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Date: 6 Oct 2002 12:46:06 GMT
From: davehinznopsamcop.net
Subject: Re: RWD.


Someone who looks an awful lot like David Haydon <home01nopsamorld.com> wrote: > never felt torque steer!!! You must have only driven non-turbo Saabs then! Nope, the last 300,000 miles or so have been in Turbos. > My '90 900 16S turbo, and my two 9k Carlssons had torque steer by the bucket > load. My '98 9k aero is much better, but it is still there. Are you sure what you're feeling is torque steer? > I tend to agree with the original post, I would love a RWD Saab. The turning > circle could be smaller, Well, sure, when the back end breaks traction I suppose... spin that sucker all the way down the road. No thanks. > they are easier to work on and arguably more > robust. Arguably, at *best*. You've seen the High Mileage Saab page, I assume? > Handling is a matter of preference, though FWD is 'easier' in the > snow & ice. Hm, Swedish car, winter handling. Odd, that. > Most of all though it would mean that Saab could fit a decent > gearbox (transmission) instead of the pile of junk they used in the 9k > (can't comment if the 93 & 95 is any better). Not knowing of your particular gearbox woes, it's impossible to comment. Lots of people have failed to call it a "piece of junk", but apparently your opinion differs. Dave Hinz --

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