I had myself talked into an auto when after I started shopping...mainly because manuals are hard to find. Saabs in general are not all that prevalent in my area! Also just wanted to be happy with a new/used car and a manual so I had to do some positive reinforcing to accept an auto if I ended up with one.

We drove 150 miles to look at 9-5 Aeros. They had a manual and auto...virtually identical. Test drove both and the question resurfaced. My only hesitation was that the manual had a funky interior smell (combo of scented shampoo and some nasty fruity air freshener smell).

In the end I took the manual. The driving experience IMHO was no comparison. The paddle shifters just didn't cut it, especially downshifting which was really jerky if not in the right rpm range. Also I like knowing where the powerband is and with an auto, I just wasn't sure "when" things would kick in. HOWEVER the auto is silky smooth and the 'sport' setting is awesome. If I hadn't found a manual, I would have been happy with an Auto.

Where are you looking? What years? New/used? There are some manual 03-05 in the Chicagoland area. I'm not a dealer so I'm not trying to push anything...just being helpful.

Good luck

Nate

04 Aero sdn M A N U A L



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• manual vs automatic, quinn reagan, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:28:44
  • Rough idle at stop light..., AlS, Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:28:11
  • Re: manual vs automatic, quinn reagan, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:33:03
    • But how much do you really shift??, Noel, Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:55:33
      • It is not the shifting. It's the torque converter (+), vvk, Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:44:16
        • interesting...no wrong answers just good discussion, NateWI, Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:49:18
          • Torque Converter, PGAero , Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:38:26
            • Re: Torque Converter, steven, Wed, 9 May 2007 15:20:39
            • Don't forget..., Caarma , Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:29:15
            • Thanks! n/m, NateWI, Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:51:55
    • It's funny to see, Oscar, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:12:11
  • Re: manual vs automatic, George on the Cape, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:17:00
    • my auto decision [long], ChrisG, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:12:36
      • turbo vs. downshifting?, NateWI, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:19:44
        • Re: turbo vs. downshifting?, ChrisG, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:21:21
  • Dealer told me..., NateWI, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:34:26
  • As it relates to oil pressure,, SeeVTSaab, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:51:18
  • buy the car you want, not the one they want to sell you, John in Bismarck, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:56:35
  • He may be doing you a favor, No Snaab, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 04:50:11
    • This may be a local thing but I completely disagree, vvk, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:53:00
  • Lot full of automatics..., pokeyjoe , Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:24:05
    • Exactly, Oscar, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:34:00
  • It depends..., Noel, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:52:39
  • Automatics make me sleepy..., ChuckD , Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:33:54
    • Automatics are safer in accidents, Caarma , Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:44:32
      • Driver training?, JMJ in NC, Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:12:06
      • I don't follow..., PGAero , Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:48:13
        • Re: I don't follow..., Caarma , Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:59:59
          • One more thing., PGAero , Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:52:44
          • Re: I don't follow..., PGAero , Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:27:41
        • me follow neither...crazy pattern...real?, NateWI, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:13:24
          • Re: me follow neither...crazy pattern...real?, ChrisG, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:15:06
    • On the other hand..., Craig, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:22:52
    • Re: Automatics make me sleepy... really?, AeroDave, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:01:51
      • It's not a binary world, Dave, ChuckD , Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:37:00
        • Shifting is a skill, JMJ in NC, Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:27:53
  • I've had both..., AlS, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:27:33
  • Yes the pardigm is flawed......, Mike Lynch , Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:27:27
  • Don't take any crap from the dealer (+), vvk, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:37:01
    • See crap above...nm, Mike Lynch , Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:27:59
  • Don't give in..., JMJ in NC, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:31:43
    • For support, go here..., Caarma , Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:37:53
  • Of Course it's a Flaw, OKSaabs, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:37:01
    • Guess I'm flawed too...and darn proud of it!, NateWI, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:47:06 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: Of Course it's a Flaw, Steve K, Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:37:13
    • Re: Of Course it's a Flaw, TML , Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:14:02

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