Date: 1 Jan 2002 04:19:41 -0800 From: johsnopsamanytime.co.uk (Johannes H Andersen) Subject: Re: 2003 Saab 9-3
slberfuchsnopsamcom (Ted Harris) wrote in message news:<20011230102337.07256.00003622nopsamh.aol.com>... > Let's not forget the dearly departed 9000 hatch as well. I drive a 1996 9000 > CSE and, other than posssibly getting another slightly newer 9000 in a few > years it will be my last of many Saabs unless a hatch comes backs. It > perfectly suits my driving nees, quick, responsive and fun to drive. perfectly > suits my storage/carriage needs .. room for my 130 lb German Shepard to > comfortably lie in the back or to stow ALL of my large format camera gear when > heding off on location. At the same time I do not suffer the visability and > hendling problems of a wagon or SUV. > The 9000 hatch is brilliant, it does everything; a modern classic. Strangely, as the styling of new cars now uses more edges in the bodywork, the 9000 is beginning to look "modern" again. I don't like the look of the Saab wagon, but otherwise I think they drive OK. Johannes