Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:01:14 -0500 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnopsamo.com> Subject: Re: It's official - Saab on a deroute.....
Johannes H Andersen wrote: > > Paul Halliday wrote: > >>in article 3F9EDCF0.59AC6A51nopsamfitter.com, Johannes H Andersen at >>johsnopsamfitter.com wrote on 28/10/2003 21:17: >> >> >>>The Saab 900NG was never a bad car, but it looked >>>that way. >>> >>Sorry to pick on the final line of your otherwise well put words, but I've >>driven both and actually preferred the Vectra. Sorry, but ... The GM900 was >>a very poor car, both in style and heritage (hence, I drive a classic 900 >>and like the newer Saab offerings). At least the Talladega lap times gave it >>some credibility. >> >>Paul >> > > That's OK, I've never driven an GM900. Yes the classic 900 is very special, > it probably became too expensive to make with the kind of engine and suspension > layout. I sometimes kick myself that I didn't buy the last 'Ruby' model, it > was offered with loads of equipment as an outgoing model. I remember I saw > one flying past me on the motorway, felt like my car was stationary. That was > before they began taking speeding seriously... > I drove the GM900 and the newer 9-3s. I own two Classics. I would have bought a 9-3, but I happened to find a 1993 900 SPG hatchback - obivously at much less money than a new 9-3. This means I can seriously think about a new car in a few years.