The 900 would be my first choice of the options you gave for a snow car. It has a better front suspension and better polar moments with a longitudinal engine. It is more nimble in my experience, anyway, which backs up the engineering numbers. What really helps a snow car is limited slip fwd which none of your choices has. I am assuming that you are in Euro-land somewhere or maybe the UK. My favorite snow car was a '94 VW Jetta (Bora) VR6 with limited slip. It would go anywhere. The '92 900 is second. $0.02, KeithG "sd" <sameson45234nopsamail.com> wrote in message news:4ntY7.37621$4x4.4374042nopsam2-win.server.ntlworld.com... > I don't really think a 900 is any better/worse in snow than most modern FWD. > The best snow car was the old 96, freewheel, smooth underbelly, light and > those nice skinny 155 radials. > > "Four Weis" <mweinopsamcom> wrote in message > news:3C31D343.CF259B00nopsamcom... > > Buy the one with the least rust and the best mechanical condition. > > > > I bought a new 1986 900 base model, just like the one you are looking at. > I > > sold it 16 years later because the front end rusted out. Why did the > front end > > rust out - because it was the best handling car in the snow and ice and > spent a > > lot of play time on salt covered roads. It would go up hills where four > wheel > > drives were spinning their wheels. The secret is the engine layout and the > lack > > of power. It was very difficult to get the front wheels to break loose > because > > it only had about 110 hp. > > > > "Toomas Anij”rv" wrote: > > > > > Hello > > > > > > After selling my volvo I'm looking for Saab. My dealer offers me three > > > similar cars - > > > '86 Saab 900 2.0i 8v - with 250 000km on odometer, engine runs well , > > > leather interior, 5spd manual gearbox and > > > with no turbo. > > > '87 Saab 9000 2.0i - manual gearbox, no turbo and ACC > > > '85 Saab 9000 2.0 turbo - leather interior, ACC, manual gearbox, in > usual > > > condition. > > > > > > Which one to prefer ? I have no special experience with saab's (always, > when > > > I go to used car lot and want to buy one, then salesman usually gets > some > > > other car so much cheaper that i have bought 4 volvos, but not one saab > :(), > > > but I want to buy saab this time. Is something typical mistakes what > should > > > I look for? Or can get anybody some url, where i can gain some > information, > > > what are the trouble parts of these nice looking and good cars.. Or ( > with > > > my limited budget should choose some cheaper car - Ford Scorpio or > Taurus or > > > similar?). > > > > > > Return to Main Index
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