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Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 23:33:40 -0400
From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom>
Subject: Re: Volvo/Saab


I would concur with your conclusions. I owned a 900 for 16 years and test drove the 850. I did not buy an 850. Volvo should have stuck rear wheel drive models - that is where they made their reputation. ~Nutmegger~ wrote: > Well last year I said I was going to drive the Volvo 850 (probably no > one here remembers) and I had the chance this week-end for a long road > trip. (187 miles) > I'll take my 9000 anyday! It was nice, comfy a little button to make > the rear headrests go down (whoppee) but the thing floated all over the > road. It didn't have the same tight feel and grip of the road that my > 9000 does. Nor did it handle better, and the brakes were way too > touchy. It was automatic, but you also could shift manually and I > thought that was kind of silly and saw no advantage to having that. It > did get up and move, but a few too many seconds hesitation to engage. > I did like seperate climate controls, and the thought out double arm > rest, and the way the a/c came out in the back on the side of the door. > It had an excellent stero system that got louder as I went faster, and > the sound was great. Other than that....nah!

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