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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 03:56:44 GMT
From: "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com>
Subject: Re: Advice Request!


"th" <someguynospamwhere.se> wrote in message news:h5xOd.16919$d5.137027nospamb.telia.net... > vox wrote: > > Oh Geez, I'm not feeling over-confident here > > > > Any defenders of the 900 convertible here, or are they that bad? > > > They are not that bad, just as Grunff wrote earlier, a classic 900 is a > true Saab, everything that has appeared afterwards can be discussed. I > now more and more regret changing my old C900 for a 9-5, although the > latter is much more comfortable it is much less Saab, less reliable and > doesn't differ that much from a Volvo, an Audi or any other car in that > price/size range. I have been driving Saabs since late 70'ies and my > father since the 50'ies but I'm no longer feeling any unique feature of > Saab as more and more manufacturers have FWD cars with good winter > driving properties. > The thing is, it's not so much a matter of whether the newer Saabs are good cars or not, but the fact is the very unique design, most noteably under the hood as well as the interior, the feel, the overall driving experience of Saab was defined with the 99 and the classic 900 that followed. They're unique cars in so many ways, mostly ways that everything that came later lacked. The Saab signature key between the seats does not make it a true Saab any more than the badge on the hood, they're just the corporate branding so treasured by the marketing folks at GM. If the NG900's, the 9000's, the 93's and 95's have what you're looking for in a car, I won't recommend against them, but if you want a Saab for the reasons people rave about, all the fine points that made the brand famous as a quirky and wonderfully unique car then a classic is the only way to go.

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