Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 22:33:17 +0100 From: danny <dannynopsamAMGaggia-espresso.com> Subject: Re: 9000 V6 Performance - should it be better?
Is it automatic or manual? On my (much older 2.3) 9000 auto, there is a definite improvement in performance if you do your round town and country lanes driving in 3rd instead of 4th. A colleague tells me that in his Saab manual it refers to 3rd as being a sports mode, but I can't find it in my manual. Paul Douglas wrote: > I have recently bought (in the UK, but I don't suppose it matters much) > a 1995 3.0 V6 9000CSE. I bought it mainly for the quality of the seats, > having recently had major back problems. It's my first Saab and so far > I think it's excellent. My only disappointment is that the performance > isn't as good as I expected. I haven't done any "scientific" testing > but seat-of-pants feel is that it's slower than the Mazda 626 (2.5 V6) > that it replaced, yet the engine is bigger and has significantly more > power and torque. Even granted that the Saab might be a bit heavier, > I'd have expected it to be faster rather than slower. It seems most > sluggish around the 45-60 mph mark, which is a pity as this is where > you generally want a bit of get-up-and-go for overtaking. > > Is this normal for this car? Would I be likely to significantly > improve matters by having the car professionally tuned, or perhaps even > re-chipped? > > Thanks - Paul Douglas > > paulnopsamlasfamilynospam.au.com -- Regards, Danny http://www.gaggia-espresso.com <<Giant pics ADSL test site!>> Remove "nospam" from email address to reply