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I would estimate that they are pretty similar in competence in snow. I've had an '87 9000T and replaced it in 2006 with a new 9-3 2.0T SC. We live in the SF Bay Area and regularly trek up to Kirkwood (base=7800', site of the 1996 SOC) during the winter. The cars always have been shoed with the current Nokian WRs. Most trips are snow-free until 5-6000' and I've only had to use snow chains twice on both cars and those were only on occasions when we had been snowed in for a couple of days and had to get out of Kwood. Whenever I approached a Caltrans chain control station going to the mountain, the workers would see a Euro car with four snow tires and wave me on, thinking I was AWD. Handling and braking in snow with the Nokians were similar for both vehicles. My 9000 suspension was a bit lowered and I high-centered it once after a new storm -- no such issues with the 9-3 SC, tho I am probably more prudent these days. I have a sense that the 9000 was also a bit more stable in crosswinds than the 9-3SC, a characteristic that I would attribute to differences in weight and cross-section. We recently acquired a 9-3X so I'm looking forward to testing its capabilities this winter -- tho, I'm bummed that the 16" WRG2 from the SC won't clear the calipers of the 9-3X.
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Posts in this Thread:
- winter performance of 9-3 vs. 9000, Salty, Sun, 6 Jul 2014 16:54:38
- I just don't get this question, AeroEd, Wed, 16 Jul 2014 09:47:18
- Re: winter performance of 9-3 vs. 9000, Slug , Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:08:10
- Re: winter performance of 9-3 vs. 9000, swedespeed7, Wed, 9 Jul 2014 17:52:04
- Re: winter performance of 9-3 vs. 9000 (long), don_young , Sun, 6 Jul 2014 21:18:22 <-- Viewing This Message
- Kirkwood, phil94028, Sun, 13 Jul 2014 17:35:37
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