Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 02:31:29 GMT From: "TKART" <TKartchnernopsam.com> Subject: Re: Warranty Issue...or Did I Get Hosed?
So if i were to buy a Saab and wanted to spend around 10 - 11 $K and needed a real reliable car and would like a car with at least some power(nothing slow)(comparible to a volvo turbo or at least faster than the natrual asspirated one) . I kind of like the fact of having the ignition in the floor (thats a cool little quirk). But i need a car that is also comfterable to drive on the freeway most prople talk about saabs as more of an around town car is this true. Well my friends say I am obsesed with Volvos(I am) and that I should not make the switch but I think that Saabs are the next best thing. I want a Four door that is roomy, so what would be the best car for me. Or should i stick with the Volvos, How are the turning radius are they anywhere near the RWD volvos. Thanks for your help! Tory Gavin Haslett wrote in message <37F6A507.93591A97nopsamo.com>... >I'm afraid I'd disagree with most of your points here... but your point >about the local Saab dealer not being trustworthy are valid enough. > >Personally I find TCO of a Saab about equivalent or lower than a >Volvo... a fact proven time and time again at a local shop where they >often get Saabs and Volvos... and pound for pound the Volvos seem to >cost inordinately more than the Saabs to fix. The frequency and severity >of problems is about the same on both cars. > >I'd disagree with your mechanic too. As of the "NG" of Saab (roughly >1992 and up), most of their cars are really mechanically not that much >different than every other car on the road. They're only different in >the fact that they are tuned differently (more for reliability and low >emissions than true out and out performance), and they have a few >"different" details (like ignition in the center console etc.). Really >they're just like most other cars out there from an engineering POV. >Sure, they're tuned for pretty tight tolerances, but no more than >Volvo's or Bimmers. > >I've found my 900 to be very reliable... and though I just went out and >bought another car for work, it's not because of reliability on my Saab >but more because with spending more time in the boondocks of Illinois I >don't want to be trying to find a Saab dealership in Lincoln on a cold >Saturday night... the Pontiac I just bought today can be fixed by Bubba >and Joe :) > >Anyway, the choice is yours... and frankly if you're happy with Volvo's, >then by all means stick with them. If you want to try a comparable and >(IMO) more enjoyable vehicle, buy a Saab. > >-- >Gavin Haslett >thumper_svxnopsamo.com >http://home.earthlink.net/~hackrat >"Ahhhh... Mountain Dew... nectar of the geeks!" > > > >
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