Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 17:50:59 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: Convince me!
in article a2ec23e4.0301140413.2f0bf15dnopsaming.google.com, JE at fmdjnopsamail.com wrote on 14/01/2003 12:13: > I've had 10 or so cars over the years and I'm back in a SAAB... my 3rd > one. I sold my first 900 with 190,000 miles on it and my second one > with 310,000 (actually my partner sold it to someone he works with and > they're still driving it). I currently own a 97 900 Turbo 5 door. > More than likely my next car will be another SAAB. Are they the most > reliable cars on the road? Thats difficult to say as I believe it all > comes down to maintenance. Follow the maintenance schedule and the car > will live a long and happy life. Also, check the discussion boards at > www.saabnet.com, there's a wealth of help and information over there. > IMO the new Jag dosen't do anything for me. Yes it's nicely styled but > in that Toyota-used-bar-of-soap way. BMWs are done to death. Here in > Atlanta they're even used as taxi cabs by some of the independants. I > like the styling of the new 9-3 sedan. It dosen't just sit there like > a lump, to me it has an "aggressive" edge to it that seems to be > missing from the other marques. > Whatever you buy..... life is too short to drive a boring car. Enjoy. That's good advice "J". Life is too short and Saab make a quality marque with all the gadgets you're ever likely to have time to play around with while driving and a fun sporty feel to them. BMW and Mercedes over here in the UK are very commonplace and the new Jag is just awful IMO (now an 80s XJS well that's a different matter, but we're talking about new cars). My experience of both BWM and Mercedes is that they are fast and powerful, but just don't feel sporty. They're big lumps that need long, straight and fast roads - Saabs feel like they want to find some bends to play with. I think there is a "little something" about the front end of a Saab and the overall shape is sleek, even for the sedans. That front end has been with Saab for about 20 years now and it shows that their designers still think it is right. I don't like the estate models though, because it looks like a sedan with a bit added onto it. Volvo are about the only manufacturer I have seen that does estates properly, so much so that their sedans look odd :) I'm dreaming here, but if I had the kind of money we're talking about here and had to buy a 30,000 UKP car, it would definitely be the Saab and while I would have gone for the 9-5, the new 9-3 sedan is a new contender. Paul 1985 900i 16V 1989 900 Turbo S http://pjgh.go.dyndns.org/saab/index.html
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