Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 15:56:59 -0700 From: B&D <NO_SPAMnopsamCOM> Subject: Re: 9-5 Estate handling problem
On 4/20/03 12:13 PM, in article MPG.190d01c3133e06b2989686nopsamet.cisco.com, "TW" <anopsamgt; wrote: > > I've recently bought a 1999-registered 9-5 estate (wagon for US > readers). I'm generally pleased with it, but the way that it handles > bumps while cornering briskly is quite odd, it feels like the back is > going to step out. Obviously it is a big car, so you can't expect > sportscar handling, but it doesn't inspire confidence. > > I noticed that the damper and spring on the offside rear have a coating > of oil on their surfaces, so I guess that the damper may be leaking and > thus not working too well. Although just bouncing it up and down on the > drive, it didn't seem too bad. > > Any thoughts ? Is this standard 9-5 handling, or does it sound like mine > has a problem? I have not yet driven the wagon to 9/10 - waiting to do that until I have at least 2,000 km on the odo under 4000 rpm. So far, though, the back end does not seem like it wants to swing out.
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