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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 21:46:20 -0500
From: ma_twain <ma_twainnopsamo.com>
Subject: Re: 9-3 Sport Sedan with 1.8L and 122 HP.


Paul Halliday wrote: > in article 3FBB7930.8080207nopsamo.com, ma_twain at ma_twainnopsamo.com wrote > on 19/11/2003 14:07: > > >>>In article <bpf5hu$1krb0h$1nopsam88551.news.uni-berlin.de>, >>>Tore <tmlnopsamemini.no> wrote: >>> > >>>>It's an Opel engine they have put in this car...... >>>> > > >>>Yes, but Saab use their own engine management system. I have heard >>>som reports of people who have had a test drive, and they say the >>>engine is much more peppier than expected and not at all like the >>>same engine in the Opel Vectra. >>> > > >>Depending on the price and availability, it might be a reasonable car to >>consider buying. >> > >>In the winter, a more powerful car is not always preferable. In the >>hands of a novice teenage driver, you want a strong, safe car - but one >>that is not fast. The old 8V Classic 900 is a good example of a strong, >>slow car. >> > > I for one welcome the addition of a non-turbo to the Saab line-up, but we've > been here before a month or so back and I got shot down a bit for my > apparent acceptance of a GM engine in a Saab! > > I have to disagree with your comments about the "old 8V" though - I've had > an '85 900i and loved it. It ran on thin steels with 185/65R15s and was > supreme in snow - even snow-ploughs tried to get into my tracks :) > > It wasn't that slow off the line either and I got 125 MPH out of it. Sure, > against a Saab turbo it fell behind, but caught up without too much of a > problem around the speed limit. We can only really comment when we actually > see the car and get an opportunity to drive it. Nice move Saab! That said, > the V6 didn't do too well, eh? > > Paul > > 1989 900 Turbo S > http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ > > I drove an 1986 8V for 16 years. I currently drive a 1990 900S and a 1993 SPG - all 5 speeds. The 8V is slow compared to the SPG, but you would expect that. However, you had to work very hard to get the front wheels to spin on snow cover roads with snow tires because of two reasons: the traction of the snow tires and the lack of power. This made it a great car for driving in the winter, it was hard to lose control on acceleration.

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