In Reply to: Need opinions on Saab "highway" car purchase, Saabpilot [Profile/Gallery] , Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:26:45

I think there's no right answer, except to say that there were no 4-door Viggens. Also, you probably want a little more interior room than a car like the Viggen has. So I'd say either 9000 or 9-5. The 9-5 does have a little more spiffy interior, but I frequently read comments on this BB about how someone's friend or acquaintance is asking whether the 9000 they are riding in is a new car, or they are surprised it's so old. So I would disagree that it seems dated to all but the Saab connisseur.

I guess everything depends on what image you want to convey to your clients. Utility, function, practicality - get a 9-5 wagon. But make sure it's an Aero, if you want any driving excitement. My wife and I have an '01 9-5 wagon with the 170 hp engine, and it's not an exciting car. But it is comfortable on the highway. I wouldn't get a 9-5 sedan, if you have to cart around boxes of stuff, and occasionally it would be nice to carry something really big.

I've driven the 9-5 Aero, and it is tighter, but my '91 9kt is even tighter, and great at accident avoidance, I've found (active safety). My wife drives our 9-5, and she recently found the same thing, saying that her situation would have resulted in a crash if she were in her 9-5 instead of my 9kt.

If your clients would be comfortable with sporty, find a 9000 Aero. The nice seats will impress them. As for 9000 parts becoming a rarity, I haven't experienced this at all, and I've never read that on this BB, except in the one comment on this thread. OK - maybe it's true of the AMM - you have to get a rebuilt one, instead of new. Otherwise, it's fine.

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• Need opinions on Saab "highway" car purchase, Saabpilot , Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:26:45
  • Re: Need opinions on Saab "highway" car purchase, B. Millar, Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:14:32
  • Wow, thanks for all of the feedback! More...., Saabpilot , Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:53:35
  • Interesting, overwhelmingly 9-5 Aero..., Mike Lynch , Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:44:30
    • Re: Interesting, overwhelmingly 9-5 Aero..., cfishgo, Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:59:45
      • Re: Interesting, overwhelmingly 9-5 Aero..., Garry, Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:10:45
        • Re: Interesting, overwhelmingly 9-5 Aero..., cfishgo, Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:46:49
  • Opinion from another Viggen 5-door owner >>>, STICKMAN, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:13:29
  • as a 5dr Viggen owner, GM, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:11:13
  • as a viggen and 9-5 owner, jp, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:23:33
  • Re: Need opinions on Saab "highway" car purchase, Erik919kt, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:35:45 <-- Viewing This Message
  • I don't usually say trust me, but trust me on this on.., TKC, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 06:38:05
  • Re: Need opinions on Saab "highway" car purchase, phillymb75, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 06:25:58
  • There's a 98 9000 manual in the classifieds., Dale, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:31:41
  • Clarification: I can't lease, Saabpilot , Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:31:38
  • See what you can get for "trading" leases . . ., Mike in Anchorage, Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:55:48
  • I would go for the 9-5 Aero, Wil W , Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:34:21
    • Agree, SeeVTSaab, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:41:39
    • Re: I would go for the 9-5 Aero, AeroLady, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:39:14
  • Re: Need opinions on Saab "highway" car purchase, oldsaab, Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:46:50
    • I concur wholeheartedly..., Allen in N.O., Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:13:08
    • No to a Viggen YES to any late model 9-5, Garry, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 06:48:44
    • Re: Need opinions on Saab "highway" car purchase, CrNiFe , Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:36:57
      • Re: Need opinions on Saab "highway" car purchase, oldsaab, Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:50:54

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