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Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 08:50:33 GMT
From: Neil.Haugheynopsam.com
Subject: Re: Found on Volvo NG


In article <71a6ng$dee$1nopsam1.dejanews.com>, njahnopsamejanews.com wrote: > In article <719shd$ba8$1nopsaml21.mindspring.com>, > "Skip" <skipopnopsamrash*mindspring.com> wrote: > > "> Oh, by the way, my mechanic works on Volvos and Saabs and he told me if I > > > was choosing between the two, to get a Volvo. He says they're more > > > dependable and cost less to keep up. For what that's worth." > > > > I find this interesting because there is a thread running through the Volvo > > NG which is all about how Volvos suck. I have been looking at the S70 and a > > 9-3se 5door. I am leaning toward the Saab (of course, wife has 88 900t!). It > > really seems every marque will have it's detractors but I see less of that > > in Saabs. Oh,well. Have a great drive. > > > > Just the other day I compared the list price of several Volvo's to SAAB's and > I have to say that a major problem with Volvo's is that here in the UK they > just cost far too much. Take for example the new S80. The 170hp model costs > several thousand pound more than an equivalent 9-5. This puts the car into > the league of the Mercedes E-class etc. > Sorry my mistake I was comparing the S80 2.9 SE to the 9-5 2.3t SE to the E240. The Mercedes and Volvo are of comparable price but the SAAB is a few thousand pound cheaper. The performance figures go something like SAAB 0-60=8.5 secs, Volvo 0-60=8.2 secs, the top speed is about the same as well. However the Mercedes is the standard model, you have to pay more for all the goodies standard on the SAAB on Volvo. In general it would appear that it is the higher performance Volvo's that are very expensive, whereas with SAAB you either get turbocharging as standard (9-5) or only have to pay about a grand more (9-3). -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own

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