hi, if you are alice, please don't answer as these are serious questions for someone that knows saabs...

i am due for a new car. my last saab was a '95 900 lease. i loved it and returned it in '98. now i am driving an suv and need to get back into a performance sedan.

(1)
i have a quote for a 2001 9-3 se for $28,000.00 from a local dealer for cash. good price?

(2)
yesterday, i drove a 2001 325 just for fun and felt the following:
a.
seemed roomier inside despite only 2" wider.

b.
with the sports package i felt it handled better than the 9-3 base. i haven't road tested the se which is what i would purchase. the dealer here doesn't have an se for me to drive. does the sport chassis make a big difference on the 9-3? i hope so.

c.
i am not a bmw guy. i despise the popularity and arrogance asssociated with driving one of these.. but, i have to admit that the overall finish of the car impressed me over the 9-3. it seems bigger inside to me and after driving it, the saab just looks outdated to me. if i never drove the bmw, i would not be even blinking. compared to the 28k price, the bmw can't match the saab in terms of options. loaded the way i want, the bmw is $36,000.00 and out of my range. at equal cost, i would be left with plastic seats, no roof ect.. anyway, i am thinking of holding off to see if the next generation saabs come out in 2002 because i fear that when they do, i will feel my saab is so outdated.

d.
when the '94's came out i thought saab blew it with the new design, but now i really like the current generation. when the new generations come out, am i going have that more classic feeling or, that left back feeling?

would you wait? or even consider a stripped down bmw because they are up to date? typically, i drive my cars for the long haul.

also, one more question,, i like how the bimmers dash matches the interior selection while saab gives you the standard grey no matter what seats you pick,, for this reason, i am considering the black interior so it all matches better. am i being too picky?

thanks,, i need to order a car and need some support here.

• help in buying a 9-3 se, riddddge, Mon, 16 Oct 2000 15:30:19 <-- Viewing This Message
  • 9-3/325i - the real story, chris g., Tue, 17 Oct 2000 08:20:01
    • Have to disagree here SAAB is safe!, Coolknight, Tue, 17 Oct 2000 09:59:23
      • SAAB is safe!.. NOT any more buddy, Karel, Wed, 18 Oct 2000 23:18:38
      • funny how when you don't like test results they are invalid, chris g., Tue, 17 Oct 2000 10:58:12
        • Re: funny how when you don't like test results they are invalid, David Mills, Sat, 21 Oct 2000 16:34:44
        • You are right that the only valid test is the EuroNCAP, AdamB , Tue, 17 Oct 2000 17:38:39
        • Decisions, Roger (NAWC), Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:21:08
        • Re: funny how when you don't like test results they are invalid, Anton, Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:05:07
          • wrong - go to iihs web site -they lumped them together, chris g., Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:25:30
            • HAHAHA....it's like saying the WV Lupo, AdamB , Tue, 17 Oct 2000 17:41:03
            • girls, girls...stop fighting, they are both safe cars..., Richard P., Tue, 17 Oct 2000 15:14:55
              • Re: girls, girls...stop fighting, they are both safe cars..., David Mills, Sat, 21 Oct 2000 20:06:36
        • no kidding!, Scott R., Tue, 17 Oct 2000 11:41:21
          • Re: no kidding!, David Mills, Sat, 21 Oct 2000 20:10:59
  • Made similar decision, sam, Tue, 17 Oct 2000 06:35:38
  • Re: help in buying a 9-3 se, MPY, Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:44:07
  • i did the same excercise, joshua harrison, Mon, 16 Oct 2000 18:45:23
  • Re: help in buying a 9-3 se, n8, Mon, 16 Oct 2000 18:39:36
  • Re: help in buying a 9-3 se, Erik, Mon, 16 Oct 2000 17:28:42
  • Re: help in buying a 9-3 se, Erik, Mon, 16 Oct 2000 17:27:12
    • Re: help in buying a 9-3 se, riddddge, Mon, 16 Oct 2000 18:23:16
      • Re: help in buying a 9-3 se, Erik, Tue, 17 Oct 2000 13:42:53
  • Need to drive an SE first..., Richard P., Mon, 16 Oct 2000 16:35:50

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