Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:06:47 -0400 From: Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: "Throttle body" on 9-5 -- why!?
John B wrote: > On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 18:58:52 +0100, Colin Stamp wrote: > >>>personally, i hate throttle-by-wire. >> >>No. You hate some cars which have throttle-by-wire. Unless you've >>tried the same car both with and without it, you can't tell if it's >>the throttle-by-wire you hate. >> > > > I must agree. I regularly drive a c900 and a 2001 9-3, and I find them to be > equally responsive to the throttle. > > John Is the 2001 9-3 a standard transmission, John? Probably not or you would not say that. When you release the accelerator it there is a delay before the throttle closes. It is extremely annoying and one of the main reasons I ditched my 2000 9-3SE. On an automatic trans car you would hardly be able to notice it. -Fred W