Date: 15 Jan 1999 16:28:42 GMT From: rohonopsamec.isdn.uiuc.edu (Brendan Dunn) Subject: Re: First time cold start failure...
On Thu, 14 Jan 1999 21:55:16 -0500, Rabbi Bob <rabbi_bobnopsamities.com> wrote: >We're breaking local records up here in Maine (-55 last night, where the >last record was -48 set in 1927-ish). >It's right time for an oil change too, so I'll keep the winter grade in >mind. That's coming right after it starts. Well, this is an unrelated topic, but it's something I'm curious about :) I just got back from Maine, myself, driving my '88 900T (from Illinois). The car behaved great, not a single problem in the 4,000 miles I put on it this trip, never even complained starting in the cold. Anyways, I was wondering if anyone has any theories about why Saabs become more prevalent the further to the northeast one goes? Between Illinois and Massachusetts I passed maybe 3 other Saabs on the road. Once I hit New England, though, it seemed like every 4th or 5th car was a Saab. In Maine, sometimes I'd pass two or three in a row! Some possibilities: The cold weather. Saabs *do* run quite well in the cold, and it sure does get cold up around there. Or it could be that there's more of a stigma against owning foreign cars here in the midwest, with all the plants in the area. Or maybe it's a positive feedback cycle...there's more Saabs in the northeast, so more people buy them used, and get addicted to Saabs, and start buying them new, leading to more used Saabs :) -Brendan
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