice most negatively is the way the steering wheel > consistently pulls to the right on steady highway driving. I'm > beginning to wonder whether or not I need a front-end alignment! > (When driving on a straight highway at approx. 60mph, I have to hold > the wheel slightly to the right in order to go straight). The > dealership says that's normal "because of the curvature of the road," > but I've never experienced that in any other vehicle. At my one-month > check-up I'm going to have the service manager drive it to confirm. > > Other than that, you CAN NOT go wrong with this vehicle! It has made > my 1hr 15 minute commute seem more like 45 minutes, if that makes any > sense. I wouldn't rather be driving anything else. > > To piggyback on John's quote: "Hello. My name is Tim and I love my > SAAB 9-3." > > Tim Flannery > La Plata, MD > '02 9-3 SE > > > > "JC" <johnc_22nopsamo.com> wrote in message news:<f4am8.132325$Yd.6424537nopsam0-atl1.usenetserver.com>... > > I don't know about the 0% at this point now that the economy is picking up > > (are you in the U.S.?) I got a year-end deal 12/1/01 on a 2001 Viggen for > > basically U.S. $6K off the sticker (around $33K) and the 0% for 36 months. > > If you can find a 2001 Viggen on a lot you may do similiarly well. On the > > 2002 I doubt they're making those kind of deals as the number of Viggens > > available is small, and with the new 9-3 coming out it may be 2 years before > > another super-tweaked 9-3 (the next Viggen) will actually be available. > > However, I've seen on Saab Net (www.saabnet.com) people getting deals on > > loaded '02 9-3SEs for less than $26K U.S. This is a killer car for that > > kind of money and "loaded" is exactly what that means. I don't think you > > can go wrong with the 9-3SE. My first car was an '82 Jetta, and it made me > > a fan of the style and feel of European cars, but the Saab has definitely > > taken that to a new level. > > > > I've only driven an A4 1.8t and while it's a very nice car, it's not nearly > > as fast as a 9-3, and you can't touch the features on the 9-3SE deals going > > on right now with the Audi. The hatch offers great hauling capacity and > > versatility. Off the line, the 9-3 and Viggen are lacking, but for rolling > > acceleration (30-????) is stunning. Torque steer is there, but you'll learn > > the car and then not really notice it, unless you race from light to light. > > The Viggen can be squirrely in first and second if you are really punching > > it - definitely demands your attention. > > > > "Hello. My name is John, and I am a turbo addict." > > > > John > > Atlanta > > '01 Viggen > > > > "Mr. Underhill" <underhillnopsamiton.com> wrote in message > > news:B8BC136B.537B%underhillnopsamiton.com... > > > I'm interested in trading my 2000 VW Golf GLS 1.8T in on a Saab 9-3. I'm > > > particularly interested in the Viggen, but it may be out of my price > > range. > > > How hard is it to get the 0% financing? What kind of prices are people > > > actually paying? > > > > > > I'd like to get some feedback to you all that have a new 9-3. How is the > > > build quality like after a couple of thousand miles? The Golf rattles and > > > squeaks something awful. Any major mechanical issues? Is there a lot of > > > turbo lag? (I'm too far to the dealer to drive one until I get some time > > > off of work.) What features are most worth the money? Which ones should > > I > > > skip on? > > > > > > Those are the only questions I can think of at the moment. I welcome any > > > information comparing the VW 1.8T to the Saab turbos also. > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > >

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