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Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 20:55:51 GMT
From: "James Eckles" <dcjayhawknopsamhlink.net>
Subject: Re: viggen vs. bmw 330


Dude, I have an '01 Viggen Convertible and absolutely love it! No problems whatsoever and it sure as hell gets a lot more looks than ANY BWM. It's more unique and I still can't believe how kick ass a car it is. Wish it was RWD or AWD though. "Craig" <crodenopsamdnet.att.net> wrote in message news:32534eac.0205100718.6d00c526nopsaming.google.com... > I'm on my sixth year in a '96 900 SET, which I bought new. Compared > to my 88 900T, it's a POS. Since I've owned this car, the computer > went out, the ignition switch failed, the battery died twice, the > cabin blower motor control melted, the DIC failed, the "check engine" > light goes off and on like a neon sign at a cheap diner, rust has > appeared under the trunk lid, and the shifter bushing failed leaving > me with no reverse in yellowstone park. In additon, compared to the > 88, the sheet metal is tinfoil. It flexes when I wash it, fro crying > out loud. With 85K miles on it, the "Time For Service" light just > went on, which I'm interpreting as "time to trade this in". > > I took a BMW 330i out for a spin the other day, and I was prepared to > be blown away. BUT...and perhaps this is because the bimmer had an > automatic transmission, I wasn't all that impressed. Rode nice, > steered nice, cornered nice, but just didn't put in in the back of my > seat like the 900. SO.....I'm thinking, against all common sense and > learned lessons, perhaps the viggen. Am I nuts? Have I just a badly > built anomaly on my hands, or should I be prepared to suffer through > more quality problems with another Saab for the sake of acceleration? > > Comments? >

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