Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 20:43:24 +0000 From: Grunff <grunffnospam.com> Subject: Re: Advice Request!
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. -- Grunff