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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 03:46:08 GMT
From: Joseph Oberlander <josephoberlandernopsamhlink.net>
Subject: Re: Saab or Volvo?


Four Weis wrote: > > SimonJ wrote: > > >>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! > > > Just my highly biased opinion - I think Saab has done a better job with > front wheel drive cars than Volvos - get the 9000. I think the classic > rear wheel drive Volvos are the better Volvo, but again, just a personal > bias from driving even today, a classic Volvo turbo rear wheel drive wagon > with a manual transmission and a Saab, with a manual as well. > > The one complaint about the front wheel drive Volvos in general was the > philosophy of making them disposable cars by designing them to be expensive > to repair. One example is the power window switch design. The fwd Volvos > have a one piece design, if one contact goes bad, you replace the whole > unit, even though the other three switches work just fine. In the rwd > Volvo you can replace the switches individually. Saab isn't any good in this reguard either. Perhaps he shold buy a mint condition 1993 240?

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