Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 17:04:59 -0800 From: "Aaron" <nospamnopsamam.com> Subject: Re: SAAB 9-5 or Charysler 300M ?
Indeed, Volvo's 850/S70 line has withstood the test of time. If I were to consider buying a 40-50k car (CDN $) the S70 (actually, the V70) would DEFINITELY be on my list, especially the Turbo models. Aaron Russell D. Ollie, Sr. wrote in message <7aki0b$lc2$1nopsamer.news.rcn.net>... >It came in last because it is an aged design. The S70's design got to be 10 >years old (started as the 850 which debuted in 1991 according to Volvo). >The replacement is due out supposedly near the end of this year. Still, >despite it's age, it was much faster than any of the other cars in the Car >and Driver comparison as I recall. It's also roomier than most all >competitors but it lacks the refinement of the newer 9-5 or the E320. > >-rdo >russell.ollienopsamnet > ><r600nopsamejanews.com> wrote in message >news:7ajrrq$jqj$1nopsam1.dejanews.com... >>In article <7abs5t$kil$1nopsamy.cc.emory.edu>, >> lparkernopsamy.edu (Lloyd R. Parker) wrote: >>> Johan LAUWERS (lauwers.sablonnopsam.be) wrote: >>> : Prices : >>> : >>> : Saab 9-5 2.3 automatic : 37060 Euro >>> : MB 320 Automatic : 44050 Euro without leather, automatic airco. >>> >>> A 4 cylinder vs a V6? >>> >>> As I posted, though, the 9-5 (in the US) is $8000 more than a 300M. >>> Hardly shopped by the same folks, I'd guess. For 8k more, though, you >>> don't get better performance OR mileage, and you get less room. The >>> difference between an E320 and a 9-5 is about the same, or less, as the >>> difference between the 9-5 and the 300M, by the way. >>> >>> A Volvo S70, on the other hand, is priced well below the 9-5 and is >>> considerably faster. And I'll match Volvo's safety up against Saab's. >>> (Last year, C/D ranked an S70 above a 9-5 in a comparison; they noted the >>> Saab's handling was somewhat tricky at the limits.) >> >>And R&T just ranked the 9-3 above MB C280 and Volvo S70 came in last. >>regarding prices, 9-5 ranges from about $30-$38k, about the same range as >the >>9-5. >> >>> >>> >> >>-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- >>http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own > >
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