Date: 21 Mar 2002 17:59:08 -0800 From: timflannopsamo.com (Tim Flannery) Subject: Re: 9-3 owner info?
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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