Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 12:06:06 -0400 From: "J. Creighton" <jcreightnopsamorld.net> Subject: Re: Looking at '99 9-5; advice?
The V-6 in the 9-5 is a turbo'd unlike the V-6 in the 9000. It looks like it will have lots of low-end torque. I've driven a 9-5 2.3 liter 4 and was very impressive. If you're lloking for one this summer you will be disappionted, my 9-5 V-6 SE is on order but I've been told that the build doesn't start till August with US delivery in October. Jeff David R. Kuipers wrote in message ... >Hi all-- > >I've never owned a Saab before, and I'm looking to buy a new car this >summer. I'm interested in the new 9-5 SE but have little to go on other >than a couple of reviews in auto mags. I see a lot of posts on this ng >about older Saabs, but little review/opinions about the new models. > >So, what's the story? I know about all the stereotypes about Saab cars and >Saab owners, and I'm not interested in that junk. "Saabs are quirky, only >engineers and serial ax-murderers like Saabs," blah, blah. I'm interested >in the history of the V-6 in the Saab (a GM engine I take it), >reliability, resale value, and so forth. > >FWIW, you can probably predict the other cars I'm looking at in addition >to the Saab sedan. The usual suspects--BMW 3-series, Mercedes C-class, >Volvo S-70, Audi A6, baby Lexus. All offer similar performance numbers and >cost. The Saab seems appealing because I like to drive a car that I don't >see a bazillion other of the same cars on the road every day. If I had a >dime for every BMW, Lexus, and SUV in my suburb............ > >........DK >-- >dkuipersnopsamam.neosoft.com (remove nospam for email)
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