Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:38:41 GMT From: "David Spear" <dspear99canopsamo.com> Subject: Re: in love with my saab
I knew manuals were better on fuel, would prefer one myself but my wife drives the car too. We got the automatic when we were living in downtown Vancouver dealing with stop'n'go rush hour traffic every day and have two little kids which requires a fair amount of turning around in your front seat (to hand them something, yell at them, clean up something they've dropped/spilled) so my wife was quite adament about an automatic. By "changing your car" did you mean "replacing the car" or "replacing the transmission"? I've considered replacing the car but would have a tough time parting with it... I know the car inside and out and enjoy both working on it and driving it. I did have a chance to drive a friend's '01 9-3 manual transmission... holy sh#t what a difference!!! The car has got to weigh about 200kg less and generate 100 more hp! Tempting... I would not consider swapping out the x-mission... I can already feel it that it would be one of those projects that would cost me half the value of the car and take a month before all was said and done. Maybe if I still have the car when I retire ;-) dave "Pete Brown" <petes.inboxnopsamternet.com> wrote in message news:bn4i55$d9r$1nopsamules.btinternet.com... > Hi there Brother Dave > > I have driven both manual and auto cars (not just Saabs) and I find that not > only are the manuals quicker, they are also less fuel intensive. Depending > on your engine size an auto box could cost you between 2 and 5 mpg. > Acceleration wise I find that auto boxes can take a couple of seconds off > the 0 - 60mph time. This may vary depending on engine size, etc..... > > Are you thinking of changing your car??????? > > Pete Brown > > "David Spear" <dspear99canopsamo.com> wrote in message > news:74jlb.30805$At.12005nopsamps84... > > I get about 250 miles out of my '83 900 turbo... works out to around 19-20 > > MPG which ain't great. > > > > I also do not find I get great performance out of this car (engine-wise, > > handling is excellent). It is an automatic 3-speed, hence very slow off > the > > line, and unless I am in the sweet spot of the power curve and can force > the > > transmission to downshift, acceleration is "adequate" at best. Looking at > > various posters raving about their 900's maybe mine needs some engine > work, > > it's always been this way (since I got it in '95). Might have to check my > > boost pressure one of these days. > > > > Is the manual transmission that much better on acceleration? > > > > Dave > > > > > > "Jules" <julesnopsameventhinkaboutspammingme.slidejules.com> wrote in > message > > news:gw8jb.64$CL5.60nopsamr2.u-net.net... > > > It's funny, I was joking with her about how lame her passat was, but she > > did > > > have me sort of stumped when she pointed out that she tends to get about > > 650 > > > miles out of each tank of petrol, where I get about 250... 300 if I'm > > > lucky... > > > > > > But then again, I didn't buy this car for it's economy... more for the > > fact > > > that even fully loaded with all my music gear, and with 4 people in the > > car, > > > it can still overtake any car on the backroads in this country with no > > > problem at all. Brings a smile to my face just thinking about it! > > > > > > "Pete Brown" <petes.inboxnopsamternet.com> wrote in message > > > news:bmfdds$e58$1nopsamta.btinternet.com... > > > > Hi Jules > > > > > > > > Never liked diesels. Never have....never will. I have a NG900 2.0 > > > > (non-turbo) and it is one of the most responsive engines I have > driven. > > > > > > > > The Passat is a bit of barge when compared to the Saab. Can you not > > > convert > > > > your Mum to a nice little Saab. > > > > > > > > On a point of info. the 9000 is one of my favourite Saabs. > > > > > > > > Happy Saabing. > > > > > > > > Pete Brown > > > > > > > > > > > > "Jules" <julesnopsameventhinkaboutspammingme.slidejules.com> wrote in > > > message > > > > news:JQuhb.22$CL5.8nopsamr2.u-net.net... > > > > > Yesterday I had to go for quite a long drive in my mum's VW Passat. > > This > > > > is > > > > > the first car I've driven since buying my 9000 about 6 months ago. > > When > > > > she > > > > > first bought the Passat, I used to think it was quite quick for a > > > diesel. > > > > > It's a TDI 110 estate... But, driving it yesterday it felt so > > > staggeringly > > > > > slow! Especially on the motorway... floor it at 70 and nothing > > happens! > > > > > Floor mine at 70 and you're doing 90 before you know it! It made me > > > > realise > > > > > that I am totally in love with my car. It does absolutely everything > I > > > > want > > > > > in a car, and very well too. > > > > > > > > > > Just thought I'd share that with you. > > > > > > > > > > Seeya, Jules > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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