Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 20:38:14 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: Saab or Volvo?
in article aphmtb$off$1nopsamsos.btinternet.com, SimonJ at Menopsam.net wrote on 27/10/2002 21:47: >> Or more specifically........ >> >> Saab 9000 CSE 2.3T (preferably Aero) >> or >> Volvo 850 T5 Estate. >> >> I'm looking to buy either of the above, have had several 9000's, but am >> considering the T5 for a change. Any comments, pros and cons of either? >> >> >> I'm in UK, if that makes any difference! >> >> > Alternatively, any other makes to consider? Vauxhall Omega? That's a bit new though ... perhaps in the Saab 9-5 vs Volvo V40/S70 debate :) The question was a Saab 9000 vs Volvo 850 Estate. I would still consider the Vauxhall Carlton (say, GS 3000i or their CD model) to be in the running against these two cars. The Volvo is certainly a powerful beast and as Tim Kemp said, packing a bathroom into the back of a Volvo estate is easier than the Saab 9000. Simon, it *does* make a difference that you're in the UK :) The Volvo is a wardrobe on wheels ... a poor man's big car ... "just become a Solicitor" car ... whatever. The Saab has style - that's the one thing Volvo has tried really hard to get (and IMO succeeded recently with the V40, et al). You can get a full leather, alloy wheeled, cruise-controlled, air conditioned, turbo-charged model from either Saab or Volvo in the 9000 or 850 but you only get style in one of those cars :) ... and one of those models is a hell of a lot cheaper - check http://www.autotrader.co.uk - say, 1500 to 3000 UKP for a Saab 9000 CSE or 3000 to 5000 UKP for the Volvo 850 T5. I suppose it's down to what you want to spend. Paul 1985 900i 16V 1989 900 Turbo S http://pjgh.go.dyndns.org/saab/index.html
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