Here's one thing I know for certain...

Bimmers are naturally aspirated engines and their owners are familiar with naturally aspirated engines. I've learned by allowing others to drive my turbo cars over the years that those folks don't know how to run a turbo engine, thus never getting anywhere close to full torque. Driving a Saab turbo takes some time behind the wheel.

Even though I've owned many turbo Saabs, I fell victim to the same problem when driving my mothers 9-3SS Linear. It doesn't make boost as early as my other Saabs, so I wrote it off as under powered. At SOC, I rode with my stepfather in the 9-3SS. Bottom line... That little 175hp engine hauls ass as long as you keep the Rs up.

The comment about Saab using four cylinders to be cheap or cut cost shows just how little they know about Saab. I love my 4 banger gettin 33 mpg and still has the power to embarrass most other "performance" cars on the road.

A colleague of mine has a 325 convertible. I drove it while he drove my 9000 Aero. He was very impressed, I was very disappointed. That 2.5 Bimmer 6 was a DOG. He couldn't stop smiling after driving the Aero. Just today I had an E30 M3 for lunch and dinner. He tried soooo hard, I felt bad for him. Could I do the same with a new M3? NO! But maybe the previous generation? Only time will tell. :)

Bimmers aren't all they're cracked up to be.


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• Saab Comments on BMW Board, LAGene, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:22:12
  • a couple of thoughts, saabaru, Fri, 19 Sep 2003 08:54:32
  • One BMW poster doesn't like Saab because.... >>, Dinger, Fri, 19 Sep 2003 07:47:35
    • Re: One BMW poster doesn't like Saab because.... >>, PaulYVR, Fri, 19 Sep 2003 18:23:20
  • $.02, Saana88 , Thu, 18 Sep 2003 19:20:59
    • Way to go, Saana! My old 84 is much the same and, Noel, Sun, 21 Sep 2003 06:48:38
  • Sadly, (and Nav comments), chris74, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:57:16
    • defending navigation, jimbobjoe, Fri, 19 Sep 2003 17:21:00
      • Navigation is silly because of the egregious cost., Hood, Mon, 22 Sep 2003 07:24:36
        • DDDIIITTTTOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( - ), Saabing in KS, Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:49:30
      • When you need navigation it's nice..., Noel, Sun, 21 Sep 2003 07:00:52
    • Re: Sadly, (and Nav comments), 79-900t , Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:19:13
      • Re: Sadly, (and Nav comments), LAGene, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:56:58
    • I agree about nav, phred, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:07:08
      • I disagree about NAV, Bob M, Fri, 19 Sep 2003 04:57:14
        • Been there, done that, phred, Fri, 19 Sep 2003 10:29:07
      • 20 years from now..., Andy E, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:55:47
  • There are other BMW forums, phred, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:31:13
  • Re: Saab Comments on BMW Board, 79-900t , Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:54:11
  • uggh- yuk, nt moore, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:15:40
    • Nevermind the headgasket..., LAGene, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:07:08
    • The animated smiley with the ax is only the beginning, FrozenSaab, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:47:57
  • what I didn't like about the BWM board was..., Saabing in KS, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:12:14
    • Excellent points, I thouroughly agree! n/m, Sean H, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 13:04:28
  • I think its funny that, Steve88SiS, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:04:23
  • Re: Saab Comments on BMW Board, Sean H, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:03:06
    • Perhaps they need to learn how to drive the car??Long, Aero9k, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:34:54 <-- Viewing This Message
  • I've always thought that those who constantly..., FrozenSaab, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:59:30
    • Re: I've always thought that those who constantly..., LAGene, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:18:50
      • Re: I've always thought that those who constantly..., Slaab , Fri, 19 Sep 2003 05:54:25
        • My parents were similar, only..., LAGene, Fri, 19 Sep 2003 10:08:31
        • Kind of like that groucho Marx comment about, RS , Fri, 19 Sep 2003 07:00:35
      • Try the bro' or mansiere., FrozenSaab, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:44:26
      • hhhhhhhhhhhhheeehhhhheeeeehhhhhheeeeee!! Too FUNNY (-), Saabing in KS, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 13:09:11
      • HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH, HAHAHAHAHAH, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:53:06
  • Didn't like the BB layout @ BWM--this one is great.(-), Saabing in KS, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:46:04
    • Re: Didn't like the BB layout @ BWM--this one is great.(-), Spiros Trianta, Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:57:10

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