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Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 21:49:31 -0700
From: Chih Fang <ccfangnopsamnet>
Subject: Re: 9.3 - am I disappointed ?


Next time get the 185HP Turbo version. "Guy Drieghe D." wrote: > Just purchased a new '99 9.3 2.0i Coupé. > It's a really nice looking car, and the level of > comfort is up to very high standards - the car feels > very solid too. > > I've done about 6.000 Kms (3.700 mls) in under 2 weeks, > taking it from Belgium to Vienna and back, and from > Belgium to Monaco and southern France and back, under > various weather conditions (very hot to severe rainstorm). > > Unfortunately, I must say I'm a bit disappointed by it. > Especially the power (or rather lack thereof) and torque > are not what I expected from a 130 Bhp car... > Not only does it accelerate like a truck, but it also > behaves like one, especially on slopes. I really felt > stupid when I was overtaken by a Smart (for those not > familiar with Smarts: these are the tiny Mercedes/Swatch > city-mobiles which could easily fit in my Saab's boot) > on a 4% slope, while pushing the pedal to the floor and > being unable to go faster than 120 Km/h. > Is this normal behaviour ? > > When I switch on the radio or CD (standard AS2 Saab), > the center panel of the dash gets really hot, up to > a level where I could easily fry an egg on an ejected CD. > Again, is this normal ? > (I have a manual airco, which was used almost constantly) > > I find it to be a very noisy car, especially the cooling > fan(s?) - even when the car is brought to a halt... > Also, the wind noise at speeds higher than 100 Km/h is > rather disturbing. Not to mention that high-frequency > engine noise when revving up... > > After about 2000 Kms, I got a message that the washer fluid > was low...mind you, I didn't use the washer yet ! But I > have used the washer several times since then without > any problems (while that message keeps popping up). > > At 3000 Km, the front shield just cracked, from the very > top (center), a bit down and then a huge 'scar' horizontally. > It really just cracked, overnite, while being parked... > Being a bit scared by that - and absolutely no Saab dealer > in sight (southern France) - I call my 'famous' Saab Assistance > (which is supposed to help me out Europe-wide, even with a flat). > After 40 minutes of being put on hold (international call), > I get someone on the phone who says I should just drive to a > Carglass Center, where I have to pay upfront for the shield, > so I _might_ eventually get my money back upon return... > Yeah, right - so much for 'assistance' and 'insurance'. > > More stuff...the car leaks some fluid. Dunno yet what it is, > and I didn't get any warnings 'till now. Could this be some > water coming from the airco or something ? > > Last thing: the ventilation system really isn't able to cope > with extreme weather conditions. Two people in the car, heavy > rainstorm and an outside temperature of about 30 degrees Celsius: > the car's windows got all damped within minutes, to a degree > where I had to use a cloth to whipe the front shield ! The last > time I had to do that must have been some early 70-ties cheap > Japanese car... > > Other than that, the black colour is really nice ;-/ > Back to Honda the next time, or am I overreacting ? > > -= Guy DD > > __________________________ > Annex Hypermedia Design > http://www.annex.be > __________________________ > And a slice of life > http://www.annex.be/life > __________________________ > > New version 6.6 is online !

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