Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 14:48:29 -0500 From: Richard J Hutchinson <richard.hutchinsonnopsamcom> Subject: Re: SAAB 9-5 or Charysler 300M ?
> > Of course, Saab dealers are as scarce as hen's teeth, especially if you > live outside a large city. Might take longer to get parts, to get body > parts, etc. Not to mention paying through the nose.. > > : They are > : REALLY fast cars due to excellent aerodynamics, and they'll cruise all > : day long at over 100mph with never a care. > > Considering there's no place you can legally do this, is this really a > criterion? And the cd of a 300M, I'd wager, is as good as a 9-5's. I always wondered why this was a big deal...I mean I couldn't really care that my Neon has a 118 mph speed limiter... > > : I really wanted to get a > : 300M. I really wanted to like it. But it was the same as every other > : car I drove; certainly nice in the objective sense, but very blah > : compared to the Saab. And with a nearly-free lease, you have no > : resale-value horror story awaiting you. HTH > > The same as what other cars? Compare the instrument panels of the two. > Compare the styling. Compare the room. It's the Saab that looks like > it's from a cookie cutter, not the 300M. Ahh yes...the GM influence asserts itself...Saabs never used to look like anything other than a Saab... Rich