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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 06:39:43 -0800
From: "pablo" <pablonopsamlyhombreNOSPAMnet>
Subject: Re: Best built recent Saab?


"Paul Halliday" <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:B9FA7076.10FA%pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk... > > I've owned two classic 900 turbos; one of which I still own. I mentioned in my message "other than witht the introduction of the original turbos" - that was the one time, late 70s, that Saab was truly a performance player. One could say the period extended to the early 80s, but the Golf GTI by the time offered similar horsepower at a lower cost point. The original turbos were discontinuities in the market. If Saab had been known as a performance player all along, people would not said stuff like... " .. range the 1977 Saab 99 Turbo also brought about a change to Saab's rather stodgy image, adding a touch of much need sparkle to the range .. " > As for current Saabs, both the 9-3 and the 9-5 will comfortably cruise at > speeds far in excess of most national speed limits. You are making exactly the point I was making: here and now, with the current range, is the closest Saab has been to being taken seriously as a performance player. late 70s, and now. There was a slump inbetween somewhere. Tht is my argument. > So you do concede that the "original turbos" were a challenge? Oh, hell yeah - that's when I started wanting one: one of my dad's car magazines, and me telling him to please buy a Saab Turbo. He bought a Golf GTI. ...pablo

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