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Date: 18 Feb 2003 16:11:22 GMT
From: davehinznopsamcop.net
Subject: Re: Saab 9-5, Volvo V60, or Audi A6


Someone who looks an awful lot like shs <shsnopsami.com> wrote: > Thanks for the responses. Dollar for dollar, the Saab or Volvo seem the > better deal, and I happen to like the styling of the Saab more than the > Volvo (also better legroom in the rear of the Saab, almost non-existent in > the Volvo). The issue now gets down to the fact that Saab is front wheel, > not AWD. Thoughts? I've never heard anyone complain about the winter handling of any Saab. Quite the contrary - I'm in Wisconsin, and go out of my way to find unplowed roads after snowstorms. > We've had a really bad winter here, and I'd like to make > a decision that I won't regret. If the Saab was an AWD, it'd be a > no-brainer. Well, not to start a holy-war, but if Saab needed to be AWD to perform well in winter, they would have gone AWD decades ago. The weight distribution, center of gravity, and suspension geometry are all set up to make it handle well, summer or winter. Dave Hinz

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