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Re: Car and Driver review
Posted by John A. (more from John A.) on Tue, 5 Jun 2001 11:07:04
In Reply to: Car and Driver review, MS, Tue, 5 Jun 2001 04:40:09
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It comes down to this:
BMW is too expensive for what you get and is rather too flash compared to the 9-3;
Volvo has notorious quality problems which perhaps call to mind a Ford Explorer;
Acura is sort of commendably boring; and
the Audi (bar of soap) does a lot of things right and is perhaps the closest true competitor but as has been mentioned, the tires hobbled the Saab in this test, the chassis is truly older, car writers like new things, and C&D refuses to acknowledge that the Saab cannot be compared with the others without getting into ifs, ands, and buts. (thereby wasting valuable column inches).
You will notice that when car-writer teams are assembled to group-test Saabs, it is inevitably pointed out that hot arguments break out over Saabs. Some love the car while others hate it.
At least they are getting a little emotional. How could you not be emotional from time to time when the turbo kicks in and you kick butt?
Saab reminds me of the lyrics of the Rolling Stones' famous tune:
"I know.......it's only rock 'n roll....but I like it."
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