Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 09:38:25 GMT From: "Al" <alistairdorenospamo.com> Subject: Re: saab 9000 best model year / best configuration ?
Back to OP's topic... I owned a 2.3 FPT on automatic for a while, but it was poorly serviced and the bills kept coming in to correct previous owners/garages laziness so I sold her and bought my C900 Aero. I miss the bulllet like acceleration, and ludicrous speeds acheivable, but I don't miss the bills and nothing handles quite like a C900. Her indoors has a '97 2.0LPT Anniversary, not the rocketship the 2.3 FPT was and a manual box. She's quick enough, stops so quick you can give yourself a headache* and doesn't cost a fortune on fuel. You can get upgrade kits from Abbot, Speedparts, Hirsch et al to give the 2.0LPT another 75bhp. However, this is the family car, it belongs to the missus and she's not up for the extra power. My choice, if I had the money, would be a late (96-98) low mileage(<100k) Aero on a manual box. (Did Aero's come with Auto?) Al * Of all the things you want a car to do, the most important is stop!