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Date: 02 Sep 1998 11:09:32 PDT
From: Christopher G. Petrilli <petrillinopsamkin.amber.org>
Subject: Re: 99 Saab 9-5- Owner Impressions/Comments?


OK, I'm just going to point out the obvious, that it's an *I*-4, not a V-4 :-) It's an inline engine :-) Chris jparronopsam.edu wrote: > I bought a 9-5 about a month ago. The V-4 with sunroof, auto, > ventilated seats. It has the regular audio system, which is just > fabulous. Haven't heard the upgraded one, of course, but I'm more > than satisfied with the standard one. It beats the top of the line > audio system in my wife's '96 Volvo 850 Turbo. > Again, I've not driven the V-6, but I enjoy the V-4. Keep in mind > it's a turbo, so it's not your standard V-4. I've not really driven > it hard yet (trying to be good during the break-in). The 0-60 speed > quoted in reviews is 8 seconds. Cruising at highway speeds it's a > wonderful ride. One reviewer picked the V-4 manual over the V-6. On > the other hand, another said the V-6 was "smoother." Drive it and > see! > The ventilated seats are a little questionable. When I feel them, > it's great - a nice sensous feeling. More often, though, I don't even > notice and they're kind of noisy. > As someone else mentioned, Saab sends an investigation team to > accidents in Sweeden involving Saabs to look at real life crash > performance, so their design is based on more than test data. The > security system is also state of the art. In a Sweedish agency's > tests, the Saab security system was the only one that reformed car > thiefs were unable to break into in the two minute time-limit of the > test (out of 30+ cars). -- | Christopher Petrilli | petrillinopsamr.org

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