Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 18:37:13 +0000 (UTC) From: "A.J.Clewes" <A.J.CLEWESnopsamTERNET.COM> Subject: Re: Passat or Saab 9-3 Diesels UK interest only
Thanks Iain, certainly the Saab sounded more agricultual than my current car a 1996 Peugeot 406 LXTD, but not that much........ and it is much safer ? Iain McWilliams <iainnopsamend.org.uk> wrote in message news:1011547329.13094.0.nnrp-13.9e981b19nopsam.demon.co.uk... > > "A.J.Clewes" <A.J.CLEWESnopsamTERNET.COM> wrote in message > news:a2etib$16g$1nopsame.btinternet.com... > > I am in the market for a new car, the choices are VW Passat 1.9tdi or > > Saab 9-3 2.2 tdi. > > The heart says Saab, the pocket says VW. > > I get a feeling from this usergroup that pre GM Saabs are preferred to GM > > Saabs . > > I hate to say this but if it has to be diesel I would go for the Passat. > > The reason... > > The head gasket went on my 9-5 estate over christmas and I ended up renting > a Seat whatever tdi (Same engine as Passat) and borrowing a 9-3 2.2 tdi back > to back. > > There is no contest the VW diesel is refined and pulls quite high into the > rev range, (it actually behaves quite like my 9-5 2.0 lpt - nice torque from > low down but will still pull at 4000 RPM). > > The Saab - yeuch. It reminded me of an old Pug 405 diesel I used to drive, > ie when you get to 2500 RPM change up as theres nothing left. > > Hopefully Saab will improve their diesels soon (they've got to do something > to reduce the company car tax) but until they do, the VW engine is about the > best I've seen. Unless of course you also include the 130 bhp variant from > the Golf GT tdi..... > > Hope this helps, > Iain > >