Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:50:35 +0100 From: Larry Pritchett <pritchettnopsam.com> Subject: Re: Looking at '99 9-5; advice?
I say: don't be a BMW buying sheep. Go for the Saab. Just stay out of my town when you go on the axe-rampage. David R. Kuipers wrote: > > Hi all-- > > I've never owned a Saab before, and I'm looking to buy a new car this > summer. I'm interested in the new 9-5 SE but have little to go on other > than a couple of reviews in auto mags. I see a lot of posts on this ng > about older Saabs, but little review/opinions about the new models. > > So, what's the story? I know about all the stereotypes about Saab cars and > Saab owners, and I'm not interested in that junk. "Saabs are quirky, only > engineers and serial ax-murderers like Saabs," blah, blah. I'm interested > in the history of the V-6 in the Saab (a GM engine I take it), > reliability, resale value, and so forth. > > FWIW, you can probably predict the other cars I'm looking at in addition > to the Saab sedan. The usual suspects--BMW 3-series, Mercedes C-class, > Volvo S-70, Audi A6, baby Lexus. All offer similar performance numbers and > cost. The Saab seems appealing because I like to drive a car that I don't > see a bazillion other of the same cars on the road every day. If I had a > dime for every BMW, Lexus, and SUV in my suburb............ > > ........DK > -- > dkuipersnopsamam.neosoft.com (remove nospam for email)
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