In Reply to: brakes, joe [Profile/Gallery] , Fri, 29 Jul 2005 07:19:22

Looking at a spec sheet and tabulating a bunch of items of features, then deciding to call it "deconteing" can be misleading. Do the 2005 cars with those slightly smaller and solid rear brakes stop any worse than the earlier cars? Probably not, since in a front wheel drive car the fronts do a majority of the work.
If saab were to all of a sudden remove the little vent opening in the glove box that allows them to advertise it as an air conditioned glovebox, would you say it is "decontenting"? Chances are just about everyone's glove box is full of all the regular stuff we keep in there, and has never been used to keep a drink or a sandwich cold. The little mesh thingys on the pilar between the doors? Umbrella holder? I think not! And , no way are my $350 prescription sunglasses getting stuck there so they can accidentally fall out and on the ground.
My point is that a lot of this is chicken sh-t. Overall, the car is better in a lot more ways than when it went into production, and a lot of these minute things that get mentioned here are not even things that people really use.
One item that they tried to delete, and had to bring back( if only as an option) was the heated rear seat. Le's see how many people will complain to Saab abouot the cargo net or umbrella holders.

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• Any "decontenting" from 2000 to 2004 model years?, KentW, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 03:50:16
  • Can't believe no one mentioned the headlight wipers.nm, Allan, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:23:58
    • Not Decontenting, Plastic Headlight Lenses, Ian Glenday , Fri, 29 Jul 2005 19:58:06
      • Headlight washers only with xenons...., Mike Lynch , Sat, 30 Jul 2005 13:42:55
        • They're heaven sent in the winter,,,, cryptical, Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:57:47
          • What's winter like?....., Mike Lynch , Sat, 30 Jul 2005 16:13:56
            • The Only Item Disabled on my 9-5, Ian Glenday , Sat, 30 Jul 2005 21:03:15
  • It's all good......blame GM....., Mike Lynch , Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:42:47
    • Diddly stuff?, Rafe, Sun, 31 Jul 2005 14:58:19
  • brakes, joe , Fri, 29 Jul 2005 07:19:22
    • Keeping this in perspective, Louis, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 07:41:27 <-- Viewing This Message
      • yes, the 02,03 & 04 larger rear vent ed brakes better, joe , Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:58:48
        • Let's separate the actual from the theoretical, Louis, Sat, 30 Jul 2005 05:36:02
          • facts inside, joe , Sat, 30 Jul 2005 09:24:48
            • Not facts, but my '05 seems to take longer to stop...nm, Stan, Mon, 1 Aug 2005 08:10:25
      • I pretty much agree....., MI-Roger , Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:49:12
      • Re: Keeping this in perspective, JA, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:38:12
  • Re: Any "decontenting" from 2000 to 2004 model years?, Dean, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 07:05:06
    • I vote 2005, nav and looks......, Mike Lynch , Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:46:07
      • I vote 2005 too!, Stan, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:29:32
  • Lots of "decontenting" from 2000 to 2004 M/Y...., MI-Roger , Fri, 29 Jul 2005 05:26:16
    • Re: Lots of "decontenting" from 2000 to 2004 M/Y...., JA, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 05:42:12
    • Re: Lots of "decontenting" from 2000 to 2004 M/Y...., KentW, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 05:40:28
      • Re: Lots of "decontenting" from 2000 to 2004 M/Y...., anthony94114, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:53:09
        • Yea, you're wrong, tilt/telescope always std...., Mike Lynch , Sat, 30 Jul 2005 13:48:07
        • my 05 still has "tip down in reverse" side mirror nm, Stan, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:24:04
          • That's another dubious feature, Louis, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:35:10
            • disagree, Stan, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:42:22
              • Concept is fine, Louis, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:35:53
                • Execution is arbitrary...., Mike Lynch , Sat, 30 Jul 2005 13:52:18
      • Whoops...sorry about the redundant photo and link..., KentW, Fri, 29 Jul 2005 05:41:43

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