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Hey fellas. Well I'm in Sweden. Picked up a 9-5 Aero at the Arlanda Airport Avis and hit highway E4 for the drive to Ornskoldsvik. The drive took me about 5.5 hours. Stopped a couple times to stretch and grab some food but nothing long.
The car is a steel grey (I think) Aero Wagon, automatic, dark interior. It's a little bit different from the Aeros in the US. It has cloth upolstery sections at the front of the seat bottom and the top of the seatback, the rest being leather. Same with the door panel, the trim is fabric. Not bad, just different. I knew going into it that I'd have to settle for an automatic, but I was expecting it to have the little up and downshift paddles on the steering wheel. Don't auto Aeros in the US have them? Anyway I can live without them, I just figured that would make it a bit closer to the stick version I'll probably be buying. No touring package, no sunroof.
This car was a load of fun to drive. Passing on the highway is effortless (not to mention easy because of the way people drive over here - they actually pull into the shoulder to give you more room to pass!). I got up to about 140 kph at times when I was following another driver, but kept pretty close to the speed limit when it dropped under 110. I think I got about 26 mpg for the trip.
What else, the car is comfortable and the stereo is great. I have the car until Saturday, when I drive back to Stockholm. If the rest of the week is as fun with the car as today was, I think I'll have to buy one when I get back.
jeff
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