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Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 22:39:40 +0100
From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamfitter_spam_gets_fried.com>
Subject: Re: As read in the NY Times....


"Fred W." wrote: > > "Gary Fritz" <fritzxxxnospamrii.com> wrote in message > news:Xns94F4766CE7C16fritzfriicomnospam17.128.40... > > Dave Hinz <DaveMay2004nospam-creek.net> wrote: > > > If it takes tolerating stuff like this to keep the Real Saab cars > > > in existance, it's tolerable. But, my 900 Turbo was more fun to > > > drive than my 9-5 is. > > > > Yeah. Or my 9000 Turbo, or my 900 base-model for that matter. > > > > My 9-5 Aero is very disappointing in many ways. I've driven nothing > > but Saabs for 16 years, but this will probably be my last. If I get > > another Saab, it will be an old 900T or 9000T. > > All of this lamenting of the SAABs of yore sounds very similar to the > caterwailing that is going on in alt.autos.bmw newsgroup over the new 5, 6 > and 7 series models. The funny thing is that I agree with both camps. The > newer 9-3's and 9-5's are no match for the Classic SAABs C900's or even > 9000's any more than the new BMW's are for their past models. The funny thing about that is that the 9000 is a hybrid from a consortium project, although the 9000 are probably the more durable of its cousins. The chassis is simpler than the 9-5; when the 9-5 first arrives, it was hailed as modern advancement, although in truth it felt better to some because the suspension was softer. The 9000 CSE is fun to drive, and it can be difficult to contain yourself and drive sensibly. > It appears the trend is to continue to morph and dumb down all of the > european car marquees until they are indistinguishable from the "world cars" > being spewed out by the American and Asian car companies. There is probably just one mathematically correct shape, just like the airliners look alike. The car manufacturers try desperately hard hard to fold their own impressions into the small tolerance gap of plus or minus a centimeter or so. It makes for some weird and wonderful shapes, sometimes looking almost like scratches and dents, e.g. Ford Cougar, BMW Z4, Fiat Coupe.

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