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Re: Lotus vs. Saab (long)
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Posted by PGAero [Email] (#1143) [Profile/Gallery] (more from PGAero) on Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:06:58 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Lotus vs. Saab (long), PeterCO, Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:42:46
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Hey,
I just returned from a 12-day, 2700 mile road trip/excursion in my 9K Aero. I'm sure I'd love the lotus, but I certainly enjoyed my Saab for those long days. I left Cooke City Montana (north-east of Yellowstone by only a few miles) on Monday evening (7:00) and arrived at my home (Nevada City, CA...about one hour west of north Lake Tahoe) on Tuesday morning at 11:00. Long drive? Yes. Beautiful time to drive through Yellowstone? Yes. Kinda weird watching the sun rise behind you in the Nevada desert after only one hour of rest at a relatively deserted rest-stop in Burley, ID? Yes.

Anyway... earlier in my trip (last tuesday, in fact) I was passed by a Hamann (sp) BMW somewhere in Montana...near Big Fork. I rolled on the accelerator to keep up with it and before I knew it...was doing 125 (okay, so I knew it the whole time...it was just really easy, that's all) and barely gaining on this car. Anyway...he gave me a look of confusion when we got bunched up at the next road work section...I don't think he realized what a 9000 Aero is all about. In all due respect, his BMW was very nice. A late e36 with Hamann aerodynamics/wheels..and the sound of a not-so-stock BMW....it was Powder Blue. Nice.

Anyway, I just thought I'd put my $0.02 in on the subject of the joys of Saab ownership/driving. Oh...and I got 31-33 MPG through the course of the trip....can't do that in too many cars.

~Peter
'93 Aero, 5spd
Will turn over 55K in the next couple days.

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