We have a 01 Aero with 9000 miles on it, about one year old. It's been a great car, and we've had a BMW 328i, a Lexus RX300, and others, in the past.

Here are my comments with respect to your issues:

* Road noise (seems to be reduced by closing the sunroof shade?)

Seems to completely come from the tires. Replace the tires, and you shouldn't have a problem.

* Torque steer (could be somewhat mitigated by less aggressive driving?)

Very very minimal, and only under full throttle.

* Gearshift feel (gets better with use?)

It's not bad for a cable linkage unit. Not honda smooth, but pretty good. Throws are a bit too long for my taste.

* More rapid depreciation than other cars in its class (lease instead of buy or hold it forever?)

Very true.

* Headlights fail too soon

Haven't had this happen.


The only negative we've had with the car is that there's a slight rattle from the instrument panel. That's it! Overall, it's a great car. For a "mid-size" car, I can't think of one I'd rather own. It has a huge interior, huge back seat, and a huge trunk. Lots of HP, and fun to drive. We've been renting Volvo S80's when we go out of town, which I perceive as the 9-5's closest competitor. It's a nice car, but waffles all over the road, has a smaller backseat, and the trunk space is much tinier. If you want a mid-sized car with a five-speed, I don't think there's any other choice! For a smaller car, I'd go withthe BMW 3 series still. For a larger car, it's hard to say.

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• What are the biggest negatives: 2000 & later Aero, Mike, Sat, 12 Oct 2002 15:15:53
  • Re: What are the biggest negatives: 2000 & later Aero, Mike D, Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:05:03 <-- Viewing This Message
  • No ventilated sport seats in 2001., BrianS, Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:20:05
    • There were no sport seats, period, in '01. n/m, b.flippo, Mon, 14 Oct 2002 19:25:39
  • The problem with the '99 Aero is availability..., b.flippo, Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:02:39
  • Re: What are the biggest negatives: 2000 & later Aero, robin , Sun, 13 Oct 2002 18:35:16
  • Re: What are the biggest negatives: 2000 & later Aero, Aron, Sat, 12 Oct 2002 23:50:01
    • xenons AND halogens on during high beam operation?, Jason, Sun, 13 Oct 2002 01:15:36
      • Re: xenons AND halogens on during high beam operation?, Aron, Sun, 13 Oct 2002 23:44:26
        • oh, could be! hey Brad, how do your brights work?, Jason, Mon, 14 Oct 2002 23:18:20
          • Halogens and Xenons are lit at the same time, bRAD, Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:52:01
  • You must determine what's important to you...(long), Jeff, Sat, 12 Oct 2002 22:33:37
    • Re: You must determine what's important to you...(long), Mike, Sun, 13 Oct 2002 11:33:12
  • Very few..., MisplacedYankee , Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:10:44
    • Re: No Coin Holder, Dave, Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:17:45
      • Re: No Coin Holder, MisplacedYankee , Sun, 13 Oct 2002 11:15:19
    • Strange......., Bill S , Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:16:01
  • 2000 Aero, Al S, Sat, 12 Oct 2002 19:24:37
  • Re: What are the biggest negatives: 2000 & later Aero, Jaywiz, Sat, 12 Oct 2002 19:10:15
    • Thanks, getting close to making this my choice :), Mike, Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:13:52
      • Re: Thanks, getting close to making this my choice :), Jaywiz, Sun, 13 Oct 2002 01:51:46
        • Thought about that J - didn't know they still did that, Mike, Sun, 13 Oct 2002 11:24:21
          • Jaywiz and I are completely different people :-) n/m, J, Sun, 13 Oct 2002 11:48:16

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