Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 09:07:44 -0500 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnopsamo.com> Subject: Re: 9-3 Sport Sedan with 1.8L and 122 HP.
Goran Larsson wrote: > 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.