Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 10:22:43 -0400 From: "Bob Mauri" <rjmnopsamlaw.com> Subject: Re: SAAB 9-3 versus BMW 3 series
"Matthew Thompson" <matteonopsamigy.net> wrote in message news:9cd2fg$7fvm$1nopsamsvr05-en0.news.prodigy.com... > I have always had a fascination by SAABS... never owned one...but driven in > them. I'm now considering a 97-98 SAAB 9-3 (SE?) but have not yet test > driven one. I live on the west cost of florida and the closest SAAB dealer > is about 50 miles away so needles to say you do not see many of these cars > on the road down here for owner opinion. What my research has shown me so > far is either people hate the 9-3 or love it. I have also been told if you > don't rev the snot out of the car it is not a very pleasant daily commuter. > I was told the BMW 3 series is a much better all around auto. I also read > smoething about the driver's seat being positioned toward the left side of > the car. Any opinions for me?? thanks I think that they are both very nice cars. I chose Saab over the 3-series because the Saab is cheaper, has front-wheel drive (more important for snow, although some people say that BMWs handle "great" in the snow), has more interior room (period -- this doesn't include the hatchback), is a hatchback, and gets better gas mileage (if you lay off the turbo, it's a 4-cyl.). I have a Viggen and can't imagine wanting more power. Perhaps after I get used to it, I'll want more, but for now it's too fast. Were I to buy a BMW, I'd have to buy the 330Ci (the 325 is too slow and is underpowered), and to get all the bells and whistles that the Viggen has, I'd have to pay about 45k (US dollars). That's too expensive. You can get a stripped BMW for cheaper, but I like the bells and whistles.
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