Date: 10 Apr 2002 21:18:35 -0700 From: cateranopsamswinds.net (Ryan) Subject: Re: Thinking about a SAAB
"Phil Born" <philbornnopsam.fsnojunknet.co.uk> wrote in message news:<a929r6$1tm$1nopsam6.svr.pol.co.uk>... > I ummmed and ahhhed for years before I bought my '97 900 SE Turbo Taladega > Coupe Sensonic(It's a good job that's not all on the tailgate, otherwise it > would be coming back up the sides!) last summer. I regret having waited so > long, It's ace! > > Get a test drive, you are unlikely to be disappointed. I find it > understeers a bit much in 'enthusiastic' driving, and there's a bit much > body roll for my taste, but it's very comfortable. Also stable at high > speeds (assuming you're on the Autobahn or private roads, naturally...) > > As for gimmicks, I'd say it has none whatsoever. A gimmick it a simple > marketing trick to make you think you have more than you have, but get bored > with in a few days. It is, however, jam-packed with 'stuff', and very > useful stuff at that! > > Off the top of my head, I have: > > Cruise Control > Air-con > Leather seats > electric sunroof > height-adjustable drivers' seat > adjustable steering wheel > Semi-auto gearbox > electrically-adjustable headlight level (not auto) > 'Black panel' display (all the instrument lights bar the speedo go out at > night, thus reducing eye-strain. The on-board computer monitors everything > and tells you if there's anything that might need your attention) > Oh yeah, the on-board computer > > Every time I look in the handbook I find something new. And I've never been > disgraced at the lights by the kids in their hotted-up shopping cars! > Although there was once an incident with a Scoobie... > > And all for 7500 Sterling! > Hmmmm, with a little digging (Okay, ALOT) I found that the highly obscure motorized headlight adjustable headlights are not avelable in the US, aparently they are too worried that we would get mad at other drivers and turn up our lights or something :( but oh well. I guess what I meant by gimmicks was nifty little features you hardly ever hear about, like the electric headlight aimers (Even though they aern't so in the US) and the deadlock feature, stuff like that. Oh well, I still want a Saab.
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