Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:10:18 +0200 From: "Henrik B." <saabnospamPAM_tdcadsl.dk> Subject: Re: In What Year?..............
"Malt_Hound" <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> skrev i en meddelelse news:6oSdnblRF8x1plzfRVn-uwnospamphia.com... >>>I think your timeline is a little bit off, Paul. The 9000 facelift did >>>happen in '93, >> >> Nope, happened in september 1991. ;o)) >> Just you "yanks" that are a year behind. ;o)) > > I was talking model years, not actual dates. Ergo, the CS was introduced as a 1992-model. :o) > The added side protection does not negate the loss of visibility. It was > a good thing they reinforced the body since you could no longer see what > the hell was behind you. ;-) I have no problems in that respect. > I still contend that they allowed the "styling" of the new rear end to > override the obvious safety factor of good driver vision. That is not > something the SAAB designers were known to do prior. That's why Saab has large and good side view mirrors. Not like VW, that puts a pocket mirror on the right side of the car. -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Saab - Fordi livet er for kort til biler med dĀrlig sikkerhed!