Date: 5 Jan 1998 20:11:21 GMT From: "Tomas Rapp" <tomas.rappnopsam301.swipnet.se> Subject: Re: Saab 9-3 any othewr news
> > As a sporty car, sure, the 900S is underpowered. As a family car, it's > > excellent, if you get the 5 speed. > > True... generally when thinking of family car, I think automatic, > tho... But even so, for me, I dislike the sluggish feeling many > cars get when loaded down with four people. Turbo for me... :) Here in Sweden itīs the other way. Very few cars are sold with automatic transmission. There is only 8 million people living in a country that is 1600 kilometers long and with a lot of mountains. And 3 million of those people live in the tree biggest cities. So whereever we want to go itīs many kilometers driving 90-110 kilometers an hour up and down hills, often with a trailer hanging behind, passing other slower cars. So cars with turbo and manual transmissions are very popular here. Also maybe because Saab was the first to really make sucess with a turbo in a "normal" car. > Personally, if I was buying, I would definitely want a 5-door. Make > the # of doors match the # of seats. Itīs definately much easier when you have small kids. Yours Tomas Rapp, Sweden