Date: 27 Feb 2003 02:46:00 GMT From: davehinznospamcop.net Subject: Re: So few 2003 9-3 posts...
Someone who looks an awful lot like Bob <noemailnospammain.com> wrote: > Nope. Saab drivers are a sedate group. Sure, some of us modify our > cars and have a little fun, but mostly we're a mature and reserved > group. Says you, booger-head. Ahem. Sorry. > You'll even notice that there's little off-topic posting > here and much, much less outright argument than in most Usenet > newsgroups. Welcome to the civilized world. We have our moments, but yeah, it's a pretty helpful group. I wouldn't be alarmed at all about lack of comments on the new 9-3. I checked it out, I'll probably buy one when the 9-5 is ready to be retired, but that's a few hundred thousand miles from now, so I'm not making any immediate plans. My parents will most likely buy a new 9-3 for their next car. >> There are no crash-test ratings on any of the North >>American sites, only on the euro ones. > I can't comment on those specifics... perhaps they have not rated > the car yet since it is very new. Still, Saab has a tradition of > being one of the safest cars on the road. You can't imagine how > many "I wouldn't be alive if I wasn't driving a Saab" posts I've > seen in just a few years. Very, very safe cars. I would submit that the European crash tests are at least as valid and relevant as the US ones. I agree with Bob that Saab's long tradition of building safe vehicles isn't likely to change any time soon. >>And no-one in this group is talking >>about the car. What gives? > Eh, like I said, sedate. Plus, they are very new. There was a > bit of discussion of the style when only the spy photos were > making the rounds. Some folks like them, some traditionalists > (people still driving classic pre-94 900's) don't. I think it's > a nice evolution myself. There's also been some discussion of > engine changes, although most of it is buried in other threads. I agree with your statements here too. The engine is a lotus block that has been Saab-ised (or Saab-ized, depending on where you live), so I would expect no issues there. The styling looks like a 9-5 to me, and I don't think that's bad (I own a 9-5 so I admit a bias). Notably absent has been objection to GM tampering with the Saab design philosophy, which I think says alot. If they had blown it, we'd be talking a *lot* about that right about now, I assure you. > If you have any specific questions, please ask. There's lots of > info available via the knowledgable folks here. You bet. Lots of helpful folks around here. Dave Hinz
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