Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 11:17:10 -0500 From: "Nutmegger" <nutmegger_7717nopsamo.com> Subject: Re: How do you convince your wife that a c900 is a wise choice?
"Andy Hookins" wrote::: > > > Yeah, but our 9000 is heading that way - ECU upgrade, > > > suspension partly done with more in the next few weeks. > > > > I have something going on with a wheel bearing in my 9000. > > If it's noisy replace it, otherwise, if it just feels like something > is 'flapping around' then you may get away with re-tightening > the hub nut. Good luck. Heh.....I can't get away with that. > > > > Will need to do something with the exhaust soon - > > > > Same here. > > Just sorting out pricing on a 'sports' system now + a few HP > :-)))) Its actually costing out at less than a SAAB backbox > and centre section. So next time in needs welding back on > I'll just replace it. Well...isn't that amazing. I will keep that in mind, when my day is due. > > > >been > > > welded together a bit now, but I don't want anything too > > > obvious as the car looks standard, albeit a little lower and > > > there's no need for it to draw attention to itself. All these > > > things add to the insurance premium too. > > > > I can't afford all these things right now.. > > I probably can't either - thats what overdraft facilities are > for (actually, I haven't done that for 3 months now and it > feels good :-) LOL! I don't even want to talk about overdraft facilities! > > > I'm concentrating on the door lever first > > How's that going? It's not, I got caught up in some legal issues last week. I will get to it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A 9-3 SE would be a compromise, its (a little) better than > > > > > the gm900, more acceptable but... Though I was no great > > > > > fan of my neighbour's, the chassis simply didn't feel like it > > > > > was up to the job. > > > > > > > > In what way do you mean that? > > > > > > I definitely don't like the full throttle hang on and hope feeling > > > and tendency to tramline that his car has. I think that may be > > > due to the well documented movement in the steering rack / > > > bulkhead that occurs. > > > > Interesting, now when I drive any vehicle that is what impresses me, the > > tightness of the steering. > > I drove a Honda Civic 1.8 vtec (169 bhp) one time last year, > maybe it had been driven over a few too many kerb stones, > but it was a nightmare, pulling to one side as you put on the > power and then quite violently jerking back to the other side > as you changed gear! Ugh! I drove a Ford Marquis that I borrowed for a while while my car was down. Same thing, I was fighting the wheel so hard while driving that I actually got sore muscles from it. >It was also quite noisy and un-refined. So was this, plus a big pollution contributor. > > > >The gm900 has the same issues and > > > IMO gives less direct feedback and a softer ride. > > > > I like direct feedback myself. > > The tiny tin can gives plenty of feedback, mostly its of > the nature 'I'm going over here now because there's a > rut in the road - OK?' LOL! So, in essence, the car is driving you. > > <snip> > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > > Take it from the practical side, do some research on the crash > tests > > > of > > > > > > each, resale value, taxes, insurance. > > > > > > > > > > > > See which one comes up with the most positives. > > > > > > > > > > We've been doing that - trouble is we score differently ;-) > > > > > > > > How can facts score differently? > > > > You've got to use a reliable source! > > > > > > Yeah, but we also by agreement put in subjective measures > > > and often score those differently :-( > > > > Oh-h-h I see. Try it just without the subjective, what do you come up > with? > > Then, one by one, add in the subjective. > > Objectively the 900 wins hands down on; That's what I suspected. >fitness for purpose > flexibility, purchase price. Fuel & insurance are OK depending > on model. What worries her is what I might start wanting to > do with the car once I've got it ;-) Oh well........ She wouldn't want to do the same? > > Of course the tiny Japanese tin can that we've also got at > the moment scores even better in many respects, but I don't > want to die in it (OK immotive I know) and neither of us > like it. My wife has only driven it twice in 3+ years, whilst > I've put 45,000+ miles on its clock. That's exactly how I felt driving around in some of those with friends, just so flimsy and a general feeling of being unsafe if there was ever an accident. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Whats a guy to do? > > > > > > > > > > > > It's all about compromise, huh? > > > > > > For each of you. > > > > > > > > > > That would be the hard part, right. > > > > > > > > Depends who you are married to, right? > > > > > > As I said pretty _and_ the best. > > > > :-) > > > > Anyway, we've agreed to look at a c900 for now as a stop- > gap. Good! I'm glad to hear it. >When our cash flow improves and we are confident > that it will stay that way then we will go for something newer, > then I will get my 9000 back, we will sell the 900 and my > wife will get the new (to us) car. I see, you've got a plan all worked out. > > Of course, by then I may have fallen in love with the 900 as > well as the 9000 and we may need 3 cars ;-) Yes, you never know!
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