Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 14:18:43 GMT From: r600nopsamejanews.com Subject: Re: SAAB 9-5 or Charysler 300M ?
In article <7abs5t$kil$1nopsamy.cc.emory.edu>, lparkernopsamy.edu (Lloyd R. Parker) wrote: > Johan LAUWERS (lauwers.sablonnopsam.be) wrote: > : Prices : > : > : Saab 9-5 2.3 automatic : 37060 Euro > : MB 320 Automatic : 44050 Euro without leather, automatic airco. > > A 4 cylinder vs a V6? > > As I posted, though, the 9-5 (in the US) is $8000 more than a 300M. > Hardly shopped by the same folks, I'd guess. For 8k more, though, you > don't get better performance OR mileage, and you get less room. The > difference between an E320 and a 9-5 is about the same, or less, as the > difference between the 9-5 and the 300M, by the way. > > A Volvo S70, on the other hand, is priced well below the 9-5 and is > considerably faster. And I'll match Volvo's safety up against Saab's. > (Last year, C/D ranked an S70 above a 9-5 in a comparison; they noted the > Saab's handling was somewhat tricky at the limits.) And R&T just ranked the 9-3 above MB C280 and Volvo S70 came in last. regarding prices, 9-5 ranges from about $30-$38k, about the same range as the 9-5. > > -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own