Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:51:53 -0500 From: Fred W <Malt_Houndnospamm-me-not*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Should I buy? Your thoughts
Vinton wrote: > Sorry it took so long to get back here - the computer died! It's been one > of those months already. > > I didn't drive the convertible becaue of the timing - It was late on a > Monday night and already dark. The more my wife and I talked about it, it > seemed that this particular car wasn't the one I wanted. I decided to > continue looking. > > One thing about the convertible that bothered me was the lack of rear seat > leg room. There are times we will have to haul 5 people, and it looks > really cramped back there, plus there didn't appear to be a 3rd seat belt > back there. Am I wrong? > > It was the convertible - it was this car. > > Thanks for all the input. I'm now looking at a 99 9-3 hatch with only > 57,000 miles on it. It's in Seattle and I'm 5 hours away, so I plan to go > there next weekend for the 3 day weekend and take a look at it. > > > Vinton > You are quite right. The coupe and convertible models are quite a bit ighter in the back seat. But if this is a major concern, you might consider going for either a 9000 or 9-5 as they are considerably bigger and not much more money used. -- -Fred W
