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1998 900SET automatic, five-door Posted by REM in Seattle [Email] (#4) [Profile/Gallery] (more from REM in Seattle) on Mon, 20 Nov 2000 15:59:06 In Reply to: Am I a Shifter or Shiftless?, Seamus, Mon, 20 Nov 2000 15:18:02 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I defense of my curent choice of an automatic transmission, let me say I learned to drive on the 'farm truck' with a stick, my previous SAAB (a 1984 900T) was a stick, and my 'other car' is a 1991 Alfa Romeo Spider 5-speed manual.
But owing to older parents who occasionally use the 1998 SAAB 900SE and a wife with MS who may have to use an automatic before too long... I chose to buy an automatic this time around. I have to admit that with the Seattle area traffic jams I have grown to love the simplicity of the automatic. Put it in Drive, use sport mode if you wish, and just drive. I miss a manual on the few occasions that I get out of the traffic and find myself on a winding two lane road with no one around. But the SAAB with an automatic meets the bill 95% of the time and I am glad that I have it. (And I am glad I have the Alfa to remind me how much fun a manual tranny can be.)
_______________________________________ REM in Seattle Current: 2013 Volvo XC60 R-Design, Rebel Blue, 3.0L 6-cyl turbo, Automatic 2024 MINI Cooper S Convertible, 2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 6-speed manual Former: 2005 Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible, Steel Gray metallic, 2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 5-speed 1998 Saab 900SET 5-door, Silver, 2.0L 4-cyl turbo, Automatic 1991 Alfa Romeo Spider convertible, Alfa Red, 2.0L 4-cyl, 5-speed 1984 Saab 900T 3-door, Red, 2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 5-speed
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