Are all 8V's as slow as mine? - Saab 900 Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
I sometimes drive our 86 base model 8 valve, 5 speed, with 128K miles to work, and I think it's getting slower every time I drive it. I've owned the car for about 3 years, and it always starts right up and runs ok. So I'm wondering if they are all like this, or maybe it has some specific ailment that is slowing it down.
On my commute home, I need to go up a long (maybe 1.5 miles?) pretty steep hill coming out of Boston - Rte 2 from Cambridge heading West, in case anyone from MA is familiar with the area. I get a running start on the flat portion and get up to about 65 - which is top speed for this car on the flat (but it goes much faster down hill!). By the mid point of the hill, it has fallen to about 45 and I'm downshifting to 4th, and watching every other car fly by. I was even passed by a 70ish VW bus the other day!
I know these cars are not known for their speed, but does this sound right? If not, any ideas what might be slowing it down?
Dave
Posts in this Thread:
- Are all 8V's as slow as mine?, dave24 , Tue, 20 May 2008 05:33:22 <-- Viewing This Message
- Update, dave24 , Wed, 21 May 2008 04:52:37
- Re: Are all 8V's as slow as mine?, Jeff, Tue, 20 May 2008 23:20:35
- Re: Are all 8V's as slow as mine?, Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 20 May 2008 09:45:55
- Re: Are all 8V's as slow as mine?, Larry West , Sat, 24 May 2008 13:09:47
- Check tire inflation..., RayF, Tue, 20 May 2008 11:44:20
- Re: Are all 8V's as slow as mine?, dave24 , Tue, 20 May 2008 10:38:00
- Re: Are all 8V's as slow as mine?, saab86, Tue, 20 May 2008 10:10:29
- No, Siegfried, Tue, 20 May 2008 06:27:13
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
|
SaabClub.com
|
Jak Stoll Performance
|
M Car Covers
|
Ad Available
|
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!