Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 20:52:15 GMT From: S London <srlondonnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: Saab 900 reliability?
In article <3A056F41.4D655C79nopsamcom>, Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> wrote: > I owned an 86 900 with the low HP engine with a manual transmission and > it was > GREAT in the winter. In fact, it was MUCH better than the higher power > engines > because it did not spin the wheels as easily, make it harder to lose > traction. > I left many V-8 four wheel drive SUVs at the bottom of a hill, in my "no > power" > Saab. Other notes will back this this point up. Some owners of the > newer, > higher powered Saabs are crying for electronic traction control or the > ability > to reduce the power of their engines because the wheels lose traction > with all > the excess power going to the wheels in the winter. > You make a good point here, but even in Saab's higher output engines, the power delivery is quite tame below 2200 rpm's or so since the turbo hasn't had a chance to really spool up yet. Quite a different driving experience than with an 8 or even 6 cylinder car.
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