Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 21:09:46 -0400 From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> Subject: Re: Saab = Overpriced Crap?
Just Bob wrote: > On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 00:12:46 -0400, Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> wrote: > > >Ever drive a classic Saab? As the Honda people are still saying - the stock > >Toyotas has too soft a suspension to be considered a sports car. Take your > >fight to the Honda Accord drivers. > > And the Maxima people laugh at the Accord, because the Accord is way > too soft. > > Camry is a cushy, bouncy, softly suspended car with a weak powerplant, > a slushbox, Beware of generalizations. You are right about the stock Camry > with a 4 cylinder and an automatic. The 8 valve 900 with an automatic could > not claim speed records out of a light. I drove one with a 5 speed for 16 > years and I know how fast/slow that was out of a light. You can get a V-6 > Camry with a manual transmission with 0-60 times that rival the turbo Saabs. > The V-6 has a stiffer suspension than the 4 cylinder model, but it is still a > lot softer than a Saab. For $6,000 you can add a supercharger and optional > suspension components to a V-6 Camry that will make it as fast as a Viggen and > handle the curves on the road. However, for that much money in options, I > would just buy a Saab. > > BTW, I drive both - a classic 900S and a V-6 Camry. When the springs, > bushings and struts on the Camry need replacing, they will be the optional > sport components. The stock 900S is just fine the way it is. > a cheap interior that looks like it was designed by the > folks who did the '85 Impala, and performance figures that reach the > barely acceptable level. Of course, you can buy an Avalon and fix > the interior problems, but performance gets even worse. > > Bob
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