Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2002 05:53:27 GMT From: "Ed Hackney" <ednopsamSPAM_edhackney.com> Subject: Re: 9-3 owner info?
I just bought my 02 9-3SE home on Tuesday and I paid $25,500 (almost $7k under sticker) and I got every option minus the premium package (suspension, 17" wheels and tires, etc). It's replacing my '99 Miata which I modified for maximum handling. I opted NOT to get the premium pack because the Saab will be hauling around my wife and kid. Its funny how when you get older you actually start preferring ride quality over maximum handling. Just a few years ago, I would be flaming myself "if you don't pull 1.02g on the skidpad, yer a loser!" While the Saab drives different compared to the Miata, I love it.. 205HP and I enjoy the boost kicking in. And you can't go wrong with the price. It's an amazing value statment vs. A4, 328 etc. Ed "JC" <johnc_22nopsamo.com> wrote in message news:f4am8.132325$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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