Date: 30 Dec 2004 00:13:10 GMT From: Gary Fritz <fritzxxxnospamrii.com> Subject: Re: 9-3 Aero woes
"Alistair" <newsnospamtairbremoveme.co.uk> wrote: >Its road holding with the reAxe is superb, its ride although harsh >picks up all the imperfections on the road and it tramlines on the >motorways, you are constantly fighting to keep it in a straight >line on the granny lane. This may be the fault of the tires, not the car itself. My 9-5 Aero started traminling badly when I switched to Pirelli PZero Nero all-season radials. The original tires didn't do this at all. >This box ruins an otherwise good car. There is a 2 second delay >between gearchanges. Boy, does that sound familiar. If you've seen any of my rants on my 9-5 Aero, you've seen me complain about the 1.5-2.0 sec delay between gearchanges. But this is with a manual gearbox, not the 9-3's auto. At least on the 9-5 Aero, the problem is not the transmission, but the turbo. They use such a big turbo it takes forever to spin up. And for some reason when you shift and the engine spins down, they blow off the exhaust fumes in such a way that the turbo also spins down -- instantly. So after each shift you have the same 2 second delay. I don't know if the 9-3 Aero has the same problem with the turbo, but it sure sounds like my 9-5 Aero. >This is definately not sporty driving. For a 210bhp car, its >regularly left standing by the average kids in hot hatches. Hell, I'm often left standing by cowboys in pickup trucks and sometimes even soccer moms in minivans. When your acceleration goes to near zero for 2 seconds, you fall waaaay behind. Once the turbo spins up, the car slams you into the seat, but you have a lot of catching up to do -- and then you have another 2sec pause after the next shift, etc. Gary
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