Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 09:49:11 -0000 From: "Andy Hookins" <andrew.hookinsnopsamamnopsamodata.co.uk> Subject: Re: How do you convince your wife that a c900 is a wise choice?
"Nutmegger" <nutmegger_7717nopsamo.com> wrote in message news:b5omri$2bt2fd$1nopsam38055.news.dfncis.de... > > "Andy Hookins" wrote > > > > She should know, pretty doesn't always = best. > > > > Is that a compliment ;-) > > Lol....I don't know, I've never seen her. Oh the vanity of it - I thought you meant me ;-) I think my wife is pretty _and_ the best. <snip> > > > > > > (my other choices are a 9-3 > > > > SE, 9000 Aero or maybe a 9-5 something). > > > > > > Which do you like driving the best? > > > > The 9k Aero or 9-5 Vector, but I hanker after the c900 > > (or something like it - if there is such a thing) for the way > > it compliments the comfortable, slightly detached character > > of the 9000, is great fun to drive, gives loads of feedback > > and yet is still ridiculously practical. > > I'd get the Aero. Yeah, but our 9000 is heading that way - ECU upgrade, suspension partly done with more in the next few weeks. Will need to do something with the exhaust soon - been welded together a bit now, but I don't want anything too obvious as the car looks standard, albeit a little lower and there's no need for it to draw attention to itself. All these things add to the insurance premium too. > > > > A 9-3 SE would be a compromise, its (a little) better than > > the gm900, more acceptable but... Though I was no great > > fan of my neighbour's, the chassis simply didn't feel like it > > was up to the job. > > In what way do you mean that? I definitely don't like the full throttle hang on and hope feeling and tendency to tramline that his car has. I think that may be due to the well documented movement in the steering rack / bulkhead that occurs. The gm900 has the same issues and IMO gives less direct feedback and a softer ride. > > > > The 9-3 SS is a good car, but we're not able to buy a new > > car. Also it doesn't have the directness of the c900. It is > > probably a better car, but slightly detached and more grown > > up - didn't seem as much fun. > > I can't picture that one. The 9-3 Sport Sedan looks a bit like a mini 9-5. Handles well, though perhaps a little busy with the sports suspension. The 175bhp Vector that I drove didn't seem to have the same punch to it as our 9000, but was still quick. <snip> > > > Take it from the practical side, do some research on the crash tests of > > > each, resale value, taxes, insurance. > > > > > > See which one comes up with the most positives. > > > > We've been doing that - trouble is we score differently ;-) > > How can facts score differently? > You've got to use a reliable source! Yeah, but we also by agreement put in subjective measures and often score those differently :-( > > > > > > Whats a guy to do? > > > > > > It's all about compromise, huh? > > > For each of you. > > > > That would be the hard part, right. > > Depends who you are married to, right? As I said pretty _and_ the best. > > > > AndyH > > '94 9000 CDE >
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