Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 20:41:49 GMT From: seangod <seangodnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: 9-3 owner info?
My Viggen pulled to the right when I first bought it as well. A quick alignment at the dealer removed this pull. All is good now. On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 04:20:56 GMT, "Spyderman" <pierre.moattinopsamrs.com> wrote: >Hey Tim, > >About your SE pulling to the right. I had my 01 9-3SE aligned and it >completely corrected the problem. I then "dressed" it in 17x8 Ronal LV rims >with Bridgestone SE730 215x45R17 and it now corners likes it's on rails. > >I love my Saab. > > >"Tim Flannery" <timflannopsamo.com> wrote in message >news:9a9dbcde.0203211759.15177ec2nopsaming.google.com... >> I agree with everything John says, below. >> >> I just leased a 2002 9-3 SE LOADED (I have every single option >> available) for a total lease price of US $25,750. I paid nothing >> down, didn't have a trade-in because I sold it the day prior, left the >> dealership (VOB SAAB in Rockville, MD) paying only $400 security >> deposit and first month's payment. Total monthly payment? >> $399.99/month for 48 months with 15,000 miles/year allowable and >> totally free scheduled maintenance for 36 months included. If there >> is a better deal on a better car anywhere else on earth, take it. >> >> I've driven this car now for the past two weeks and can say that I am >> in absolute love with it. I had scoped out the BMW 328i and 330i, the >> VW Passat GLX, the Mercedes C230 and the Audi A4. Not only were each >> of those cars more expensive with FAR fewer options, but none of them >> drove as well as the SAAB in my opinion. >> >> What I notice most negatively is the way the steering wheel >> consistently pulls to the right on steady highway driving. I'm >> beginning to wonder whether or not I need a front-end alignment! >> (When driving on a straight highway at approx. 60mph, I have to hold >> the wheel slightly to the right in order to go straight). The >> dealership says that's normal "because of the curvature of the road," >> but I've never experienced that in any other vehicle. At my one-month >> check-up I'm going to have the service manager drive it to confirm. >> >> Other than that, you CAN NOT go wrong with this vehicle! It has made >> my 1hr 15 minute commute seem more like 45 minutes, if that makes any >> sense. I wouldn't rather be driving anything else. >> >> To piggyback on John's quote: "Hello. My name is Tim and I love my >> SAAB 9-3." >> >> Tim Flannery >> La Plata, MD >> '02 9-3 SE >> >> >> >> "JC" <johnc_22nopsamo.com> wrote in message >news:<f4am8.132325$Yd.6424537nopsam0-atl1.usenetserver.com>... >> > I don't know about the 0% at this point now that the economy is picking >up >> > (are you in the U.S.?) I got a year-end deal 12/1/01 on a 2001 Viggen >for >> > basically U.S. $6K off the sticker (around $33K) and the 0% for 36 >months. >> > If you can find a 2001 Viggen on a lot you may do similiarly well. On >the >> > 2002 I doubt they're making those kind of deals as the number of Viggens >> > available is small, and with the new 9-3 coming out it may be 2 years >before >> > another super-tweaked 9-3 (the next Viggen) will actually be available. >> > However, I've seen on Saab Net (www.saabnet.com) people getting deals on >> > loaded '02 9-3SEs for less than $26K U.S. This is a killer car for that >> > kind of money and "loaded" is exactly what that means. I don't think >you >> > can go wrong with the 9-3SE. My first car was an '82 Jetta, and it made >me >> > a fan of the style and feel of European cars, but the Saab has >definitely >> > taken that to a new level. >> > >> > I've only driven an A4 1.8t and while it's a very nice car, it's not >nearly >> > as fast as a 9-3, and you can't touch the features on the 9-3SE deals >going >> > on right now with the Audi. The hatch offers great hauling capacity and >> > versatility. Off the line, the 9-3 and Viggen are lacking, but for >rolling >> > acceleration (30-????) is stunning. Torque steer is there, but you'll >learn >> > the car and then not really notice it, unless you race from light to >light. >> > The Viggen can be squirrely in first and second if you are really >punching >> > it - definitely demands your attention. >> > >> > "Hello. My name is John, and I am a turbo addict." >> > >> > John >> > Atlanta >> > '01 Viggen >> > >> > "Mr. Underhill" <underhillnopsamiton.com> wrote in message >> > news:B8BC136B.537B%underhillnopsamiton.com... >> > > I'm interested in trading my 2000 VW Golf GLS 1.8T in on a Saab 9-3. >I'm >> > > particularly interested in the Viggen, but it may be out of my price >> > range. >> > > How hard is it to get the 0% financing? What kind of prices are >people >> > > actually paying? >> > > >> > > I'd like to get some feedback to you all that have a new 9-3. How is >the >> > > build quality like after a couple of thousand miles? The Golf rattles >and >> > > squeaks something awful. Any major mechanical issues? Is there a lot >of >> > > turbo lag? (I'm too far to the dealer to drive one until I get some >time >> > > off of work.) What features are most worth the money? Which ones >should >> > I >> > > skip on? >> > > >> > > Those are the only questions I can think of at the moment. I welcome >any >> > > information comparing the VW 1.8T to the Saab turbos also. >> > > >> > > Thanks in advance. >> > > >
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