Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 21:57:08 GMT From: th <someguynospamwhere.se> Subject: Re: Advice Request!
Grunff wrote: > vox wrote: > >> I'm currently the owner of a 52 plate Vectra turbo-diesel.....sorry, >> sending myself to sleep just typing that. It's perfectly competent, >> economical, goes well, in fact it ticks most of the boxes. However, it >> bores the hell out of me! I *love* the look of the Saabs, it reeks of >> individuality, and avoids the git-factor of the BMW brigade. I'm in a >> bit of a quandry however, as in order to switch to Saab, I'll lose >> sheds of cash and obviously I'm buying high. I'm looking at a 900 >> (9-3's are too expensive) 2.0 S cabriolet (mid life crisis?), 1996 on >> a 'P' plate. It's done 54,000 miles. It's an auto box - good or bad? > > > The irony is that the 1996 900 you're thinking of buying shares quite a > lot with your current Vectra - same GM platform. > > I won't say too much about my feelings regarding NG900s (said it too > many times), but I think most long time Saabers would tell you that as a > car, it's probably the least representative of the Saab breed ever made. > At least it has the igntion key between the seats! As I have heard it this was a very late design change of the car ordered by top management when the car was almost to be put in production as it was one of _the_ key characteristics of a Saab (poor 9000 that doesn't have this feature). -- th
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