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It's much harder to find a unique automobile lately. If you didn't want an American car or a German car, you used to have about another dozen or more choices from France, Italy and England. Peugeot, Citroen, Renault, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Rover, Vauxhall, English Fords, Triumph, MG, Austin and more.
Nowadays a Saab is just about as far out as you can get. A 9-3SE may be the last of the really "interesting" cars made. Current 9-5's and 9-3SS' just aren't "out there" enough for lots of folks and I respect that.
A 9-3SE has a lot to love. Many perceived faults like the steering with it's torque steer, or the suspension with it's lack of compliance, or the SQUEAKING of the hatchback configuration, just add to the mystique and the love.
More mainstream Saabs like the 9-5 and the 9-3SS don't have the faults or shall we say character of a 9-3SE, but are just as loveable.
The SQUEAKING on your SE can be fixed, you just have to track the rattles down, one by one. A 9-3 hatchback can be a tight car, it just requires more love.
posted by 63.197.222...
Posts in this Thread:
- SAAB.... Love-Hate relationship, NYChaos, Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:44:19
- Re: SAAB.... The Rental Car experience, SQLSAAB, Mon, 18 Oct 2004 08:31:42
- Re: SAAB.... Love-Hate relationship, Bob Peterson, Sun, 17 Oct 2004 14:29:04
- My MGB-GT was even worse . . ., Mike in Anchorage, Fri, 15 Oct 2004 22:31:10
- Character of cars.......especially 9-3SE's....., Mike Lynch
, Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:19:18 <-- Viewing This Message - Re: SAAB.... lost that love and feeling..., t_mokes, Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:35:21
- Similar feeling for a 914, JEO, Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:18:26
- Its that "turbo thang", zippy, Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:18:21
- Re: SAAB.... Love-Hate relationship, volksaab, Fri, 15 Oct 2004 00:38:32
- Re: SAAB.... Love-Hate relationship, NYChaos, Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:48:29
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