Relax: The SAAB 9-3 does all things well but it does few things better than any other car. Sure if you want to drive 75 MPH on a mountain road, a 3 series might handle better at low altitudes in good weather but if you are moving cross county in January and have to cross the mountains, who the hell needs a 3 series.


The 9-3 is fun to drive and very pratical. Its styling after 25,000 miles is still fresh and it is reliable.

Is it as nice a 9-5 SE when it comes to ride and amentities, no it is not. But it is more fun to drive. The 9-3 may have a rough ride on rough pavement and it may camber steer on steeply banked roads, but it is still the swiss army knife of sports sedans. Try loading ten bankers boxes into a 3 series or an Audi A-4.

Also, how often do you really drive a car so hard that its tires lose adhesion?

As for torque and braking, the 9-3 is on a par or better than the 3 series or A 4.

Quit worrying about what others say about your dog. Your dog may not b epretty to them, but he scents, visually stalks, points, flushes, finishes and retrieves just fine.

The BMW is like a grayhound. The Audi is like a fox hound. I' take the basset hound in hedge rows on a foggy day. The SAAB is a multi-purpose vehicle whereas the others are really just impractical sports sedans.

• Car and Driver Review!!!, Tami, Wed, 24 Jan 2001 16:17:22
  • BMW's, Peggi, Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:32:09
  • Re: Car and Driver Review!!!, Mark, Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:34:57
  • Car and Driver is realistic, George, Fri, 26 Jan 2001 23:14:17
  • Re: Car and Driver Review!!!, jp, Fri, 26 Jan 2001 17:32:56
    • Re: Car and Driver Review!!!, Raymond, Wed, 31 Jan 2001 18:37:56
  • Re: Car and Driver Review!!!, Ray, Thu, 25 Jan 2001 22:50:58
  • Re: Car and Driver Review!!!, Erik, Thu, 25 Jan 2001 20:21:51
    • Re: Car and Driver Review!!!, Tami, Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:20:33
    • space, MJM , Fri, 26 Jan 2001 08:57:12
      • Re: space, Erik, Fri, 26 Jan 2001 21:24:18
        • those are good comments, MJM , Sat, 27 Jan 2001 11:21:15
          • Re: those are good comments, Erik, Sat, 27 Jan 2001 18:23:23
            • Re: those are good comments, adult-free, Wed, 27 Oct 2004 06:16:56
  • ...and SAAB owners are more fun, Mike in Halifax, Thu, 25 Jan 2001 10:02:37
  • Car Mags, etc, Roger (NAWC), Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:09:59
    • Re: Car Mags, etc, TG, Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:17:57
  • Re: Car and Driver Review!!!, rfellman, Wed, 24 Jan 2001 19:21:13 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Totally agree: jack of all trades n/m, Andrew , Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:04:44
      • that's the key, jack of all trades, master of none n/m, MJM , Thu, 25 Jan 2001 14:18:36
        • The problem with cars that master a "trade" is..., Richard P., Fri, 26 Jan 2001 07:51:18
        • hmmm... I've heard that before!, Andrew , Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:21:07
    • that was one of the most intelligent posts i've ever read..., modest mouse , Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:40:03
    • Re: Car and Driver Review!!!, Tami, Wed, 24 Jan 2001 19:35:20
  • Re: Car and Driver Review!!!, JGN, Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:14:22
  • i did !!! what you're thinking of doing(m), chris g, Wed, 24 Jan 2001 16:48:26
    • Re: i did !!! what you're thinking of doing(m), simono, Tue, 30 Jan 2001 12:13:17
    • Re: i did !!! what you're thinking of doing(m), John N., Thu, 25 Jan 2001 16:16:14
      • John N. here is why, chris g, Thu, 25 Jan 2001 17:52:19
        • Re: John N. here is why, John N., Thu, 25 Jan 2001 18:00:36
          • Re: John N. here is why, chris g, Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:32:30
    • Re: i did !!! what you're thinking of doing(m), Tami, Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:58:12
  • 9.3 Vs. 3 series not valid, joshua harrison, Wed, 24 Jan 2001 16:36:40
    • Re: 9.3 Vs. 3 series not valid, John N., Thu, 25 Jan 2001 16:27:40
    • Sixth place vs. last place, Nevin, Thu, 25 Jan 2001 11:11:32
      • Re: Sixth place vs. last place, Pjoseph, Thu, 25 Jan 2001 11:27:41

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