Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 23:51:02 +1000
From: <eastechmailnopsamcom.au>
Subject: Re: Saab dreams deflated
I have owned a '99 95 Griffin since new.
My advice..... keep the minivan as a spare and trade your wife on the SAAB.
Alan Mc. Melbourne Aust
"Ryan" <cateranopsamswinds.net> wrote in message
news:b507111c.0204131955.21890d5enopsaming.google.com...
> Well, I came extremly close to buying a 1999 9-5 today, but my wife
> didn't like it, said it was too small, not big enough for our "family"
> to go on trips, even though I doubt more than 4 of us will ever go
> anywhere again (Family of 6 but 1 has moved out and another is on her
> way) said it was too much like a sports car and asked me if I wanted
> it because it made me feel young to drive it, so now I am looking at
> larger cars like an Audi A6 (Even though its smaller, it seems larger
> and thats what I have to get her to think) so it looks like I'll never
> have a Saab now, even though I will drive the new car 90% of the time
> and an Audi will never get the gas milage of a Saab, oh well, I'll
> always deam of one.
>
> Ooy! It was a nice one too, a Black 9-5 with tan leather all the
> options, WHAT NOW?!? Anybody have any suggestions, I honestly think
> that I am going to have to get a car with a bench seat so she can have
> her purse by her feet on those rare occasions when she drives it.
>
> So what now?? If I can't have a Saab, what should I be looking for, it
> has to be a "Family" car, it has to be large enough for 5 people to go
> on a long vacation (Even though 5 of us never will) and has to have
> lots of leg room up front I guess, oh yeah, and get good gas milage, I
> drive 50 miles a day for work.
>
>
> OOy!
>
> Confused and dazed Ryan
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