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Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 22:54:06 GMT
From: "James Eckles" <dcjayhawknopsamhlink.net>
Subject: Re: viggen vs. bmw 330


Have you taken advantage of the Class Action claim? They'll pay you back for all 3 rims and tires if you have your receipts. You should have received a letter and claim form from SAAB USA. Kent "John Yuen" <jyuen1nopsamell.net> wrote in message news:3CEBD010.BEFB88BDnopsamell.net... > Well, I think I have the oldest Viggen in the group (June 99) with > about 34,000 miles. the only non schedule maintianance that I had to do > was a loose shock tower that would make a poping noise when I go into > reverse and a rattling rear spoiler. The only other problem is that I > bent 3 of the 4 rims. The Viggen rims seems to suffer this problem often > if roads are bad in the area. FWIW, a friend that bought a M3 at the > time time swore that he'll never buy another BMW. > > Regards > John Yuen > > Craig wrote: > > > 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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