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, Fri, 22 Dec 2000 11:42:52
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Here is to your Aero puting the same smile on your face that I have had on mine every time I drive the '97 Areo I picked up a week ago today. Found it at a dealer with 40K on it for $19,900. Not a steal, but a decent price for a car that appears to be in perfect shape. Had 4 Saab 900s over a period of 13 years unitl 1995, when I began using company supplied cars. Forgot what it was like to have the way a car performs bring a smile to the face. Ran the first 4 Saab's about 40K miles a year and enjoyed the time I spent in them. They were great, but this Aero takes the enjoyment to a whole new level.
I was looking around at cars too, not really serious about buying right now, but thinking about what I would want for my next car. Looked at Audi, BMW, Volvo, and various domestic cars, trying to do all the logical evaluations, but I think my heart knew where I would go. Saw the '97 and couldn't pass it up. I'm not blind to the fact that some Saabs can have a series of discouraging problems, and I quickly did a lot of checking. The '96 and '97 9000's seem like a good bet. Let's hope we both do well.
My folks live literally at the end of the highway in Northern Maine and I just came back from a trip there. Travelled at night and saw many moose and deer. Reminded me of how me and my 88 900T dodged a huge bull moose that came out of the dark from the right so close that I looked up at him through the right part of my windshield. After all the close calls I had through the years, I thought one finally had me. Cut the wheel to hit at an angle, hit the left shoulder of the road, and cut back to straighten out. Couldn't believe I missed the moose. The 900 was a lot less perturbed than I was by the manuever. There were many times the ability of the Saab to handle my instinctive reactions helped prevent an accident. I helped a husband and wife a few years back that had just hit a moose on that road. The roof on the passenger's side of the large full size American car was down against the back of the front seat. The wife had leaned over onto her husband and escaped very serious injury. I have seen where a spokesman for domestic manufacurers has said there is no need to test A-pillar strength for this type of accident as Saab and Volvo do. Needles to say, I think that safety feature is important.
Anyway, Happy Holidays and Happy Saabing.
, Fri, 22 Dec 2000 11:42:52, Fri, 22 Dec 2000 23:04:11
, Fri, 22 Dec 2000 16:12:26, Mon, 25 Dec 2000 15:12:29, Mon, 25 Dec 2000 21:33:10, Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:40:06, Wed, 27 Dec 2000 21:12:27, Thu, 28 Dec 2000 04:34:41
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