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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 23:13:07 GMT
From: "David Spear" <dspear99canopsamo.com>
Subject: Re: in love with my saab


I get about 250 miles out of my '83 900 turbo... works out to around 19-20 MPG which ain't great. I also do not find I get great performance out of this car (engine-wise, handling is excellent). It is an automatic 3-speed, hence very slow off the line, and unless I am in the sweet spot of the power curve and can force the transmission to downshift, acceleration is "adequate" at best. Looking at various posters raving about their 900's maybe mine needs some engine work, it's always been this way (since I got it in '95). Might have to check my boost pressure one of these days. Is the manual transmission that much better on acceleration? Dave "Jules" <julesnopsameventhinkaboutspammingme.slidejules.com> wrote in message news:gw8jb.64$CL5.60nopsamr2.u-net.net... > It's funny, I was joking with her about how lame her passat was, but she did > have me sort of stumped when she pointed out that she tends to get about 650 > miles out of each tank of petrol, where I get about 250... 300 if I'm > lucky... > > But then again, I didn't buy this car for it's economy... more for the fact > that even fully loaded with all my music gear, and with 4 people in the car, > it can still overtake any car on the backroads in this country with no > problem at all. Brings a smile to my face just thinking about it! > > "Pete Brown" <petes.inboxnopsamternet.com> wrote in message > news:bmfdds$e58$1nopsamta.btinternet.com... > > Hi Jules > > > > Never liked diesels. Never have....never will. I have a NG900 2.0 > > (non-turbo) and it is one of the most responsive engines I have driven. > > > > The Passat is a bit of barge when compared to the Saab. Can you not > convert > > your Mum to a nice little Saab. > > > > On a point of info. the 9000 is one of my favourite Saabs. > > > > Happy Saabing. > > > > Pete Brown > > > > > > "Jules" <julesnopsameventhinkaboutspammingme.slidejules.com> wrote in > message > > news:JQuhb.22$CL5.8nopsamr2.u-net.net... > > > Yesterday I had to go for quite a long drive in my mum's VW Passat. This > > is > > > the first car I've driven since buying my 9000 about 6 months ago. When > > she > > > first bought the Passat, I used to think it was quite quick for a > diesel. > > > It's a TDI 110 estate... But, driving it yesterday it felt so > staggeringly > > > slow! Especially on the motorway... floor it at 70 and nothing happens! > > > Floor mine at 70 and you're doing 90 before you know it! It made me > > realise > > > that I am totally in love with my car. It does absolutely everything I > > want > > > in a car, and very well too. > > > > > > Just thought I'd share that with you. > > > > > > Seeya, Jules > > > > > > > > > > > >

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