Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:37:45 -0000 From: "chris" <chrisnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: It's official - Saab on a deroute.....
"ma_twain" <ma_twainnopsamo.com> wrote in message news:3F9FC82A.1060205nopsamo.com... > > > Johannes H Andersen wrote: > > > > > Paul Halliday wrote: > > > >>in article 3F9EDCF0.59AC6A51nopsamfitter.com, Johannes H Andersen at > >>johsnopsamfitter.com wrote on 28/10/2003 21:17: > >> > >> > >>>The Saab 900NG was never a bad car, but it looked > >>>that way. > >>> > >>Sorry to pick on the final line of your otherwise well put words, but I've > >>driven both and actually preferred the Vectra. Sorry, but ... The GM900 was > >>a very poor car, both in style and heritage (hence, I drive a classic 900 > >>and like the newer Saab offerings). At least the Talladega lap times gave it > >>some credibility. > >> > >>Paul > >> > > > > That's OK, I've never driven an GM900. Yes the classic 900 is very special, > > it probably became too expensive to make with the kind of engine and suspension > > layout. I sometimes kick myself that I didn't buy the last 'Ruby' model, it > > was offered with loads of equipment as an outgoing model. I remember I saw > > one flying past me on the motorway, felt like my car was stationary. That was > > before they began taking speeding seriously... > > > I drove the GM900 and the newer 9-3s. I own two Classics. > > I would have bought a 9-3, but I happened to find a 1993 900 SPG > hatchback - obivously at much less money than a new 9-3. This means I > can seriously think about a new car in a few years. I drove a '96 900 SE turbo and found it pretty poor - yes it was fast, but the thing was all over the place... I find my '89 'beater' 9000 drove better and was more refined.. Drives better than my C900 too! (sorry!) Can't say I'm impressed with anything GM Saab, though the new 9-3 is getting there...
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