Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 14:15:56 GMT From: Tony <NOSPAMtshiminopsam.com> Subject: Re: Considering first-ever Saab...viewpoints?
--------------846AD90931FEC07B1C2206A3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Considering all points raised here, I'd say an American (Ford preferably) would be her best bet: 1) she'll be happier: more to her taste and requirements, 2) Frankly, SAAB with Automatic is a bastardization of the car. Tony "Daniel J. Stern" wrote: > Hi, folks. > > I've sold a lot of E-code headlamps to a lot of Saab owners, and they all > seem to love their cars. But we've never had a Saab in the family. > > It's new-car time for my mother, whose trusty 125k-mile-old '92 LeBaron > is getting long in the tooth. > > She's told me her size and packaging requirements, and I am thinking a 9-3 > 5-door would be a good candidate. She has initially expressed dislike for > the rear-end styling of the car, but I suspect she would quickly see the > practicality of the hatchback, particularly since she is quite short and > has difficulty gauging the position of a car with an extended rear > overhang (e.g. trunk) when parallel parking. > > She is most assuredly NOT a performance-type driver. She's not even a > particularly *good* driver. She doesn't need a huge lot of engine power > (wish we could get the 150hp/47mpg turbodiesel that Europe gets!), and > requires an automatic transmission. How good are Saab's current > automatics? > > I recall hearing that Saabs prior to '93 were rather expensive to service > and required service rather more often than other makes, but this is just > hearsay and I haven't heard any such things about the new models. What's > been the reliability/durability experience with the 9-3s? > > Really, just any comments, positive or negative, are appreciated. > > DS, prop. > Daniel Stern Lighting --------------846AD90931FEC07B1C2206A3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Considering all points raised here, I'd say an American <br>(Ford preferably) would be her best bet: <br>1) she'll be happier: more to her taste and requirements, <br>2) Frankly, SAAB with Automatic is a bastardization of the car. <p>Tony<tt></tt> <p>"Daniel J. Stern" wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hi, folks. <p>I've sold a lot of E-code headlamps to a lot of Saab owners, and they all <br>seem to love their cars. But we've never had a Saab in the family. <p>It's new-car time for my mother, whose trusty 125k-mile-old '92 LeBaron <br>is getting long in the tooth. <p>She's told me her size and packaging requirements, and I am thinking a 9-3 <br>5-door would be a good candidate. She has initially expressed dislike for <br>the rear-end styling of the car, but I suspect she would quickly see the <br>practicality of the hatchback, particularly since she is quite short and <br>has difficulty gauging the position of a car with an extended rear <br>overhang (e.g. trunk) when parallel parking. <p>She is most assuredly NOT a performance-type driver. She's not even a <br>particularly *good* driver. She doesn't need a huge lot of engine power <br>(wish we could get the 150hp/47mpg turbodiesel that Europe gets!), and <br>requires an automatic transmission. How good are Saab's current <br>automatics? <p>I recall hearing that Saabs prior to '93 were rather expensive to service <br>and required service rather more often than other makes, but this is just <br>hearsay and I haven't heard any such things about the new models. What's <br>been the reliability/durability experience with the 9-3s? <p>Really, just any comments, positive or negative, are appreciated. <p>DS, prop. <br>Daniel Stern Lighting</blockquote> <br> <br> </html> --------------846AD90931FEC07B1C2206A3--
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