Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2004 18:12:12 GMT From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamfitterlikneasfuongtuintgsjadfasejk.com> Subject: Re: New to saab, sucks so far.
Yaofeng wrote: > [...] > > But back to the difference. Is it not an internal combustion engine? > Does the transmission not use gears? It was a great car. You may > have the engine mounted upside down, or any which way you desire. > Power still goes from the engine to the transmission to the wheels. The same can be said about your petrol lawnmower. You have a point though that car design has converged, it's not as distinct as it was 50 years ago. Then you could identify a car just on its noise. A modern Ford Mondeo is about the same size and performance as my 9000 CSE. Which would I rather have? They probably do about the same job, but the Saab is just that bit more exotic and with attention to details e.g. a timing chain and everything in my 1993 still works.