Date: 22 Feb 2003 16:40:53 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: Saab 9-5, Volvo V60, or Audi A6
Someone who looks an awful lot like tom reingold <trn244nopsamnline.net> wrote: > davehinznopsamcop.net wrote: >> 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. > And the fact that you (Dave) and the Scandinavians and Finns here do so > well in your Saabs is a testmonial to that. I'd like to go on record as considering myself as being a Scandinavian myself...I'm only a couple of generations removed, after all. But yes, Wisconsin winters are pretty snowy/slushy/icy (this one excepted, it seems), and it performs admirably. > I attribute this > to three things: my vehicle, my driving style, and my tires (Nokian > Hakkapelliita Q's) I'm driving the Haaka Q's as well. Very nice. > IT Guy looking for opportunities in NJ or NYC to enhance your business Any news on that? Have you talked to Dave or John? Dave Hinz