Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 11:17:23 -0800 From: "Photogenix" <Photognxnopsamcom.com> Subject: Re: 2003 9-3 in snow?
<davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote in message news:b4fjgu$1u8imm$7nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de... > Someone who looks an awful lot like tom <navillusmotnopsamo.com> wrote: > > > I test drove a 2003 9-3 Linear today and thought it was great, BUT > > I live in Colorado and we see our share of bad weather. I'm curious > > how well this car handles in snow? > > Saab (of Sweden...) has always been an excellent winter car. The center > of gravity is set up right, front/rear weight distribution, and so on. > Status isn't the only reason there are tons of Saabs in Colorado. > > > The salesman was talking about > > putting snow tires on for winter. > > I use them here in Wisconsin. Tires are a trade-off. If you want a good > summer tire, it'll stink in the winter. A good snow/ice tire is too soft > for agressive driving in the summer. If you want a tire that's just fairly > OK year around, all-seasons are OK, but I wouldn't use them. Sounds like the start of another tire debate. Roll on! > > Maybe it's more noticable on the Saab because they *do* handle so well. > > > I don't expect do as well as our > > Subaru Outback (which would be come my wife's car) does in snow, but I'd > > like it to be decent. > > I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. It's not just decent, it's a ton of > fun to seek out the unplowed roads to go play. > > Dave Hinz > > -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =-----