Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:15:14 GMT From: "news.cable.ntlworld.com" <luton_ladnospamcom> Subject: Re: 9-3 Aero woes
"Gary Fritz" <fritzxxxnospamrii.com> wrote in message news:Xns95CEAF2AA87BBfritzfriicomnospam17.128.40... > "Alistair" <newsnospamtairbremoveme.co.uk> wrote: >>Its road holding with the reAxe is superb, its ride although harsh >>picks up all the imperfections on the road and it tramlines on the >>motorways, you are constantly fighting to keep it in a straight >>line on the granny lane. > > This may be the fault of the tires, not the car itself. My 9-5 Aero > started traminling badly when I switched to Pirelli PZero Nero > all-season radials. The original tires didn't do this at all. > >>This box ruins an otherwise good car. There is a 2 second delay >>between gearchanges. > > Boy, does that sound familiar. If you've seen any of my rants on my > 9-5 Aero, you've seen me complain about the 1.5-2.0 sec delay > between gearchanges. But this is with a manual gearbox, not the > 9-3's auto. At least on the 9-5 Aero, the problem is not the > transmission, but the turbo. They use such a big turbo it takes > forever to spin up. And for some reason when you shift and the > engine spins down, they blow off the exhaust fumes in such a way > that the turbo also spins down -- instantly. So after each shift > you have the same 2 second delay. > > I don't know if the 9-3 Aero has the same problem with the turbo, but > it sure sounds like my 9-5 Aero. > >>This is definately not sporty driving. For a 210bhp car, its >>regularly left standing by the average kids in hot hatches. > > Hell, I'm often left standing by cowboys in pickup trucks and sometimes > even soccer moms in minivans. When your acceleration goes to near zero > for 2 seconds, you fall waaaay behind. Once the turbo spins up, the > car slams you into the seat, but you have a lot of catching up to do -- > and then you have another 2sec pause after the next shift, etc. > > Gary I don't think the delay in the gearchange is to do with the turbo as the 9-3 doesn't seem to suffer from turbo lag. I've noticed that the turbo gauge shows midrange most of the time which is indicative of the turbo being constantly on low boost which I believe is one method that Saab use to eliminate turbo lag on the 9-3. Luton_Lad
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