Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:13:57 +0100 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Any advice re high mileage Saab 9-5 2.3 Hot Aero?
Gary Fritz wrote: > > Are there any particular "gotchas" I should be on the lookout for with > > this particular model? > > I have a 2002 9-5 Aero Wagon. My experience (which some here disagree > with, but I'm not sure they've driven the US version of the Aero) is that > the Aero is a pretty disappointing car. > > The HOT engine can crank out an amazing amount of power. The trouble is > that it very seldom delivers it when I need or want it. I was looking at the secs for the HOT engine about a wek ago. I was surprised to see that although it produces more power than say the 9000 Aero, it's way down on torque. Not a good configuration imho. Graham